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Coronavirus Causes Judge to Declare Racist Murderer Legally Sane
A California judge took the extraordinary step of halting jury deliberations because of the even deadlier coronavirus outbreak, declaring a killer sane after the defendant was convicted of killing f 18-year-old Nia Wilson aboard an Oakland, Calif. Train. On Monday, Alameda County Judge Allen Haymer halted the third day of jury deliberations after a jury…
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Nia Wilson's Killer Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Nia Wilson was taking the train home when her life was suddenly and violently taken from her. Now, two years after that tragic event, justice has finally been served. John Lee Cowell, the man responsible for Wilson’s death, has been found guilty of first-degree murder, NBC Bay Area reports. It took the jury only two…
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Man Accused in Nia Wilson's Killing Gets Upgraded Charge, Could Face Death Penalty
The 27-year-old white man who is accused of stabbing and killing 18-year-old Nia Wilson at a BART train stop in Oakland, Calif., in July will likely not get hit with hate crime charges—but may still get the death penalty. On Wednesday, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office hit John Lee Cowell with a special circumstance…
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Man Arrested in Horrific Stabbing Death of Nia Wilson; Bay Area Protesters Demand Justice
The man believed to have slit the throat of 18-year-old Nia Wilson at an Oakland BART station on Sunday night was arrested without incident Monday night. Police apprehended 27-year-old John Lee Cowell, a paroled felon, on a BART train nearly 24 hours after he allegedly attacked sisters Nia and Letifah Wilson in a vicious stabbing…
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