Case dismissed: Alec Baldwin speaks out
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Woman who ensnared intellectually disabled man in house fire named
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Christian woman with no criminal history meted out vicious assault on roadside
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Cleo Smith kidnapper gets prison sentence
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Man caught with 223g of meth allowed to stay in NZ
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