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Sidebar: Stories from the courtroom
Playlist by From The Newsroom: Cape Cod TimesSidebar: Stories from the courtroom are audio vignettes from Cape Cod Times reporter Wheeler Cowperthwaite that complement our print coverage. The first series will be dispatches from the Kelly Ridley…Follow the podcast:
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Sidebar: Kevin Spacey show cause hearing audio
Before Kevin Spacey was arrainged in Nantucket District Court on sexual assault charges, his defense attorneys and the prosecution discussed the logistics involved. The outcome of that discussion was the topic of competing motions over Spacey's appearance. Listen to audio from the hearing.
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Sentenced for first-degree murder -- The Kelly Ridley trial
After a jury found Kelly Ridley guilty of first-degree murder on Nov. 7, 2018, he received a mandatory sentence of life without parole. That brought little solace to the family of his victim, who still mourn his loss.
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Closing statements in Kelly Ridley trial
During closing statements, the prosecutor and defense attorney argued over the nature of the killing of Thomas Russel Jr. by Kelly Ridley, if it was pre-meditated and if first- or second-degree murder charges could be mitigated down to voluntary manslaughter.
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The jury instructions
Since Kelly Ridley Jr.'s attorney admitted to the criminal homicide of Thomas Russell Jr. in opening statements, what instructions the jury uses to decide if he should be convicted of first- or second-degree murder or voluntary or involuntary manslaughter are extremely important as attorneys for bo…
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Where did Kelly Ridley go?
Kelly Ridley left the Beth lane house after mortally wounding Thomas Russell Junior and did not reappear until 9 a.m. at the Cape Cod Hospital. One witness said she picked him up with his uncle.
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The scooter and the medical examiner
In this episode of Sidebar: Stories from the Courtroom, we listen to Joseph France's account of what was happening outside prior to the fatal stabbing and learn which wounds killed Thomas Russell Jr.
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A night of fighting: The events before the fatal stabbing
In this episode of Sidebar: Stories from the Courtroom, we look at the multiple physical and verbal altercations that happened before Thomas Russell Jr. was fatally stabbed, through the lens of two witnesses.
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Testimony from the moments after Thomas Russell Jr. was stabbed
In this episode of Sidebar, two witnesses testify to the moments just after Thomas Russell Jr. was mortally wounded and how Kelly Ridley's phone ended up in a trash barrel.
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Police allege witness intimidation in Ridley trial
This episode of Sidebar covers efforts of Barnstable County Sheriff's Deputy and his K9 partner to track Ridley from the scene of Thomas Russell Jr.'s killing.
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Police and rescue crews describe how stabbing victim died
First responders recounted finding Thomas Russell Jr. on the ground after he was stabbed and their efforts to save his life in this audio vignette.
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