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Brazil prepares retrial of 2 men in killing of American nun who defended rain forest

                   
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May 5, 2008
        
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Two men convicted in the 2005 killing of American nun and rain forest defender Dorothy Stang face retrials Monday. ... Para state court spokeswoman Gloria Lima said Rayfran das Neves Sales, the man accused of shooting Stang, and Vitalmiro Moura, one of the ranchers... [read full story]                    

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Brazilian acquitted in nun's assassination

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Brazil rancher pleads not guilty of killing American nun

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Brazilian acquitted in nun's assassination

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May 7, 2008
        

A Brazilian rancher convicted of orchestrating the 2005 killing of an American nun has been acquitted after a witness contradicted his own earlier testimony and said there had not been an order to carry out the assassination. ... Jury dismisses rancher Vitalmiro "Bida"...

                   

Brazilian prosecutors to seek retrial for rancher acquitted in US nun killing

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May 7, 2008
        

Few in Brazil were surprised when a jury overturned an Amazon rancher's conviction for killing an American nun. ... Para state prosecutors vowed on Wednesday to appeal the acquittal of Vitalmiro Moura, accused of being a "mandante" — mastermind — behind the killing of...

                   

Brazil jury absolves rancher in nun murder

todayszaman.com
May 7, 2008
        

A jury in Brazil on Tuesday convicted in a retrial a man accused of murdering a US-born nun but acquitted a previously convicted rancher accused of ordering the killing in a land dispute in the Amazon rain forest in February 2005, a court said. ... Dorothy Stang's death...

                   

Brazilian judge acquits estate owner suspect in murder of US nun

earthtimes.org
May 7, 2008
        

Rio de Janeiro - A Brazilian judge acquitted estate owner Vitalmiro Bastos Moura in the 2005 murder of US nun Dorothy Stang, in a decision that prompted criticism from legal experts on Wednesday. Such oscillations in the judiciary are very bad. One ...

                   

Interpol hunt targets suspected molester

signonsandiego.com
May 7, 2008
        

PARIS – The global police body Interpol launched a worldwide photo appeal yesterday to find a suspected pedophile after its first such campaign led to the arrest and trial of a Canadian in Thailand. ... The jury also acquitted a previously convicted rancher accused of...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: Rancher accused of ordering nun’s killing is acquitted

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May 7, 2008
        

An Amazon rancher convicted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang has been acquitted in a retrial, a court official said Tuesday. ... A jury voted to acquit Vitalmiro Moura, one of two ranchers suspected of ordering the killing of the 73-year-old rain...

                   

Rancher in Brazil is freed in nun's killing

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May 7, 2008
        

An Amazon rancher convicted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang has been acquitted in a retrial, a court official said... ... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil An Amazon rancher convicted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang has been acquitted in a...

Amazon rancher acquitted in nun's killing

chron.com
May 7, 2008
        

An Amazon rancher convicted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang has been acquitted in a retrial, a court official said Tuesday. A jury voted to acquit Vitalmiro Moura, one of two ranchers who allegedly ordered the killing of the 73-year-old rain forest defender three years ago,...

                   

Second jury acquits rancher in nun's death

denverpost.com
May 7, 2008
        

A previously convicted rancher in the Amazon walked free today after a new jury acquitted him of plotting the murder of 73-year-old Catholic nun Dorothy Stang,a rainforest defender with Colorado connections. ... "We're very disappointed," said her brother, David Stang of...

                   

Brazil jury absolves rancher in murder of US nun

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May 7, 2008
        

Source: Reuters By Raymond Colitt BRASILIA, May 6 (Reuters) - A jury in Brazil on Tuesday convicted in a retrial a man accused of murdering a U.S.-born nun but acquitted a previously convicted rancher accused of ... ... By Raymond Colitt BRASILIA, May 6 (Reuters) - A jury...

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