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Retrial Scheduled to Begin in Decade-Old Murder Case
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2007/04/26 00:03
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Opening statements are scheduled today in the retrial of an Iowa man who became the youngest person on death row in Illinois when he was found guilty of a double-murder in 1996.
Daniel Ramsey of Keokuk, Iowa, was 19 when he was convicted of fatally shooting two Hancock County girls as well as wounding his ex-girlfriend and two toddlers.His former girlfriend -- 17-year-old Rachel Sloop -- testified in the trial about watching her sister die of gunshot wounds and laying wounded as Ramsey dripped blood on her. Ramsey's videotaped confession to police was included in his first trial, but his conviction was overturned in 2000. The Illinois Supreme Court ordered a retrial after finding that Ramsey was tried under an insanity defense law that was later ruled improper. © 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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