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Former death row inmate pleads guilty to lesser charge in 1997 killing

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 killing, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his attorney said Thursday.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Former Death-Row Inmate Glossip Pleads to Accessory Charge (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Richard Glossip pleaded guilty to accessory to murder after the fact in the 1997 killing of Oklahoma motel owner Barry Van Treese, and prosecutors dropped the murder charge, averting a third trial. The plea closes a case that kept Glossip on death row for decades before the U.S.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Richard Glossip, Oklahoma man on death row for years, pleads guilty to lesser charge (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Eric Levenson, Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — Richard Glossip, the Oklahoma man who spent nearly 30 years on death row before his murder conviction was overturned by the US Supreme Court last year, pleaded guilty Thursday to accessory to murder after the fact, a lesser charge, his attorney told CNN.

  3. KRDO

    A timeline of former death row inmate Richard Glossip’s legal battles spanning nearly 30 years (opens KRDO)

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    By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Richard Glossip, 63, has agreed to a plea deal that will allow him to avoid a third trial for a murder he says he did not commit – the latest dramatic turn in a nearly three-decade saga in which the former Oklahoma death row inmate was scheduled for execution

  4. The Intercept

    Oklahoma Drops Murder Charge Against Richard Glossip, Avoiding Third Trial (opens The Intercept)

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    The Intercept's feed description

    Glossip agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge to end his 30-year legal saga. He will be sentenced in December.

  5. Bangor Daily News

    Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to lesser charge in 1997 murder (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 murder, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his attorney said Thursday.

  6. NBC News

    Oklahoma dismisses murder charge against former death row inmate Richard Glossip (opens NBC News)

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    A murder charge against Richard Glossip, a former death row prisoner who was nearly executed multiple times, was dismissed on Thursday after being granted a retrial in the 1997 killing of his former boss.

  7. WKBN Youngstown

    Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to a lesser charge in 1997 killing (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 killing, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his attorney said Thursday.

  8. CBS News

    Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate pleads guilty to lesser charge (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    During his time on death row, courts set nine different execution dates for Richard Glossip, and he came so close to being put to death that he ate three separate last meals.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Former death row inmate pleads guilty to lesser charge in 1997 killing (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 killing, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his attorney said Thursday.

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