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Roman Polanski requests dismissal of sex charge
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES -- Lawyers for Roman Polanski, a fugitive for 30 years in a notorious sex case involving a 13-year-old girl, filed a request Tuesday to dismiss the charge against him because of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct. The motion alleges that a...Tags: Court Administration, Crimes, Prosecution, Justice System, Trials
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Roman Polanski Requests Child-Sex Case Dismissal
Thirty years after he became a fugitive to avoid a prison sentence for having sex with a teenager, Academy Award-winning director Roman Polanski asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss the case. In the motion filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court,...Tags: Hawaii, Court Administration, Prosecution, Punishment, Justice System
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In tragedy, artists find inspiration, despair
Tribune reportersTribune reporters The least of Jennifer Hudson's concerns right now is how the slayings of her mother and brother—and the still-unresolved disappearance of her 7-year-old nephew—will affect her career. As an artist, your work springs out...Tags: Esther Williams, Ken Kesey, Road Accidents, Carole Lombard, Medical Specialization
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A battle of the Hollywood salons is shaping up
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYOU WOULD think they were talking about a defaced historical landmark, the way the gossip was going: "The place used to be so serene, I didn't even mind that it took three hours to get my hair done," said one highlighted regular of the John Frieda Salon...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Barbra Streisand, Los Angeles, Meg Ryan, Public Relations
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True-Crime Book About Cheshire Murders Mostly A Recounting
Courant Staff WriterThe heart of a true-crime story is the crime itself. What happened in the Clutters' Kansas farmhouse on Nov. 15, 1959? What was said and done in Sharon Tate's Los Angeles living room in the dark hours of Aug. 9, 1969? Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood"...Tags: Court Administration, Crimes, Cheshire, Justice System, Truman Capote
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Roman Polanski: Long on the lam
For those who remember the Roman Polanski scandal, and those who don't, a fascinating documentary reopens the case 30 years after it commanded world attention - and bred lasting misconceptions. "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" (tonight at 9 on HBO)...Tags: Roman Polanski, Movies
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Perverted Or Persecuted? Roman Polanski's Complex Case
Los Angeles TimesRoman Polanski. You can start a heated conversation just uttering his name. He has led a life so large that it's often chopped down to a few phrases: Oscar-winning director of such film classics as "Chinatown," "Tess" and "The Pianist." Survivor of the...Tags: Mia Farrow, O.J. Simpson, Marina Zenovich, Justice System, Movies
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Susan Atkins, former Charles Manson follower, could be released from prison
Former Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins, convicted in the 1969 murder of actress Sharon Tate, could soon be released from prison because she is near death, authorities said. Atkins, 59, is terminally ill and being considered for so-called...Tags: Beverly Hills, Roman Polanski, California, Los Angeles, Movies
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No mercy for Tate murderer
To allow Susan Atkins to die at home would be an act of mercy -- but not of justice. By the terms of justice, she forfeited her claim to freedom on an August night in 1969 when she murdered Sharon Tate. Tate begged for her life; Atkins slit her throat and...Tags: Punishment, California, Death Penalty, Prisons
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The private life of Julie Christie
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOscar-winning actress Julie Christie ("Darling," "Dr. Zhivago," "Far From the Madding Crowd," "Petulia") was Hollywood's ultimate "It Girl" in the late '60s and early '70s. She was the epitome of the swinging '60s British bird, wearing bell-bottoms,...Tags: Goldie Hawn, Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Catherine Deneuve
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Getting to the bottom of the Polanski case
IT all came together for Marina Zenovich, director of "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," during one of numerous conversations with Polanski's agent Jeff Berg about the filmmaker's possible participation in her documentary. "Berg said, 'Why are you...Tags: Roman Polanski, Justice System, Movies, Film Festivals, Lawyers
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Dig for human remains to begin at Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson hid
The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a killing spree in the summer of 1969 said Friday that he will allow researchers to begin digging into the sandy soil in search of possible human remains.
In February, a team of forensic...Tags: Crimes, Landforms, Mountains, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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