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Mother of two young victims takes stand in ex-husband's murder trial

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As a surgically-repaired Tiger Woods stepped deeper into the familiar glare of the media’s spotlight during a “match play” golf tournament  near Tucson on Thursday, a 32-year-old woman who’s long-shunned reporters  appeared on a witness stand in a Pima County courtroom.
Jamie Hallam’s round with the legal system would have nothing to do with sudden death, [...]

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Breaking News: Trial date set for Wayne Bent case

TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

(Beyond90Seconds.com broke this story at approximately 12:25pm PST on July 24. This page was last updated at 1:47pm PST.)
(July 24) Beyond90Seconds.com has learned that a trial date for the State of New Mexico’s criminal case against controversial church leader Wayne Bent has been scheduled to begin Monday, October 20, 2008 [...]

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DA: Bent has "50/50" chance of 2008 trial date (PODCAST)

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Donald Gallegos interview
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In a phone interview with Beyond90Seconds.com this morning, District Attorney Donald Gallegos said it’s possible the criminal case against controversial church leader Wayne Bent may not take place this year.  Pressed for a prediction, Gallegos said he feels that there is a “50/50″ chance the trial will get underway in 2008.
If the [...]

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Judge sets Wayne Bent's bond at $150,000 (VIDEO & PODCAST)

Judge sets Wayne Bent's bond at $150,000 (VIDEO & PODCAST)

Update:  (July 23): Attorney:  Don’t fringe on religeous freedom (The Raton Range)
The Raton Range delivers excellent coverage of Wayne Bent’s July 18 arraignment.  The newspaper launches into the story with this lead paragraph:
The attorney for the leader of what many people refer to as a cult that maintains its compound northeast of Des Moines told [...]

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IMPORTANT UPDATE: Arraignment date set for Wayne Bent

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Arraignment date set for Wayne Bent

Update: (July 18 ) Judge sets Wayne Bent’s bond at $150,000

(At about 12:30pm PST on July 10, Beyond90Seconds.com first reported that an arraignment date had just been set for the Wayne Bent case.  Less than an hour later, the arraignment date had been rescheduled.  This story has been updated to include the new arraignment date.)
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NM Supreme Court assigns judge to Wayne Bent case

(Update: July 10):  Arraignment date set for Wayne Bent

(Updated; July 8, 8:18pm PST.)
Beyond90Seconds.com has learned that the New Mexico Supreme Court has assigned Judge Gerald E. Baca to preside over “all matters” concerning the State’s case against controversial church leader Wayne Bent (aka Michael Travesser).
Judge Baca presides in the Fourth Judicial District in Las Vegas, New [...]

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Church leader Wayne Bent vows silence, curses world

Church leader Wayne Bent vows silence, curses world

The leader of The Lord Our Righteousness Church writes that he will no longer write or speak to people outside of his flock until two teens are returned to his church.
Wayne Bent (aka Michael Travesser) takes this latest stand in his July 1 post on his church’s Web site.  In all, 5,474 words appear beneath [...]

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Bent's Web site, "New Mexico returns Willow"

Bent's Web site, "New Mexico returns Willow"

Update (July 17): This is a second version of the Strong City video concerning Willow’s return home.  It runs 3:35, just over a minute longer than the earlier version:
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Update (June 18): The following video of Willow’s return to the Strong City church property in northeastern New Mexico was posted on youtube today (runs [...]

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RAW SOUND:  Jeff Bent uncut

RAW SOUND: Jeff Bent uncut

It’s nearly a month-old, but what is purported to be an unedited (and never-before-heard) audio recording of a television interview with Jeff Bent popped-up on StrongCity.info this morning. According to the Web site, the interview had been taped May 9th for ABC’s Good Morning America.
But the interview never appeared on GMA. More on that [...]

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Prudence Welch VIDEO interview

Prudence Welch VIDEO interview

WELCH, A FORMER STRONG CITY CHURCH MEMBER, SPEAKS OUT ABOUT WAYNE BENT’S ARREST AND MUCH MORE…

In a 46-minute *unedited* VIDEO interview with Beyond90Seconds.com, former member of the The Lord Our Righteousness church, Prudence Welch, speaks about today’s arrest of church leader Wayne Bent.
Welch also shares her thoughts on the 15-years she says she spent in [...]

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