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Jury orders ex-cops to pay $7M to Broward man freed by DNA after nearly 26 years in prison
The 9,389 days Anthony Caravella wrongfully spent in prison still haunt him, but he was relieved Tuesday that two former police officers who put him away are finally being held accountable. Jurors decided that William Mantesta and George Pierson...
Tags: Punishment, Miramar, Politics, Broward County, Insurance
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Lawyer: Detectives should pay $21 million or more for putting wrong man in prison
UPDATE 12:25 p.m. Jurors sent out notes with some questions this morning. They asked the judge for the legal definition of the word “vacated” in connection with Anthony Caravella’s murder conviction, explaining they wanted to know if...Tags: Court Preliminary, Miramar, Lawyers, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge throws out case against Miramar, BSO in Caravella civil-rights lawsuit
A federal judge threw out all allegations against the city of Miramar and the Broward Sheriff's Office on Wednesday in a civil suit filed by a man who was freed by DNA testing after close to 26 years in prison — leaving four former detectives as the...
Tags: Miami Beach, Miramar, Prosecution, Broward County, Broward County Sheriff's Office
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Broward man freed by DNA describes 25 years in prison for crime he didn't commit
There are many things that Anthony Caravella doesn't remember about 1983, but he told jurors on Tuesday that one thing is for sure — he didn't rape or murder Ada Cox Jankowski. Caravella had served close to 26 years in prison before DNA tests...
Tags: Punishment, Miramar, Prosecution, Rentals, Broward County Sheriff's Office
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Caravella case not deputy's first link to wrongful convictions
When Anthony Caravella went to take a lie-detector test with Broward Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tony Fantigrassi in 1983, the mentally challenged 15-year-old was considered a witness to a homicide. Four hours later, he was a suspect. The teen had...
Tags: Punishment, Ken Jenne, Miramar, Prosecution, Broward County
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Detectives' methods questioned in lawsuit for man later freed by DNA
The 1983 murder of a Broward County woman was so vicious — she was raped, stabbed maybe 40 times, hit over the head with a chair and strangled with wire — that Miramar police said the killer had to have been "mentally unstable." Within hours...
Tags: Broward County Sheriff's Office, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Miramar, Broward County
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DNA evidence linking another man to murder is admissible in Caravella civil suit, judge says
A federal judge on Monday rejected efforts by lawyers for the City of Miramar and the Broward Sheriff's Office to keep some DNA test results out of evidence in a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of Anthony Caravella, who was freed after serving more than...
Tags: Court Preliminary, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Justice System
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Man freed by DNA had confessed, but got many details wrong
When Miramar detectives interrogated Anthony Caravella about the 1983 murder of a local woman, the then-15-year-old eventually confessed to the crime. But there were problems with some of his sworn statements – he got many of the important details...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System, Miramar, Crimes
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Aberdeen man agrees to extradition in murder case
An Aberdeen man wanted for murder in Chicago has agreed to be extradited to face the charge. Daniel E. Neasom, 29, voluntarily agreed to be extradited, according to court paperwork filed after a Monday court hearing. Tom Schmitt, chief deputy with the...Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Chemical Industry, Chicago Police Department
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Biofuel maker Gevo wins round in patent war
Gevo, the company that converted a Luverne, Minn., ethanol plant to make high-value alcohol for chemicals and plastics, declared victory over a competitor on March 21 in the first of 15 patent lawsuits over its genetically engineered yeast and other...Tags: Biotechnology, Laws, BP Plc, Environmental Issues, Biofuels
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The Scripps deal: great ambitions, modest payoff in jobs so far
It was heralded as one of the greatest economic boons in Florida history, akin to the creation of Walt Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center, the air conditioner. But nearly a decade later, this much is clear. The ambitious plan for a world-class...
Tags: University of Florida, Biotechnology, Career and Workplace, St. Lucie County (Florida), Amusement and Theme Parks
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At Orlando lab, researchers look for secrets to boosting metabolism
The unassuming chamber looks like a budget motel room with a treadmill. Yet behind the ho-hum interior lies a sophisticated system that can precisely measure — minute-by-minute — how many calories the subject inside is burning. It also can...
Tags: Research, Biotechnology, Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight
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