Lawyer to jury: NYC bike path defendant proud of death trail

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Sayfullo Saipov killed eight people on a New York City bike path in 2017. He is the first federal death penalty trial to commence since President Joe Biden took office. A defense lawyer said his client meant to kill and that he expected to die as a martyr.

Published 5 months ago · Wilkes- Barre, United States

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Lawyer to jury: NYC bike path defendant proud of death trail

A prosecutor told jurors at the outset of a death penalty trial that the man charged with killing eight people along a New York City bike path in 2017 was

5 months ago·United States

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Man who killed 8 people along NYC bike path "proud of his attack," prosecutor says

Saipov had hoped to kill even more people by driving to the Brooklyn Bridge, "where he could mow down even more people," the prosecutor said.

5 months ago·New York, United States

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Lawyer to jury: NYC bike path defendant proud of death trail

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors at the outset of a death penalty trial that the man charged with killing eight people along a New York City bike path was proud of the destruction he left behind and wanted the flag of his terrorist group put in his hospital room. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Li delivered an opening statement Monday in the trial of Sayfullo Saipov, describing in detail how he said…

5 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Lawyer to jury: NYC bike path defendant proud of death trail

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who killed eight people along a New York City bike path five years ago left behind a “scene of destruction and horror” where “screams […]

5 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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Lawyer to jury: NYC bike path defendant proud of death trail

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who killed eight people along a New York City bike path five years ago left behind a “scene of destruction and horror” where “screams filled the air” before telling an FBI agent he was proud of the destruction he caused and wished the flag of his terrorist group could be put in his hospital room, a prosecutor said at a trial’s start. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Li began his opening statement in Manhattan federal court…

5 months ago·Tacoma, United States

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