CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the formal sentencing of Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof to death (all times local): 10:15 a.m. The woman whom Dylann Roof spared after […]
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Dylann Roof Sentenced to Death for Killing 9 Church Members
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An unrepentant Dylann Roof was sentenced to death Tuesday for fatally shooting nine Black church members during a Bible study session, becoming the first person ordered […]
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FBI: Roof Displaying Racist Symbols even During Trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof is as entrenched in his White supremacist beliefs as ever, even wearing shoes this week with racist symbols drawn on them, an FBI agent […]
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Dylann Roof: CONVICTED ON ALL COUNTS!
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof was convicted Thursday in the chilling attack on nine Black church members who were shot to death last year during a Bible study, affirming […]
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Prosecutors Give Timeline of Dylan Roof Leading up to Black Charleston Church Shootings
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Through a dozen witnesses on Tuesday, federal prosecutors reconstructed the activities of Dylann Roof in the months leading up to night he went to a Black […]
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Dylan Roof Had List of Other Black Churches in His Car
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — When he was arrested, the man accused of killing nine people during a Bible study in a Charleston church had a list of other area Black […]
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Dylann Roof Laughed During Charleston Church Slaying Confession to FBI
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof wanted the world to know he hated Black people and thought they were criminals. He thought about attacking drug dealers, but they might shoot […]
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Attorney: Roof’s Mother Suffers Heart Attack During Charleston Church Shooting Trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof’s mother suffered a heart attack not long after prosecutors described how her son planned a cold and calculated killing of nine Black church members […]
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Judge: Dylann Roof Competent to Stand Trial in Charleston Church Shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Dylann Roof is competent to stand trial for the killing of nine Black worshippers at a South Carolina church. This June […]
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Judge Orders Competency Exam for Dylann Roof, Delays Charleston Church Shooting Trial
A judge announced Tuesday that he has ordered another competency exam for a White man charged with killing nine Black parishioners at a Charleston church one day after halting jury […]
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Jury Selection to Resume Wednesday in Charleston Church Shooting Trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jury selection was halted before it began Monday in the federal case of a White man accused of gunning down nine Black parishioners at a South […]
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Prosecutors: Church Shooting Suspect to Face Death Penalty
Solicitor Scarlett Wilson, left, announces her intention to seek the death penalty against Dylann Roof in the killing of nine people at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church as Charleston […]