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Strain on Forgiveness after Charleston Church Massacre, other Killings

by Associated PressDecember 17, 2016January 25, 2022

The victims’ families spoke words of forgiveness in Charleston after nine black people were massacred in a historic church by Dylann Roof, a white man who harbored dreams of launching […]

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Dylann Roof: CONVICTED ON ALL COUNTS!

by Associated PressDecember 15, 2016January 25, 2022

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

by Meg KinnardDecember 13, 2016January 25, 2022

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

by Meg KinnardDecember 12, 2016January 25, 2022

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

by Jeffrey CollinsDecember 9, 2016January 25, 2022

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

by Associated PressDecember 8, 2016January 25, 2022

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

by Associated PressNovember 25, 2016January 25, 2022

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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