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Morning Newscast: May 23, 2008
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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: The jury spent six and a half hours deliberating yesterday, and in the end they found 37-year old Brian Rooney guilty of raping and murdering UVM student Michelle Gardner Quinn; Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss says he appreciates the good detective work that led to the conviction of Brian Rooney; Gas prices have shot past the $4-a-gallon mark in parts of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, just days before Memorial Day weekend that marks the unofficial start of the summer tourism season in New England.VPR News
Brian Rooney found guilty in murder of Michelle Gardner Quinn
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The jury spent six and a half hours deliberating yesterday, and in the end they found 37-year old Brian Rooney guilty of raping and murdering UVM student Michelle Gardner Quinn. The closely watched trial had been going on for over a week in Vermont district Court in Rutland. VPR’s Nina Keck reports.VPR News
DNA evidence takes spotlight in Rooney murder trial
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The case against the man accused of killing University of Vermont senior Michelle Gardner-Quinn could go to a jury today.VPR News
Defense questions police evidence in Rooney trial
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The lawyer for a man accused of killing University of Vermont student Michele Gardner-Quinn is questioning a lack of evidence on Brian Rooney’s clothes or car linking him to the crime.VPR News
Jury to hear police interview with Rooney
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A jury hearing the case of a man charged with killing a University of Vermont student today is expected to hear a taped police interview with Brian Rooney.VPR News
Jury selection starts today for trial in UVM senior’s death
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Jury selection gets under way today in Rutland for the trial of the man accused in 2006 slaying of University of Vermont senior Michelle Gardner-Quinn.VPR News
Lawyer for suspect in murder of Va. woman wants off case
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First, murder suspect Brian Rooney wanted to fire his attorney. Then he tried to have the judge removed. Now, three weeks before his trial is to begin, Rooney’s lawyer wants off the case, saying Rooney apparently is trying to represent himself.VPR News