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Reporter Ordered to Testify in Louisiana Serial Murder Case

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· Story link A Baton Rouge reporter who conducted a jailhouse interview with a man accused of serial murder has…

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A Baton Rouge reporter who conducted a jailhouse interview with a man accused of serial murder has been ordered to testify. Prosecutors said the jailhouse confession to the reporter is additionally important now because admissions made to police may now be inadmissible in court. (5/25/06)

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