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Mexico Outlines Murder Case Against Former 'Survivor' Producer

By Tori RichardsFeb 1st 2011 – 8:53AM
AP

AP

LOS ANGELES -- A defenseless Monica Burgos cried and screamed for help as she was beaten and smothered inside a Cancun hotel room by her TV producer husband, who then dumped her lifeless body in a sewer, a Mexican prosecutor said in an affidavit filed here Monday. Unhappy with a wife who discovered his numerous...

Defiant WikiLeaks Chief Decries 'Smear' Campaign

By Lauren FrayerDec 17th 2010 – 12:38PM
Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP

Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP

(Dec. 17) -- On his first full day of freedom in 10 days, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange decried today what he called a possible "secret" indictment against him and revealed that his biggest fear is the prospect of being extradited to America. The 39-year-old also called Swedish sex-crimes allegations a "very successful...

Slain Woman's Kin Want Extradition of Ex-TV Producer

By Mara GaySep 10th 2010 – 11:40AM
TODAY

TODAY

(Sept. 10) -- Jeane Burgos and Carla Van Bastelaar want justice for their sister, the slain wife of former "Survivor" producer Bruce Beresford-Redman, and are asking the U.S. government for help. Five months after Monica Beresford-Redman's body was found in a sewer in Cancun, Mexico, her sisters want to see Monica's...

Thai Court: 'Merchant of Death' Can Be Extradited

By Theunis BatesAug 20th 2010 – 9:05AM
Christophe Archambault, AFP / Getty Images

Christophe Archambault, AFP / Getty Images

(Aug. 20) -- Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout can be extradited to the U.S., a Thai appeals court ruled today. The decision effectively marks an end to American authorities' decadelong pursuit of the man known as the "Merchant of Death," who is alleged to have supplied weapons to the Taliban and genocidal African...

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