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3 Teens Charged With Murder of Chicago Student

Three youths charged as adults, held without bail, for taped killing

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 28, 2009 2:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – Chicago police have charged three teens with the murder of Derrion Albert, the high school honor student whose vicious beating was captured on video and widely circulated. Silvanus Shannon, 19, Eugene Riley, 18, and Eric Carson, 16, were all charged as adults with first-degree murder... Read full story »

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