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NJ Man Acquitted in 1978 Murders

Defends self in mysterious disappearance of 5 boys

(Newser) - Some 33 years after five boys went missing, a man charged in their deaths has been acquitted. Lee Evans, who was arrested last year, was found not guilty on all counts, but there was “no jumping up and down or hooting and hollering. That type of feeling wasn’t...

Duo Busted in Murder of 5 Teens Missing 32 Years

Newark police make breakthrough in 'Clinton Avenue 5' case

(Newser) - Jersey police have busted 2 men in a missing-persons case that baffled investigators for decades. The pair have been charged with murder and arson in the deaths of 5 teenage boys who vanished from a Newark street in 1978, AP reports. The arrests are a "bittersweet victory," said...

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