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Man Gets 70 Years for Killing Exchange Student

Cops alleged Markus Kaarma had laid trap, shot unarmed trespasser

(Newser) - Markus Kaarma, the Montana man police say laid a trap and killed a German exchange student trespassing in it, was sentenced today to 70 years in prison in the death of 17-year-old Diren Dede. Kaarma won't be eligible for parole for at least 20 years, reports the AP . The...

Man's Defense for Killing Teen: 'Castle Doctrine'

Markus Kaarma pleads not guilty to deliberate homicide

(Newser) - Markus Kaarma, the man accused of laying a trap and then shooting a teen in his garage last month, feels badly about killing German exchange student, Diren Dede, 17, his lawyer says—but that doesn't change the fact that it was justified. "It was so dark in there...

Police: Montana Man Laid Trap, Killed Teen

Victim was German exchange student Diren Dede, 17

(Newser) - A Montana couple frustrated by recent thefts allegedly set a trap for potential burglars—and upon hearing a would-be intruder after midnight on Sunday, the husband fired four shots into the darkness, he says. Now, Markus Kaarma of Missoula has been charged in the death of German exchange student Diren...

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