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Thursday, April 25
I can remember hearing news reports as a kid about the rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico. It ranked with the Brown's Chicken Murders in notoriety. Yesterday, 22 years later, a grand jury indicted convicted murderer Brian Dugan of the crime. For more info about the case, see Eric Zorn's backgrounder and his 1994 series of columns.