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25Jan
2016

This Week in History – Charles Manson Convicted of Murder

On  January 26, 1971, Charles Manson was given the death sentence for conspiracy to commit murder. His death was automatically commuted to life imprisonment when California got rid of the death penalty. West Palm Beach ...

22Jan
2016

Separating Fact from Fiction in “Making A Murderer”

The Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer” is a 10-part series that tells the story of  Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man wrongfully convicted of sexual assault in 1985. Avery served 18 years in prison, only to be accused, ...

18Jan
2016

This Week in History – Iran Releases American Hostages as Reagan Takes Office

Freed American hostages disembark from a plane at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Jan. 27, 1981, one week after being released. Source: Department of Defense. West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers ...

11Jan
2016

This Week in History – “Miracle on the Hudson”

Jan. 15, 2009, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuarida Airport in New York, lost both engines and was then successfully guided to a safe landing in the Hudson River off Manhattan by Capt. Chesley “Sully” ...

05Jan
2016

This Week in History – Steve Jobs Unveils the iPhone

West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On January 3, 1973, a group of investors led by George Steinbrenner bought the New York Yankees for ...