But the military's definition of what constitutes a sectarian murder is narrow.

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The detective who is leading what is now one of the biggest murder hunts ever undertaken by Cleveland Police, returned to the place Ms Glass was last seen to make his personal appeal.

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Hampshire Constabulary's Supt David Powell said he maintains an "open mind" about what happened to the teenager and is not ruling out murder or foul play.

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While there is no doubt Littleton was profoundly affected by Martha Moxley's murder and its subsequent investigation, to what end his problems can be attributed to this event is uncertain.

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The issue here is whether Tom wanted what was done and whether I committed murder in the process of my helping him.

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One example is what happened to Badawi after he confessed his role in the murder of 17 U.S. sailors.

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It cites what is said was a "lukewarm" public reaction to new data showing that their country now has murder rates below Japan and Switzerland.

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The Vineyard recently had its first murder in 20 years, when a man from Oak Bluffs was stabbed to death in what is thought to have been a drug-related crime.

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