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Two men who were state witnesses in the murder of Jack Reid of Derry will soon be facing a judge for their own roles in the June 2005 killing. Michael Benton, 33, formerly of Manchester, and Joseph Vrooman, 53 , of Las Vegas, will appear before a judge the same day in Rockingham County Superior Court on March 13.
Prosecutors state their case before the Supreme Court in a death sentence for killing a police officer.
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BRENTWOOD - Just moments before Jack Reid Sr. was bludgeoned to death, Robin Knight said he was well aware of what was about to happen, but did nothing to stop it, one of his alleged accomplices said. For the fastest updates during this trial, follow UnionLeader on Twitter.
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By JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
In today's closing arguments, lawyers want to say that while he was involved in 2003, Jesse Brooks later left the conspiracy before the 2005 murder.
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