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McAfee in Oregon after evading Belize authorities

Software company founder John McAfee

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(CBS/KOIN) PORTLAND, Ore. - Anti-virus software founder John McAfee has settled in Oregon after weeks of evading authorities from Belize who want to ask him about the death of his neighbor.

Pictures: Anti-virus guru John McAfee arrested

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Report: Sandusky to pen book from jail

Jerry Sandusky

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(CBS) STATE COLLEGE, PA- Jerry Sandusky is reportedly writing a book in jail, just two months after being convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse. 

PICTURES: Jerry Sandusky convicted of child sex abuse

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James Holmes' mug shot released

James Holmes Booking Photo

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(CBS News) The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office in Colorado released the booking photo of movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes from when he was apprehended by police early Friday.

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Casey Anthony lawyer talks about trial, verdict

(CBS) When Jose Baez met Casey Anthony, the young woman whose sensational murder trial would make him famous, his first thought was that she didn't look at all like most of the clients he defended.

"I could immediately tell she was a first-timer," Baez told Crimesider.

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S.C. woman sentenced to read Bible, write report

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(CBS) ROCK HILL, S.C. - A South Carolina judge not only sentenced a woman to eight years behind bars for driving drunk, but he also ordered the woman to read the Bible, reports CBS Charlotte.

According to the Herald of Rock Hill, Circuit Court Judge Michael Nettles wants Cassandra Tolley to read the Old Testament and write a summary about the Book of Job, a story of a man who undergoes great suffering but never loses his faith in God.

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Report: Amanda Knox signs $4 million book deal

Amanda Knox during a news conference in Seattle on Oct. 4, 2011.

Amanda Knox during a news conference shortly after her arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Oct. 4, 2011

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(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Amanda Knox, the American student who served four years in an Italian prison for the 2007 murder of her roommate and was cleared of the crime last October, has signed a book deal with HarperCollins.

PICTURES: Amanda Knox not guilty of murder
PICTURES: Amanda Knox Personal Photos

An official with knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press that Knox will receive $4 million for what a HarperCollins statement called "a full and unflinching account of the events that led to her arrest in Perugia and her struggles with the complexities of the Italian judicial system."

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Chicago Gang Book details gangs' use social media

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(CBS/AP) CHICAGO - A new book details how Chicago area street gangs are using social media to plot and do their dirty work.

The new literary work is an update on "The Gang Book," first published six years ago by the Chicago Crime Commission, a non-profit group that supports crime-fighting efforts. 

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Library sends cops to collect books from child

Shannon Benoit reads a book to daughter Hailey.

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(CBS/WBZ) CHARLTON, Mass. - A Massachusetts woman says her 5-year-old daughter was left in tears after the Charlton Public Library sent police to collect the girls overdue library books.

Charlton Police Sergeant Dan Dowd stopped by the home of Shannon Benoit to let her know that her daughter had two books several months overdue which needed to be returned or paid, reports CBS Boston.

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Amanda Knox hires DC attorney as literary agent

Amanda Knox

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(CBS/AP) SEATTLE - Amanda Knox says she's hired a Washington, D.C., lawyer to help her land a book deal after an Italian court cleared her and her ex-boyfriend in the killing of her British roommate Meredith Kercher.

Pictures: Amanda Knox personal photos
Pictures: Amanda Knox comes home to America
Pictures: Amanda Knox not guilty of murder

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Man calls 911...67 times...in 2 hours

Clarence McDonald and Bonnie Martinez, mug shots

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(CBS/WTSP) TAMPA, Fla. - We're not sure if the Guinness Book of World Records keeps track of this sort of thing but authorities in Hillsborough County arrested a man they say made 67 frivolous 911 calls within two hours.

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