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Appeals court reverses convictions in kidnapping and terrorism case involving 3-year-old boy's death

A federal appeals court has vacated kidnapping convictions in a case involving the death of a 3-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia in 2017 and later turned up dead at a squalid compound in New Mexico. The boy’s father and other family members were sentenced to life in prison in 2024 after jurors convicted them in what prosecutors described as a…

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution· Oct 7, 6:42 PMAppeals court reverses convictions in kidnapping and terrorism case involving 3-year-old boy's death

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