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This is a partial list of articles that appeared about Benjamin LaGuer's case during his first decade in prison.

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  Boston Globe / 1987

 

 

Associated Press (1984, February 1) "Leominster Man Convicted of Rape/Beating Marathon" Boston Globe

 

Tracy F. Seelye (December 10, 1986) Lawyers Confident of LaGuer's Innocence Sentinel-Enterprise

 

Richard Nangle (1986, October 6) "Serious Questions Linger Over Brutal Leominster Rape" Part I of a 4-part series Sentinel-Enterprise

 

Richard Nangle (1986, October 7) "LaGuer says Crucial Evidence Disallowed from Court Testimony" Part II of a 4-part series Sentinel-enterprise

 

Richard Nangle (1986, October 8) "LaGuer Believes the Police Were Looking for a Quick Conviction" Part III of a 4-part series Sentinel-Enterprise

 

Richard Nangle (1986, October 9) "Family Support Keeps LaGuer Going As he fights Life term" Part IV of a 4-part series Sentinel-Enterprise

Allen Fletcher (1987, January 18) “Inmate From Leominster Struggles to Win Freedom" Telegram & Gazette

John King (1987, September 16) "LaGuer's Struggle for Freedom" Associated Press

John Strahinich (1987, October) "A Reasonable Doubt" Boston Magazine

Francis Connelly (1987, November 27) "Toward A Reasonable Doubt" Boston Phoenix

Diane Derby (1987, December 24) Inmate, Acting as His Own Lawyer Seeks New trial in Rape Conviction" Telegram & Gazette

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 Esquire / 1994

 

 

David Arnold (1988, April 12) "A Convict Argues for his Freedom: Has Fought 5 Years to be Cleared of Rape" Boston Globe

 

Billing Kingsbury (1989, April 2) "Claim Jury Was Tainted By Racial Prejudice Against Him" Telegram & Gazette

 

Badiuzzaman Khasru (1989, April 13) "Inmate Wants retrial On Assault Charges" Bay State Banner

 

Michael Krasner (1989, May 10) "Bid for New Trial by Leominster Man focus of PBS Show" Telegram & Gazette

 

Dyde Hendrickson, "Investigative Reporters Work Toward Justice; TV Reporter Facing Dilemma” Boston Herald

 

Andrew Baron (1989, July 12) "Why Can't This Man Get A New Trial" Worcester Magazine

 

John Strahinich (1989, October) "Obsession: When a Reporter Has Finished with the Story, But the Story has not finished with the Reporter" Boston Magazine

 

Tom Coakley (1990, April 1)"Rape Case Appeal By Court" Boston Globe

 

Ian Donnis (1990, June 6) "Review Set for 1983 Case” Telegram & Gazette

 

Andrew Baron (1990, July 12) LaGuer Looks Toward the Fall" Sentinel-Enterprise

 

Ian Donnis (1990, December 27) "Lawyers: Racism Marred Trial" Telegram & Gazette

 

Ian Donnis (1991 January 10) "Convicted rapist Counters Juror's Denial of Racism" Telegram & Gazette

 

John Hashimoto (1991, January 4) "Justice Denied: Did Racist Remarks Taint the Jury of Ben LaGuer?" Boston Phoenix

 

Ian Donnis (1991, January 9)"Racism Tainted Trial, SJC Told" Telegram & Gazette

 

Alexander Reid (1991, January 9) "Convicted rapist Claims Juror Biased" Boston Globe

 

Carmen Manrique (1991, March 30) "Prejuicios Raciales Lo Condenan" El Universal

 

David Arnold (1991, May 15) "Slur By Juror Would Be Critical” Boston Globe

 

Billing Kingsbury (1991, May 26) "Interesting Angles In Rape Case" Telegram & Gazette

 

John Conte (1991, June 3) "LaGuer Evidence Remains Strong" Telegram & Gazette

 

Gerald Russel (1991, August 27) "Review Begins of 1984 Rape Trial to Probe Claim of Ethnic Bias" Boston Globe

 

Sean Flynn (1991, August 30) "Oxymoronic: for Ben LaGuer, There's No Justice in the System" Boston Phoenix

 

 

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 WGBH / 2002

 

 

Scott Farmelant (1992, December 16) “LaGuer Plans Appeal of Mulkern Edict" Worcester Magazine

 

Timothy Sandler (1993, August 13) "Ben LaGuer Gets One Shot At Redemption" Boston Phoenix

 

Andrew Baron (1993, November 14) "Inmates' Supporters Inspired By His Legal Fight" Sentinel-Enterprise

 

Allen Fletcher (1993, July 14) "Citizen LaGuer: A Life on Hold" Worcester Magazine

 

Leonard Greene (1993, July 16) "There's No place for Bigotry On Jury" Boston Herald

 

Howard Manly (1993, November 16) "Judge Weigh Verdict After Claim Racism" Boston Globe

 

Howard Manly (1994, February 17) “LaGuer's 10-year Fight for Freedom" Boston Sunday Globe

 

Boston Globe, Editorial (1994, March 24) "New Trial Justified In Rape Case" Boston Globe

 

Dianne Williamson (1994, April 6) "LaGuer has 'Hope by the Barrel” Worcester Telegram & Gazette

 

John Taylor (1994 May) "And the Truth Shall Set Him Free. Or will it?” Esquire Magazine

 

Andrew Baron (1994, April 18) "LaGuer Continues His Jailhouse Affair with Media” Sentinel-Enterprise

 

Robert Jordan (1994, October 31)"The Issue of Racism In A Mass. Trial" Boston Sunday Globe

 

Mark Jurkowitz (1996, January 9) "The Best PR Man Behind Bars: Lifer Masters the Media, Pitching his Innocence" Boston Globe

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Terri Cappucci / 2001 (MCI Norfolk)