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Gilgo Beach serial killer pleads guilty. Hawaii doctor learns his fate. Plus, reasonable doubt.

4/9/202636 min

In Long Island, Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murders spanning decades. The families of his victims speak out. In Hawaii, a verdict at the trial of anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig, who is accused of attempting to murder his wife on a hike. Plus, a veteran prosecutor explains what reasonable doubt means in a jury trial.

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Clips

What Reasonable Doubt Means
The Used Car Analogy
Advice To Jurors
When Judges Step In
Prosecutor’s Doubt, Candidly Shared

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