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Michael Curry trial | Day 5: Ann Curry's mother tries to recall when last she saw her daughter, grandchildren alive

Michael Curry’s murder trial today focused most intently on the testimony of Bernice Johnson, whose recollection of when her daughter and grandchildren left her 4416 Fairview Drive home the afternoon of Aug. 29, 1985, is crucial to determining whether Curry had time to kill his wife and kids...

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Curry trial Day 3: Michael Curry sobs as prosecutors show crime-scene photos

The man accused of hacking his family to death with a bush ax sobbed into his hands as prosecutors Wednesday showed crime-scene photos from the homicides.

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Michael Curry trial update | Day Two: With 43 in jury pool, court readies for strikes, opening arguments

The first phase of jury selection for the murder trial of accused bush-ax killer Michael Curry wrapped up in daylong court session Tuesday, when 35 more jury candidates were questioned and 30 chosen for the jury pool, with the 13 picked Monday bringing the total to 43.

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Michael Curry trial: Court accepts 23 of 45 candidates needed for jury pool

Jury selection in the case of accused bush-ax killer Michael Curry moved at a more rapid pace this morning as the court in three hours qualified 10 people for the jury pool, from which 12 plus three alternates will be picked for the trial expected to last two or three weeks.

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Michael Curry trial: Potential jurors asked their view of TV crime shows like 'CSI'

Prosecutors are asking potential jurors whether they believe the murder case against Michael Curry can be proved without any forensic evidence to show he killed his pregnant wife and two children with a bush ax on Aug. 29, 1985.

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Storm of horror: Trial of Michael Curry starts today

Today at 9 a.m. in a ninth-floor courtroom of the Columbus Government Center, the judge, prosecution and defense will start picking a jury to hear the murder trial of Michael Curry, accused of using a bush ax to hack to death his pregnant wife, 4-year-old daughter and 20-month-old son on Aug. 29...

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Storm of horror: Remembering the 1985 Curry bush ax slayings on the eve of the trial

A storm was coming when Paul Edward Grable Jr. got home from work about 5:30 p.m. Aug. 29, 1985, the Thursday before Labor Day weekend.

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Going into his trial, what's your impression of Michael Curry?

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Judge sets rules for Michael Curry murder trial

Muscogee Superior Court Judge John Allen ruled Wednesday that a warrant authorizing police to search Michael Curry’s Dalton, Ga., home in 2008 was valid, but not everything seized in the search will be admitted into evidence in the accused bush-ax killer’s murder trial next week.

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Curry bush-ax slayings: Judge rules on 2008 search of Michael Curry's Dalton, Ga., home

Muscogee Superior Court Judge John Allen ruled today that a warrant authorizing police to search Michael Curry’s Dalton, Ga., home in 2008 was valid, but that doesn’t mean everything seized in the search will be admitted into evidence in the accused bush-ax killer’s murder trial...