Sayfullo Saipov killed eight people in Manhattan, running them down with a 6,000-pound rented truck. Prosecutors had wanted him executed, but jurors deadlocked.
Tag: Manhattan, NY, Attack (October, 2017)
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Lawyers Argue Over Death Penalty for Bike Path Attacker as Trial Nears Its End
On Wednesday, a jury will start considering whether Sayfullo Saipov should be spared execution for killing eight people on Halloween 2017.
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Bike Path Attacker’s Father Testifies to Save Son: ‘He Ruined Their Lives’
A federal jury considering the death penalty heard testimony from the father of Sayfullo Saipov, who said he expected that he would never see his son again.
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As U.S. Argued for Death Penalty, Bike Path Victims Gave Voice to Pain
The jurors in the Sayfullo Saipov trial heard from relatives of the victims and survivors. The defense began presenting its case in the trial’s punishment phase on Wednesday.
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Bike-Path Terror Defendant Is Too Dangerous for Prison, Prosecutors Say
Sayfullo Saipov must die by lethal injection, they argue on the first day of his trial’s punishment phase.