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'I had taken a couple of souls': Chilling words of ex-Marine accused of shooting dead American Sniper Chris Kyle and friend

The Texas jury hearing Eddie Routh's capital murder case on Thursday were shown dashcam footage of the moment he surrendered to police after allegedly shooting dead Chris Kyle.




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US Marine accused of drowning Filipina transgender date has 'not guilty' plea entered for him

A U.S. Marine charged with murdering a transgender woman that he met in a red-light district bar in the Philippines refused to enter a plea as he sought to have the case dismissed.




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Marine accused of DUI kills 2 medical students and injures 3 in San Diego

Madison Cornwell, 23, and aspiring brain surgeon Anne Baldock, 24, both students at UC San Diego, died when Lance Cpl. Jason Riley King, 21, allegedly smashed into them on Saturday night.




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New Jersey marine and his cousin indicted for 'shooting into empty church'

Joseph Galli, 22, of Somerville, pictured, and Alexander Norrell, 23, of Ridgewood, were indicted for the shooting at the Old Paramus Reformed Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey.




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Daily Mail fights to overturn Alexander Blackman's life conviction

Sergeant Alexander Blackman – believed to be the only British serviceman ever convicted of murder on the battlefield – was locked up as a ‘political scapegoat’ for failings by top brass, say supporters.




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Marine Alexander Blackman's comrades were blown to pieces in 'hell'

Alexander Blackman, an Acting Colour Sergeant in the Royal Marines was judged to be of 'impeccable moral courage' until he was 'dismissed with disgrace'.




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Sergeant Blackman's wife makes heartfelt appeal for her husband's freedom

Claire Blackman, who says she is 'immensely proud' of her husband who 'lived for the Royal Marines', helped launch the campaign and thanked supporters around the world.




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Court martial panel for Alexander Blackman 'was split 5-2 over guilty verdict' 

Alexander Blackman was found guilty by only five of the seven jurors trying him, it was claimed yesterday. The other two officers on the court martial panel are said to have come under ‘very considerable pressure’ to change their not guilty verdicts.




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Only a retrial can fix Marine Alexander Blackman's injustice, DAILY MAIL COMMENT

Day Two of our campaign to secure a retrial for Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman, pictured, and the disturbing questions mount over his conviction.




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Sgt Alexander Blackman's wife reveals how his imprisonment for 'murder' has devastated her

Being married to a convicted criminal can never be easy. How much harder, though, to be Mrs Alexander Blackman — certain that her husband has been the victim of a miscarriage of justice.




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Mail readers boost legal fund for Sergeant Blackman to £73,000 in just two days 

Messages of support and financial contributions have poured in after the Mail revealed shocking evidence casting doubt on the jailed Royal Marine Alexander Blackman’s conviction.




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Frederick Forsyth drops dark hints about Sgt Blackman's court martial

Author Frederick Forsyth, 77, raises the possibility that the Taliban fighter shot by Sergeant Alexander Blackman may well have been dead at the moment that the Marine fired at him.




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Alexander Blackman being in prison breaks Sarah Vine's heart

My grandfather has been very much in my mind this week as I’ve read about Royal Marine Alexander Blackman, who is serving life for killing a mortally wounded Taliban fighter, writes SARAH VINE.




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Jailed Sergeant Alexander Blackman's wife's fury as military chiefs fob her off

Sergeant Blackman, who is thought to be the only British serviceman jailed for murder on the battlefield, is serving life for shooting a fatally wounded Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan.




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Bristol woman donates £1k to Sergeant Alexander Blackman appeal

Margaret Leathers, 90, from Bristol, delivered a stark dressing down to military chiefs for their ‘disgusting’ treatment of the ‘heroic’ marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman.




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Lord Burnett believes Sergeant Alexander Blackman court martial was 'flawed'

Lord Burnett, who was a Royal Marine commando for seven years, said the court martial which found Alexander Blackman guilty of murder for shooting a wounded Taliban gunman, was flawed.




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I'd follow Sergeant Alexander Blackman through the gates of hell, says marine

Cassidy Little said Sergeant Blackman’s life term for shooting a dying insurgent in Afghanistan – with eight years before parole – was disproportionate and ‘must be corrected’.




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Alexander Blackman's wife watches as MPs demand justice

Four former marines – including his colleague Cassidy Little, who lost a leg while on patrol in Afghanistan – joined the family of Sergeant Alexander Blackman at Westminster Hall.




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Alexander Blackman's legal campaign gets £50k boost from Lord Ashcroft

Amid an extraordinary outpouring of public generosity, the donation from the former Tory party deputy chairman is the largest single contribution to Sergeant Alexander Blackman's campaign yet.




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Alexander Blackman's jailing is a 'scandal' as conviction review campaign grows

Lance Corporal Martin Gill, 22, was one of seven Royal Marines killed on the 2011 tour of Helmand Province which ended in Sgt Blackman ‘snapping’ under extreme psychological pressure.




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Alexander Blackman's commander Ewen Murchison posing with Cheryl Cole on nightmare day

On the same day that Miss Cole was entertaining troops, 90 miles away Sgt Blackman, pictured, shot a dying Taliban fighter and sparked one of the most controversial episodes of the Afghan war.




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Fund for Sergeant Alexander Blackman tops £750k as readers help his battle for justice

Sergeant Alexander Blackman, the Royal Marine jailed for murder declared a 'huge thank you' yesterday to Mail readers who have raised £750,000 in less than a month.




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Troops vow to defy MoD chiefs' ban on joining Alexander Blackman rally

Defiant servicemen said they would join hundreds of veterans gathering outside Parliament today to demand justice for Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who was jailed for life for murder in 2013.




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Prince Harry's fury at Marine Alexander Blackman's jail term

The Prince has told friends he is appalled by the treatment of Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 41, who must spend at least eight years behind bars for shooting a fatally wounded enemy combatant in 2011.




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Prince Harry says Alexander Blackman's treatment is ludicrous

Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 41, is serving eight years for killing a wounded Taliban fighter in the heat of battle in Afghanistan in 2011.




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David Cameron hints Alexander Blackman's conviction for murder should be reviewed  

Lawyers for Sergeant Alexander Blackman – who was jailed for life for killing a wounded Taliban fighter – are drawing up an application to petition the Criminal Cases Review Commission.




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Sergeant Alexander Blackman's photograph shows J Company of 42 Commando Marines

The poignant never-before-published image was taken by Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who was jailed for life when he shot dead a wounded Taliban soldier in Afghanistan in 2011.




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Veterans back Marine Alex Blackman who was jailed for Taliban fighter's murder

Claire Blackman, wife of Sgt Alex Blackman - otherwise known as Marine A - said new key evidence is being handed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in Birmingham today.




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Jailed Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman's appeal is launched in Birmingham

The battle for justice for Sergeant Alexander Blackman of the Royal Marines continues to stand out as one of the most striking legal campaigns of recent times. Pictured, supporters in Birmingham.




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Marine A Sergeant Blackman judge won't decide until next week if he'll be home for Christmas

Alexander Blackman's wife Claire and hundreds of supporters swamped the Royal Courts of Justice in the hope a judge orders his freedom - but the decision was delayed until Wednesday.




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'Marine A' Alexander Blackman's wife arrives at court to hear whether he will be freed

His wife Claire was in court as the Lord Chief Justice denied his immediate release from prison where he is serving a life sentence for shooting a Taliban fighter.




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Barely a flicker of emotion as Sgt. Blackman won't be going home for Christmas 

Goaded beyond what many of us would regard as reasonable endurance yet again, Sgt Al Blackman barely registered a flicker of emotion as he was told by the High Court he would not be home for Christmas.




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Sgt Blackman's conviction for murdering an injured Taliban fighter could be quashed

Judge Jeff Blackett has been criticised by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) for failing to offer a jury the chance to convict Alexander Blackman of manslaughter.




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Sgt Blackman's appeal attended by 500 ex-marines

Some 500 supporters were expected to throng The Strand in London in solidarity with the jailed Royal Marine. An even greater number is expected tomorrow.




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Sergeant Blackman 'was no rambo' appeal court told

Jailed Royal Marine Alexander Blackman was 'suffering from the trauma of war' in Afghanistan when he shot a wounded Taliban fighter dead, an appeal court heard.




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Pictures portray the truth about Sgt Blackman's CAMP HELL

Photographs taken from Sgt Alexander Blackman's camera reveal Checkpoint Omar, home in 2011 to 16 soldiers from J Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines. ‘Home’, but not at all homely.




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'I was warned Marine A's camp was too dangerous to visit'

The Reverend Nigel Beardsley told military police that he did not visit the Afghan checkpoint where the marine (pictured) was based because he was warned it was simply too dangerous.




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Witnesses blocked from Marine A's court martial

Colonel Oliver Lee - one of the few top brass to emerge with credit (pictured in Afghanistan) – resigned in protest at the treatment of Sgt Blackman.




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Colleagues of Sergeant Blackman 'would kill insurgent too'

The former Marines said Sergeant Alexander Blackman (pictured) 'took responsibility' for killing the insurgent whom 'everybody wanted dead' because saving him would have risked British lives.




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Marine A's wife should get a medal for courage  

Standing outside the High Court on Wednesday was a shy, unassuming woman clearly unused to the media spotlight. It was Claire Blackman, wife of Sergeant Alexander Blackman.




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Sgt Blackman's mum hopes he'll be released by Sunday

Frances Blackman’s son Alexander became the country’s most talked-about Royal Marine when he was jailed for life – on his mother’s 74th birthday – after the most controversial episode of the Afghan war.




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Sgt Blackman's wife arrives to hear if he will be freed

Sergeant Alexander Blackman killed more than 30 of the ‘Queen’s enemies’ during his service in the Royal Marines, a court heard yesterday.




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Lord Carey asks for clemency for 'Marine-A' Sgt Blackman

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey (pictured) defended former Royal Marine Alexander Blackman, saying he was a 'magnificent' soldier who made a split second choice in the heat of battle.




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Claire Blackman's fight to free husband Alexander

The decision took a second or two to sink in. Their years of armed combat had left some of the gents in this crowd a little hard of hearing, writes ROBERT HARDMAN.




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Tom Hardy and Kate Winslet 'to play Sgt Blackman and wife'

Star Al Pacino could play Alexander Blackman's lawyer Jonathan Goldman QC. Sergeant Blackman, 42, was released from HMP Erlestoke Prison, Wiltshire, yesterday and reunited with wife Claire.




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Pie Fidelity is a study of the nation's favourite meals

This mouthwatering menu is rendered even more piquant by his decision to sample an archetypal example of each dish, rather than necessarily the best




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Elizabeth Day: 'I’m lowbrow… and proud'

I used to be in a relationship with a man who criticised my cultural tastes for being too lowbrow. ‘I don’t understand why you watch that trash,’ he would say




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Why don't YOU try...  

... being prepared, whatever the April weather  




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I’m no longer a mad cat lady

They say bad things happen in threes. (Why don’t good things even happen in ones?) When my cat Susie died, I took Sweetie and Minstrel home.




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Shepherd's pie

You can prepare the filling and mash the day before and keep them in separate airtight containers in the fridge