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  "id": 5450237,
  "title": "Split verdict in New Orleans murder trial tied to staged-wrecks scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/split-verdict-in-new-orleans-murder-trial-tied-to-staged-wrecks-scheme",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T00:08:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/new-orleans-jury-slammers-trial"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sean Alfortish and Leon Parker convicted on some counts but not murder charges linked to insurance fraud plot A federal jury in New Orleans on Thursday returned a split verdict after more than 30 hours of deliberations in a three-week-long blockbuster fraud and murder trial that garnered headlines far beyond Louisiana. Jurors deadlocked on murder charges Sean Alfortish and Leon “Chunky” Parker…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}