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Suspect charged in slaying of abortion provider George Tiller

June 3, 2009
Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times

Prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged Scott Roeder, a 51-year-old with ties to right-wing militia groups, with murder for allegedly killing prominent abortion doctor George Tiller.

The charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison because the crime does not meet Kansas' legal requirements for the death penalty, Sedgwick County Dist. Atty. Nola Foulston said at an afternoon news conference. Tiller, 67, was gunned down Sunday as he served as an usher at his church here.

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