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A look at back at 2017
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 30, 2017
Not guilty. It was the end to a more-than-two-year legal saga — was the shooting of Melvin Bizzarro by his father-in-law Stephen Stidd murder, or was ...
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Widow gives testimony in Stidd trial
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Oct 30, 2017
SMETHPORT — The homicide trial for Stephen Stidd continued Monday morning in McKean County Court, with powerful testimony from Michelle Bizzarro, wido...
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McKinney asks for trial in drug fatality case
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Oct 13, 2017
SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman who is accused of giving a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Driftwood man has asked for a jury trial. Amber M. McKinney, 36, a...
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West Virginia man acquitted of rape charges
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Sep 28, 2017
A West Virginia man has been acquitted of allegations of rape after a three-day trial in McKean County Court. Juan Luis Hernandez-Cruz, 32, of Morgant...
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October trial set for Stidd
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 09, 2017
Trial has been set for October in the homicide case against Bradford businessman Stephen Stidd, accused of shooting his son-in-law in January 2015 beh...
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Morrisroe appeal raises issue of denied mistrial
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 11, 2017
The opening salvo of Paul Morrisroe’s appeal to the state Superior Court has been filed, and among the 38 allegations of trial court error was Judge J...
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Cosby case may help raise awareness
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jun 22, 2017
The high profile trial — and mistrial — of Bill Cosby may be changing the conversation about sexual assault in the nation. Seeing “America’s Dad” as a...
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