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The case of Claus von Bulow.

Date Submitted: 02/24/2004 18:26:21
Category: / Literature / Biographies
Length: 9 pages (2492 words)
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Martha "Sunny" Crawford seemed to have it all. She inherited $75 million. She even at one time had the title as Princess when she was married to Prince Alfie. She had two children, one by Prince Alfie and one by Claus von Bulow. Sunny was very depressed. It was thought that maybe she tried to commit suicide--or it could have been murder--by her husband--Claus. "On December 21, 1980, Sunny von Bulow slipped into an irreversible coma. The rest …

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…could not tell the jury about what was in the black bag. In early April 1985, Claus went back to trial again. This time the defense wanted Sunny to go on trial with him (to prove that she could have done this to herself). This time, the defense matched the prosecutors blow for blow. There was a reasonable doubt for what the prosecutor was using. Claus was acquitted in May of 1985 and was found not guilty.

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