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"News Articles"
*Bearden Sentenced to Life in Prison. The Ledger 2/27/09
*Bearden Found Guilty Of Second-Degree Murder. Bay News 9 2/27/09
*Life In Prison For Ryan Skipper's Killer. My Fox Tampa Bay 2/27/09
*Joseph Bearden Sentenced To Life In Prison. ABC Action News 2/27/09
'Guilty' Say Jurors In Florida Gay Murder Trial. On Top Magazine 2/27/09
*Bearden Guilty Of Second Degree Murder. Orlando Sentinel 2/27/09
*Gay Hate Trial Closes. South Florida Blade 2/26/09
*Polk Jury Raps Up Deliberations For Day. My Fox Tampa Bay 2/26/09
*Closing Arguments Pit Hate Crime Against Unreliable Witnesses. Orlando Sentinel 2/26/09
*Jury Deliberates Gay Murder Case. 10 Connects 2/26/09
*Prosecutors Say Sexuality Was Key In Murder Of Ryan Skipper. The Ledger 2/25/09 (Knife Photos)
*New Potential Evidence Found In Florida Gay Murder Case. 365Gay.Com 2/25/09
*New Defense Testimony In Bearden Trial. Orlando Sentinel 2/25/09
*Murder Trial Has Twist: A Knife Stuck in a Tree. The Ledger 2/23/09
*Possible Murder Weapon Found. My Fox Tampa Bay 2/24/09
*Defense Testimonies In Joseph Bearden Murder Trial To Finish Today (NOT). Orlando Sentinel 2/24/08
*Possible Murder Weapon Halts Murder Trial. Bay News 9 2/24/09
*Prosecutors End Case in Skipper Homicide Trial. The Ledger 2/23/09
Jury Hears Details of Ryan Skipper’s Murder. Box Turtle Bulletin 2/21/09
*Testimony: Ryan Skipper Stabbed 19 Times. The Ledger 2/21/09 (Ryan Photo)
*Coroner Testifies In Gay Man's Murder Trial. On Top Magazine 2/21/09
*Defense to Downplay Hate Crime In Ryan Skipper Murder Trial. Watermark Online 2/21/09
*Slain Polk Gay Man Tried To Fight Off Attackers, Expert Says. Orlando Sentinel 2/20/09
*Grisly Details Of Gay Man’s Death Presented To Jury. 365Gay.Com 2/20/09
*Jurors Hear Bearden Tell of Night of Slaying. The Ledger 2/20/09 (Bearden & Attorney Photos)
*The Murder of Ryan Keith Skipper, Joseph Eli Bearden Trial. Juror 13 2/20/09 (Ryan & Suspects Photos)
*The Significance Of A Tear Drop. CNN 2/19/09 (Bearden, Judge, Bearden & Attorneys Photos)
*Hate Crime Tried As Robbery, Death Penalty In killing Ryan Skipper. South Florida Blade 2/19/09
*Woman Disrupts Trial With Small Talk, Food. The Lefger 2/19/09
*Autopsy Photos Show Grisly Injuries In Gay-Slaying Trial. Orlando Sentinel 2/19/09
*Suspect in Skipper's Slaying 'Didn't Like Gays'. Orlando Sentinel 2/19/09
*Testimony Begins In Ryan Skipper Stabbing Death. WBBH-TV NBC 2 2/09/09 (Photos)
*Will Homophobia Trump Justice in the Trial of Ryan Skipper’s Accused Killer? Pensito Review 2/18/09
Prints Prove Man Killed Ryan Skipper In Gay Hate Crime, Investigators Testify. Orlando Sentinel 2/18-09
*Prosecutors Bring Out More Evidence In Trial Of Slain Gay Man. Orlando Sentinel 2/18/09
*Defendant's Tattoos Become An Issue At Trial. CNN 2/18/09 (Bearden Photo)
*Suspect In Murder Of Gay Man Beaten In Jail. 10 Connects 2/18/08 (Bearden Photo)
*Drugs, Homophobia Motives In Gay Man's Slaying, Witness Says. Orlando Sentinel 2/18/09
*Florida Man On Trial For Gay Man’s Murder. 365Gay.Com 2/18/09
*Polk Stabbing Death Murder Trial Enters Day 2. Bay News 9 2/17/09
*Trial Begins In Florida Gay Bashing Murder. Edge Boston 2/17/09
*Prosecutors Call Criminologist In Polk Murder Trial. Orlando Sentinel 2/17/09
*Opening Statements In Ryan Keith Skipper Trial: Drugs And A Brutal Stabbing. Orlando Sentinel 2/17/09
*Car Cleaning Part of Testimony in Death. The Ledger  2/17/09 (Bearden (Photo)
*Testimony Begins in Gay Man's Stabbing Death. The Ledger 2/17/09 (Attorney, Before & After Tattoo Photo)
*Gays Are Quiet Allies Of Victim's Parents. Orlando Sentinel 2/17/09
*Will Ryan Skipper's Murderers Finally Be Brought to Justice? Queerty 2/17/09
*Trial Begins in Florida in Ryan Keith Skipper Murder Case. Towleroad 2/17/09
*Polk Hate Crime Murder Trial Starts. Bay News 9 2/16/09
*Defense: Suspect Woke To Find Killers Soaked In Victim's Blood. Orlando Sentinel 2/16/09
*Gay Hate Crime Trial Begins. My Fox Tampa Bay 2/16/09
*Opening Arguments Presented In Polk Murder Trial. Orlando Sentinel 2/16/09
*Gay Homicide. Odessa American Online 2/16/09
*Trial Begins For Men Accused Of Killing Gay Man In Florida. On Top Magazine  2/9/09
*Two Men Go to Trial in Murder Case This Week. The Ledger 2/9/09
*Ryan Keith Skipper Bio and Murder. The Rainbow Connection Network 2/8/09
*Two Men Go to Trial in Murder of Ryan Keith Skipper. Watermark Online & The Ledger 2/7/09

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