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Georgia Police Catch Fugitive Killer

NPR | By Scott Simon,

Published March 11, 2005 at 10:00 PM MST

Authorities in Georgia apprehend Brian Nichols, the man police say killed a judge, a court reporter and a deputy Friday at the Fulton County Courthouse. Police have not yet linked Nichols to a fourth death. The body of a U.S. Customs agent was found Saturday. His truck was found outside the apartment in Duluth, Ga., where Nichols was arrested.

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