Appalachian Trail Killer Receives Death Sentence
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NEW BLOOMFIELD, Pa. — A 38-year-old drifter who claimed that whiskey and cocaine made him violent was sentenced to death by a judge Saturday for murdering two hikers on the Appalachian Trail last fall. Paul David Crews sat impassively as the central Pennsylvania jury recommended the death penalty after two hours of deliberations.
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