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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department shows former Episcopal Bishop Heather Cook. Cook, who fatally struck a bicyclist while drunk and texting behind the wheel more than four years ago, has been released from a Maryland prison. She was the second-highest-ranking Episcopal leader in the mid-Atlantic state when the fatal Baltimore crash occurred two days after Christmas 2014. Her lawyer says she was released Tuesday, May 14, 2019, from the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women. (Baltimore Police Department via AP, File)

Ex-Episcopal bishop who killed bicyclist gets out of prison

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department shows former Episcopal Bishop Heather Cook. A Maryland judge is set to decide whether to reduce a prison sentence for the former Episcopal bishop who was drunk and texting when she struck and killed a bicyclist with her vehicle. The Baltimore Sun reports that Baltimore Circuit Judge Timothy Doory is scheduled to preside over a hearing Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, for Cook's request for a reduction in her five-year sentence. The 62-year-old Cook has served approximately three years of her sentence for the 2014 collision that killed Thomas Palermo. (Baltimore Police Department via AP, File)

Judge denies ex-bishop’s bid for early release from prison

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Former bishop who killed cyclist requests reduced sentence

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FILE - This photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department shows Bishop Heather Cook. The former Episcopal bishop who struck and killed a cyclist in Baltimore while driving drunk will remain in prison after the Maryland Parole Commission on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, rejected her plea for early release. Cook pleaded guilty in October 2015 to manslaughter, drunken driving and leaving the scene. She is serving a seven-year prison sentence. (AP Photo/ Baltimore Police Department, File)

Driving drunk: Bishop who killed cyclist is denied parole

By JULIET LINDERMAN - Associated Press

Group opposes parole for ex-bishop who killed cyclist

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Heather Cook case: Ex-bishop’s drunken-driving trial postponed until September

By Brian Witte - Associated Press