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Rodney, left, and Rose Hunsicker, birth parents of Grace Packer, arrive for a memorial service in Glenside, Pa., Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. Friends described Grace, allegedly killed by her adoptive mother and the mother’s boyfriend, as a bubbly girl who looked out for lonely classmates at school. (Art Gentile/The Intelligencer via AP)
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Rose Hunsicker, center, the biological mother of Grace Packer, weeps as she prays with members of Bikers Against Child Abuse outside the church Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, on her way in to a memorial service for Packer, the local teen who who authorities say was killed and dismembered by her adoptive mother and her boyfriend, at the New Life Presbyterian Church in Glenside, Pa. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
ShawshankRedemption
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murder of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. During his time at the prison, he befriends a fellow inmate, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, and finds himself protected by the guards after the warden begins using him in his money-laundering operation. Although the film was a box office disappointment, it received multiple award nominations (including seven Oscar nominations) and highly positive reviews from critics for its acting, story, and realism. It is now considered to be one of the greatest films of the 1990s. In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
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12 Angry Men is a 1957 American noir courtroom drama film adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. Written and co-produced by Rose himself and directed by Sidney Lumet, this trial film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt. In the United States, a verdict in most criminal trials by jury must be unanimous. The film is notable for its almost exclusive use of one set: out of 96 minutes of run time, only three minutes take place outside of the jury room.12 Angry Men explores many techniques of consensus-building, and the difficulties encountered in the process, among a group of men whose range of personalities adds intensity and conflict. No names are used in the film: the jury members are identified by number until two of them exchange names at the very end, the defendant is referred to as "the boy", and the witnesses as "the old man" and "the lady across the street". In 2007, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film was selected as the second-best courtroom drama ever by the American Film Institute during their AFI's 10 Top 10 list
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In this June 12, 2016 file photo, law enforcement officials work at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., following the a mass shooting. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) **FILE**
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ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, JAN. 17, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-A driver in a pickup truck makes his way past businesses in Lincoln, Neb., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Lancaster County is among the most evenly split on political lines of any major county in the nation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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In this Dec. 27, 2016 photo, David Rivers, Ph.D., Loyola University biology department chair, holds a fly sample he raised for his research in Baltimore, Md. Rivers and his students are researching on how to help law enforcement to identify real blood stains from fly contaminants at crime scene. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
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In this Dec. 27, 2016 photo, a filter disc contaminated with blood samples by flies similar to the ones, left, raised by David Rivers, Ph.D., Loyola University biology department chair, for his research in Baltimore, Md.. Rivers and his students are researching on how to help law enforcement to identify real blood stains from fly contaminants at crime scenes. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
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In this Dec. 27, 2016 photo, David Rivers, Ph.D., Loyola University biology department chair, looks over his flies he raises for research in Baltimore, Md. Rivers and his students are researching on how to help law enforcement to identify real blood stains from fly contaminants at crime scene. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
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In this Dec. 27, 2016 photo, a filter disc containing frozen human blood, left, and two disc containing contaminated blood by flies on different type of diets in Baltimore, Md.. The center disc showing fluorescence fly contaminants is viewed through a filtered light source. David Rivers, Ph.D., Loyola University biology department chair, and his students are researching on how to help law enforcement to identify real blood stains from fly contaminants at crime scenes. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
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In this Dec. 27, 2016 photo, David Rivers, Ph.D., Loyola University biology department chair, poses in Baltimore, Md. Rivers and his students are researching on how to help law enforcement to identify real blood stains from fly contaminants at crime scene. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
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This Dec. 25, 2016 photo shows a woman holding red ribbons for the champion of the Cavalhada horse riding event during the Marujada religious celebration in honor of St. Benedict in the fishing town of Braganca, Brazil. Galloping horsemen compete to place a small stick through a small ring in the air. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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Obama Justice Department Corruption Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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The Benefits of Criminal Justice Reform Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Milwaukee Bucks forward Michael Beasley (9) tries to drive around the defense of Atlanta Hawks' Mike Dunleavy during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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A man walks through 16th Street Baptist Church to sit before Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at the 16th Street Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at the 16th Street Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at the 16th Street Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2015, file photo, former professional wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka leaves Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown, Pa. A lawyer representing Snuka said family members told him that Snuka died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, at his son-in-law’s home near Pompano Beach in Florida. Snuka, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996, was 73. (Michael Kubel/The Morning Call via AP, File)
