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Retrial for Travolta Bahamas case
news.bbc.co.uk - 10/23/2009
Retrial for Travolta Bahamas case
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A mistrial is declared in the Bahamas in the case of two people accused of blackmailing Hollywood star John Travolta.
Mistrial Declared in John Travolta Extortion Case
people.com - 10/22/2009
Mistrial Declared in John Travolta Extortion Case
— people.com — A retrial is ordered for a Bahamian paramedic and lawyer accused of trying to blackmail the star... after his son's death Mistrial Declared in John Travolta Extortion Case

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Mistrial in Travolta Extortion Case
tmz.com - 10/22/2009
Mistrial in Travolta Extortion Case
— tmz.com — Filed under: Celebrity Justice , John Travolta The judge in the John Travolta extortion case has declared... a mistrial, reportedly because of jury misconduct.Justice Anita Allen released the jury and declared a mistrial after learning that a member of ... Mistrial in Travolta Extortion Case

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Travolta Mistrial Moron -- Explain Yourself!!!
tmz.com - 10/22/2009
Travolta Mistrial Moron -- Explain Yourself!!!
— tmz.com — Filed under: John Travolta The Bahamian buffoon who blew the whole John Travolta extortion trial is about... to have his own day in court ... because the judge in the case wants him to explain himself in person.Lawmaker Picewell Forbes has been summoned ... Travolta Mistrial Moron -- Explain Yourself!!!

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Right Celebrity:  Travolta Extortion Case: MP Picewell Forbes Causes Mistrial

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Travolta Extortion Case: MP Picewell Forbes Causes Mistrial
Right Celebrity — ... that indicated that Travolta was responsible for Jett’s death. Instead, Jett was taken to a local hospital where he later died. Wednesday night, while speaking at a political convention, MP Picewell Forbes announced that Pleasant Bridgewater was “a free woman”. Just how did he know that if the jury was still isolated in a deliberation room? Supreme Court Justice Anita Allen was forced to declare a mistrial, ‘in the interest of justice‘. The attorney for Forbes, Anthony McKinney, said that his client ...

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