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received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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Prosecutors have claimed that Allen confessed to the murders during a jailhouse call with his wife, the AP, CNN and Fox 59 reported.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors have claimed that Allen had confessed to the murders in a jailhouse call with his wife, according to the AP, CNN and Fox 59.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Hernandez is indicted on charges of assault and battery and threatening to do bodily harm in connection with the February 25 jailhouse altercation.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
The notes indicated that Sneed told the prosecutor he was given lithium after seeing a jailhouse psychiatrist and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, according to court papers.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors have claimed that Allen had confessed to the murders in a jailhouse call with his wife, according to the AP, CNN and Fox 59.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Hernandez is indicted on charges of assault and battery and threatening to do bodily harm in connection with the February 25 jailhouse altercation.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
The notes indicated that Sneed told the prosecutor he was given lithium after seeing a jailhouse psychiatrist and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, according to court papers.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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