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Oscar Pistorius sits in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, Pool)

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 5 years in prison for killing girlfriend

By Christopher Torchia and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius leaves court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. In passing judgement judge Thokozile Masipa ruled out a murder conviction for the double-amputee Olympian in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, but said he was negligent and convicted him of culpable homicide. Sentencing procedures will start Oct. 13. (AP Photo)

Oscar Pistorius’ judge faces threats for not-guilty murder verdict

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Oscar Pistorius, right, arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. Presiding Judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to announce her verdict in Pistorius' murder trail after scrutinizing evidence Thursday and Friday given by 37 witnesses in a court transcript running to thousands of pages in a drama that has played out over six months. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Oscar Pistorius could get 15 years for culpable homicide

By Gerald Imray and Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

File: In this Monday May, 12, 2014, file photo Oscar Pistorius outide the HIgh Court in Pretoria, South Africa. Presiding Judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to announce her verdict in Pistorius' murder trail after scrutinizing evidence Thursday and Friday given by 37 witnesses in a court transcript running to thousands of pages in a drama that has played out over six months. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Judge: Oscar Pistorius can’t be found guilty of murder

By Gerald Imray and Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 20, file photo, Oscar Pistorius listens as a court ruling is handed down that he would undergo psychiatric evaluation in Pretoria, South Africa. The murder trial of Pistorius resumes Monday, June 30, 2014 after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety disorder that could have influenced his actions on the night he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool, File)

Oscar Pistorius not mentally ill during killing, reports say

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Pistorius starts psychiatric evaluation

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, right, accompanied by his uncle Arnold Pistorius arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Pistorius to start mental evaluation next week

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, listens to psychiatric evidence for his defense during his ongoing murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Daniel Born, Pool)

Judge says Pistorius should get psychiatrist test

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Oscar Pistorius, on his arrival in court for his ongoing murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Daniel Born, Pool)

Prosecutor: Pistorius should get mental evaluation

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius sits in court for his ongoing murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, May 12, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Collingridge, Pool)

Psychiatrist: Pistorius has ‘anxiety disorder’

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Using witness accounts of a panicked nighttime phone call from Pistorius begging for help and his desperate pleas for Reeva Steenkamp to stay alive, the defense at his murder trial tried to reinforce its case Monday that the double-amputee Olympian fatally shot his girlfriend in a tragic error of judgment. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Pistorius accused of ‘sinister’ remark in court

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

File: In this Monday, April 14, 2014 file photo, Oscar Pistorius leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa. The murder trial of Pistorius is expected to enter a critical phase of testimony Monday as the defense attempts to overcome a faltering start and show how the disabled Olympic athlete fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by mistake because he was overwhelmed by a long-held fear of violent crime. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe-File)

Pistorius defense enters critical phase at trial

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius reacts as he listens to forensic evidence being given in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Gianluigi Guercia, Pool)

Oscar Pistorius took acting lessons in lead-up to teary trial: report

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Oscar Pistorius, center, leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Pistorius defense tries to rebuild case

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, right, accompanied by relatives arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, April 14, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Prosecutor presses Oscar Pistorius at murder trial

By Gerald Imray and Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

South African chief state prosecutor Gerrie Nel gestures as he explains a possible scenario into how Oscar Pistorius might have fired on girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, April 14, 2014. A judge temporarily adjourned the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius after the athlete started to sob while testifying about the moments before he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home last year. (AP Photo/Antoine de Ras, Pool)

Prosecutor’s unrelenting questions to Pistorius

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

State prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, questions Oscar Pistorius in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, April 11, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Craig Nieuwenhuizen, Pool)

Combative prosecutor makes mark in Pistorius trial

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for shooting dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Oscar Pistorius is untruthful and an egotist, prosecutor says

By Christopher Torchia and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

State prosecutor Gerrie Nel during cross questioning of Oscar Pistorius, in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool)

Pistorius and his story under intense scrutiny

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Oscar Pistorius: Reeva’s blood was ‘running down on me’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times