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Jury selected in Redskins Taylor slaying case

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Eric Rivera Jr., left, talks with attorney Christopher Brown during jury selection Monday, Oct.15, 2013, in Miami. Rivera is accused in the 2007 slaying of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor during what police say was a botched burglary attempt. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot, pool)

Sean Taylor murder trial: Jury selected, opening statements set for Monday

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** FILE ** In this Dec. 1, 2007, file photo, Eric Rivera Jr., 17, listens to Lee Circuit Judge Hugh Starnes during his first appearance at the Lee County Justice Center in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/The Fort Myers News-Press, Stephen Hayford)

Trial in Sean Taylor killing to begin this week

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

Trial starts in slaying of Redskins’ Sean Taylor

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Pedro Taylor (right) Donna Junor, parents of Sean Taylor endure emotions and rain during a pre-game ceremony on behalf of their son.(Michael Connor / The Washington Times)

Wait for justice in Sean Taylor killing drags on

By Nathan Fenno - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Drawn-out justice in Sean Taylor’s death still stings

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

**FILE** Eric Rivera Jr., 17, front, and Jason Scott Mitchell, rear, walk into a courtroom, Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, in Miami. The two suspects from the Fort Myers, Fla. area are charged with breaking into Redskins Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor's Miami home Nov. 26 and shooting him during a confrontation in his bedroom. (AP Photo/Alexia Fodere, Pool)

Eric Rivera Jr., Sean Taylor’s alleged killer, set for August trial

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Venjah Hunte was one of five people charged in connection with Redskins safety Sean Taylor's murder. (Miami-Dade Corrections)

Man jailed in Sean Taylor murder case offers apology in first public comments

By Nathan Fenno - The Washington Times

Safety Sean Taylor (21) was shot and killed on Nov. 27, 2007. (Peter Lockley/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

K.C. tragedy raises specter of Sean Taylor slaying

By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington flexes his muscles in the third quarter of a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday, Aug. 26, 2005 in Landover, Md. This was Arrington's first game back after he missed most of last season with a knee injury. The Redskins won 17-10. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Redskins add 10 to list of franchise’s greatest

By Rich Campbell - The Washington Times

Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was shot and killed by his girlfriend three years ago Fourth of July. (Associated Press)

SNYDER: It’s time to seek freedom from gun violence throughout society

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Charles Kendrick Lee (right), charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor, is joined by attorneys David Brener (left) and Wilbur Smith in a Miami courtroom Dec. 21, 2007. (The Associated Press)

Waiting for justice in slaying of Redskins Sean Taylor

By Nathan Fenno - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2005 file photo, Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor is shown at training camp in Ashburn, Va. A judge in Miami has set an April 16 trial date for the alleged shooter in the 2007 killing of Taylor. Four men accused in the slaying will be tried separately. The judge said Friday that the first to stand trial will be 21-year-old Eric Rivera Jr. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

Trial set for alleged Sean Taylor shooter

Associated Press

City State: Morning Roundup

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

Peter Lockley / The Washington Times
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Judge bars reporters at hearing in Sean Taylor’s ‘07 killing

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

Media barred from hearing in Taylor slaying case

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Sean Taylor shooting suspect wants media barred

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Randle El caps a career year the right way

A Hall of Fame coach demonstrates why

Redskins’ Taylor shot in Fla. home