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Criminal

Nov. 11, 2004

Elf Trial Begins

LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors Tuesday outlined their case against William Cottrell, the Caltech graduate student accused vandalizing and firebombing SUVs at San Gabriel Valley car dealerships last year.


LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors Tuesday outlined their case against William Cottrell, the Caltech graduate student accused vandalizing and firebombing SUVs at San Gabriel Valley car dealerships last year.
        Assistant U.S. Attorney Beverly Reid-O'Connell told jurors in her opening statement that Cottrell led a trio of arsonists on the Aug. 22, 2003 rampage, which caused millions of dollars in...

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