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In William Cottrell's trial, the jury never got to hear evidence about his Asperger's Syndrome. Judge R. Gary Klausner ruled that Asperger's could not be introduced at trial as a legal defense. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Klausner's ruling was a mistake and tossed out Cottrell's arson convictions, leaving only the conspiracy count. Last week Cottrell was re-sentenced to the original 100-month term for the conspiracy conviction, after prosecutors declined to retry the arson counts. One reason federal officials declined was because they did not want Asperger's Syndrome established as a viable legal defense.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31824
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arson
Asperger's Syndrome
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Trials
Vandalism
Item ID
32021AN
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Former Caltech graduate student William "Billy" Cottrell was re-sentenced to serve at least 18 more months in prison for participating in a vandalism spree in the San Gabriel Valley in 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31822
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arson
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Trials
Vandalism
Item ID
32019AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31812
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2009
Pages
p. A6
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2009
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p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Gahr, William Taylor
Hazen, Anna Grace
Item ID
32009AN
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Newspaper Index
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William Cottrell's (aka Billy Cottrell), a former Caltech physics student who was in prison for participating in firebombing 100 vehicles in the San Gabriel Valley (Duarte, Arcadia, West Covina) in 2003, will be resentenced. The federal court has dropped arson charges against him but he remains convicted on a conspiracy charge. He could be released or face more prison time.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31805
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arson
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Trials
Vandalism
Item ID
32002AN
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Natalie Innocenzi, 17, of Arcadia, and student at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, was crowned the 92nd Rose Queen, by 17-year-old Dominic DiSano, son of the late Gary DiSano, the recently deceased President of the Tournament of Roses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31796
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
DiSano, Dominic
DiSano, Gary
Innocenzi, Natalie
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2001-2010
Pasadena Rose Queen and Royal Court - 2010
Item ID
31993AN
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Newspaper Index
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This article puts the spotlight on Arcadia High School boys varsity cross country team, led by Ammar Moussa. The team has 14 members. The first seven are ranked second in the state and the CIF-Southern section. A photograph shows Zack Marriott, Esmond Wei, Nick Shar, Eric Garibay, Allen Leung, Sergio Gonzalez, William Tsai, Charlie Johansen and David Mejia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31754
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 2009
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p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 2009
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports - boys cross country
Garibay, Eric
Gonzalez, Sergio
Johansen, Charlie
Leung, Allen
Marriott, Zack
Mejia, David
Shar, Nick
Tsai, William
Wei, Esmond
Item ID
31951AN
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31730
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2009
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2009
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p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Bell, William Andrew (b. 1925)
Wallukait, Robert John
Item ID
31927AN
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A U.S. District judge overturned convictions for bribery, mail, wire and tax fraud and harboring illegal immigrants, against George Torres, 52, of Arcadia, the former owner of Numero Uno supermarket chain. The judge threw out the more serious convictions for racketeering, conspiracy and solicitation of murder, back in June. Torres has been set free after 2 years in custody.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31722
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Business owners
Crime and Criminals
Grocery Stores
Supermarkets
Torres, George
Trials
Item ID
31919AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31669
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2009
Pages
p. A8
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2009
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p. A8
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Williams, Kathy L.
Item ID
31867AN
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A federal apeals court overturned William Cottrell's (aka Billy Cottrell), convictions on two counts of arson for his role in the 2003 torching of several sport utility vehicles (SUV) at San Gabriel Valley car dealers, attacks authorities blamed on a radical environmentalist group. The court ruled that the judge in his trial should have allowed testimony regarding Cottrell's Asperger's Syndrome, a disability that could have affected the jury's decision.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31675
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arson
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Trials
Vandalism
Item ID
31873AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31641
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2009
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2009
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p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Sleeter, John William Higgs, M.D.
Item ID
31838AN
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31556
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2009
Pages
p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2009
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p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Williams, Jack W.
Item ID
31752AN
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A federal judge overturned several charges in the case of Arcadia man George Torres, 52, accused of running his Numero Uno grocery store chain in Los Angeles like an organized crime ring. He had been convicted of racketeering charges, solicitation of murder and multiple tax and fraud charges when prosecutors came forward with new evidence that appeared to exonerate him on the more serious charges. Torres was released from federal custody after being held without bail for two years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31508
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Grocery Stores
Torres, George
Item ID
31704AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31483
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2009
Pages
p. A13
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2009
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p. A13
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Subjects
Bertolina, Leo (1928-2009)
Driscoll, William Patrick (Bill) (1951-2009)
Vogel, Loyd (One "L" in Loyd)
Item ID
31677AN
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31479
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2009
Pages
p. A16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2009
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p. A16
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Driscoll, William Patrick ("Bill")
Item ID
31673AN
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The preliminary hearing for accused murderer Isaac Campbell has begun in Alhambra. He is charged in the death of Liya "Jessie" Lu, who went missing August 11, 2007. Her body was found more than 1 month later, stuffed in a trash can at a home in Arcadia. The victim's last text message was scrutinized in court. So far, the proceedings have consisted solely of testimony by Lu's coworker and friend George Molina.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31445
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2009
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Molina, George
Murder
Trials
Item ID
31638AN
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Newspaper Index
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George Torres, of Arcadia, was convicted of 55 felony counts, including racketeering, "honest services" mail fraud, and wire fraud, conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants and tax charges. The jury also found that Torres solicited the 1994 murder of a gang member who demanded a "tax" from a Numero Uno Market. George Torres owned eleven Numero Uno grocery stores in some of the region's poorest neighborhoods.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31440
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2009
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p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2009
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Numero Uno Markets
Racketeering
Torres, George
Item ID
31633AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31415
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2009
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2009
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p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Rush, Robert Lee (1941-2009)
Williams, Helen Ann (1916-2009)
Item ID
31608AN
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31411
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2009
Pages
p. A6
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2009
Pages
p. A6
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Williams, Helen Ann (1916-2009)
Item ID
31604AN
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31394
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2009
Pages
p. A10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2009
Pages
p. A10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Mazone, William ("Roy")
Item ID
31587AN
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Newspaper Index
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