Run Bambi Run!! Bembenek Appeals To Supreme Court


	Run Bambi Run!! Bembenek Appeals To Supreme Court

BartendingBear

5-2-2008 5:03 PM

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I've long been convinced she didn't commit murder. A personal conversation I had with Ira Robins about the new evidence mentioned in the clip makes me even more solid in that belief.

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