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Connecticut in February 2007 and charged with Gandy's murder. At his first court appearance on February 15, his bail was set at $ 4 million. His attorney's attempt to lower his $ 4 million bail to $ 1 million was struck down. That same month, Webb's DNA was matched to forensic evidence left at the
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Etheridge case were dropped, but the case was nonetheless closed due to the DNA evidence. Later that month, Webb was convicted and sentenced to 60 years in prison. As of 2024, Webb is
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Bridgeport. The crime in question was a sports car that was parked on a city street, and the fire department, after putting the fire out, discovered the charred remains of woman in the passenger seat. The women, later identified as 30-year-old Sharon Cunningham, was revealed to have been
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Georgia from Connecticut just a year prior. Webb was found in possession of Charity's vehicle and confessed to killing her, but claimed he accidentally strangled to her to death during a
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