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Jerry Buck Inman Pleads Guilty to Bikini Murder

Wednesday August 20, 2008
Convicted sex offender Jerry Buck Inman has pleaded guilty to robbery, kidnapping, rape and murder in connection with the death of a Clemson University student in May 2006. Inman admitted in court that he strangled the 20-year-old Tiffany Marie Souers with her own bikini top.

Under South Carolina law, Inman can still receive the death penalty even though he entered a guilty plea. Read more...

Joe Francis Files Lawsuit to Rescind Settlement

Wednesday August 20, 2008
Claiming that he was coerced by a federal judge, the founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video series has filed a lawsuit in California asking that a settlement he signed with three underage girls in Panama City, Florida be rescinded. Joe Francis says in the lawsuit he would never have signed the agreement had he not been incarcerated by the judge.

The lawsuit says Judge Richard Smoak is a former law partner with the attorneys who filed the lawsuit for the girls. Read more...

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