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Woman Knocked Unconscious, Loses Teeth in Halloween Attack

A women walking home Halloween night near the Phipps Street Burying Ground was hit on the back of the head, knocked out and had her sweater torn off.

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A New First in JP Drug Lab Scandal: Freed Man Arrested on New Drug Charges

A Roslindale man has become the first suspect to be re-arrested on drug charges after being freed because of the evidence-tainting scandal at the State Drug Lab in JP.

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'Start Planning for a Crime Wave' — Globe Journalist Interviewed About Impact of Drug Lab Scandal

The Web site "Vice" interviewed Scott Allen, senior assistant metro editor for The Globe, about the impact of the State Drug Lab scandal. Its a nice overview of what's been happening and what's likely to happen.

A letter sent by prominent legal defense and civil rights groups calls on Attorney General Martha Coakley to step aside from her probe into the JP State Drug Lab scandal.

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Legal Groups Call on Attorney General to Step Down From JP State Drug Lab Investigation

Three prominent legal groups say Attorney General Martha Coakley must hand over her investigation of the JP State Drug Lab scandal to an independent body.

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Man Charged in South End Murder Not Freed by JP Drug Lab Scandal

Anthony Thames, 28, who was charged with murdering a Boston man in the South End last August, will remain held without bail, despite a separate drugs case against him that was handled by disgraced chemist Annie Dookhan.

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'Shovels Into the Mountain' — JP Drug Lab Scandal Week in Review

A roundup of developments in the shocking breakdown at the State Drug Lab in JP, in which a chemist was allowed to mishandle drug evidence for years.

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An Anatomy of How Convicted Drug Dealers Go Free Out of the JP Drug Lab Scandal

A Monday court session appeared to go smoothly as at least 10 drug dealers had their convictions put on hold as a result of the scandal at the State Drug Lab in Jamaica Plain.

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'This is an Emergency' — Mayor, Police Chief and District Attorney Launch Re-Entry Plan for Freed JP Drug Lab Defendants

The city's top brass has put in a "crisis re-entry plan" for inmates released from prison as a result of the JP State Drug Lab scandal.

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'Rogue Chemist' From JP Lab Scandal Won't Testify in Shawn Drumgold Drug Case

Chemist Annie Dookhan refused to testify Wednesday in a case involving Shawn Drumgold, who spent 14 years in prison for an infamous Boston murder.

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'System Overload' — Backlog Soars at Drug Labs Nationwide, Not Just Shuttered Lab in Jamaica Plain

The case of "rogue chemist" Annie Dookhan, accused of tainting drug evidence in thousands of cases, should be seen in context of increasing pressure on forensic labs, professionals say.

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