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State May Seek Death For Former Middle School Principal, Hitman
Cornelius Green and Phillip Cutler may get the death penalty for the murder of Jocelyn Peters, Green's pregnant girlfriend.

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Cornelius Green and Phillip Cutler may get the death penalty for the murder of Jocelyn Peters, Green's pregnant girlfriend.

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