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James Brown with attorney Jeff's Cojocar. (credit: WWJ/Ron Dewey, File)

Lawyer Wants To Beef Up Defense In ‘Backpage Murders’

An attorney wants more help to defend a Macomb County man who is accused of killing four women after meeting them through online escort ads.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/01

Trial Ordered In Deaths Of 4 Suspected Escorts

Some shocking confessions from a Sterling Heights man accused of killing four women he met on backpage.com.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/09

Charlie Langton: Murder Suspect May Have Sat On Victims

Pre-trial testimony indicates that a 6’10”, 350-pound man may have sat on and smothered two suspected escorts.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/09

Police: Woman Killed In Dispute Over Escort Services

There’s been another murder in Metro Detroit connected to the website backpage.com.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/09

Sterling Heights Man Charged With Murdering 4 Women, Locking Bodies In Trunk

Police and prosecutors allege that James Brown, 24, initially made contact with the women through an online escort service http://www.backpage.com.

CBS Detroit–2012/11/26

Police: Officer Hurt, Man Killed In Dispute Over Escort

A Warren police officer has been released from the hospital after he was shot as he arrived to intervene in a dispute over escort services.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/01

Escort Mutilation Case Postponed To August

A preliminary exam for a Sterling Heights man charged in connection with the slayings of four women has been postponed to give his lawyer time to prepare the case.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/06/08

Hearing Delayed For Man Charged In ‘Backpage Murders’

A hearing for a Sterling Heights man facing charges related to the deaths of four women linked to online ads has been adjourned.

2012/05/17

Update: Man Charged In Detroit Escort Murders

The bodies of 29-year-old Natasha Curtis and 28-year-old Vernithea McCrary were found in a burned out vehicle in Detroit Christmas morning.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/05

Update: Detroit Police Seek Search Warrants At Sex Site For Trunk Killings

Police Chief Ralph Godbee said, “I think we have the capacity to narrow down and hone in on what may have occurred, brought these four young ladies to the point of their death.”

CBS Detroit–2011/12/28

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