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Pring-Wilson Manslaughter Case Ends in Mistrial
Prosecutors pledge to try former graduate student for a third time

Saturday, December 15, 2007 1:03 PM
A judge declared a mistrial Friday after a deadlocked jury failed to deliver a decision in the case of a former Harvard graduate student charged with manslaughter.

Pring-Wilson Takes the Stand

Friends testify on behalf of defendant; describe former grad student as ‘peaceful’

Thursday, November 29, 2007 1:56 AM
Assistant District Attorney Adrienne C. Lynch paced in front the witness stand, arms crossed, unruly white and gray hair spread over the shoulders of her charcoal suit. Her voice, clear and insistent, carried to every corner of the small courtroom during her cross examination of Alexander Pring-Wilson.

Evidence Debuts in Manslaughter Trial
Bloody shirt entered as evidence in retrial of former Harvard graduate student

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:49 AM
Lawyers grilled forensic experts yesterday as they examined the bloody clothing and photos of the corpse of an 18-year-old hotel cook killed by a former Harvard graduate student.

Witnesses in Pring-Wilson Trial Reconstruct Night of Killing

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:48 PM
Witnesses in the retrial of Alexander Pring-Wilson, a former Harvard graduate student charged with the killing of Cambridge teen Michael D. Colono, reconstructed the events of the night of his death in court yesterday.

Jurors Hear Opening Arguments in Pring-Wilson Trial
Jurors take bus tour of landmark sites in manslaughter case

Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:36 PM
Jurors boarded a bus yesterday to trace the paths of 18-year-old Cantabrigian Michael D. Colono and former Harvard graduate student Alexander Pring-Wilson the day their lives intersected four years ago. Their encounter left Colono dead, and Pring-Wilson is now on trial again for his slaying.


Manslaughter Retrial Begins for Former Grad Student
Professors Weigh In on Pring-Wilson's Fate

Monday, November 05, 2007 10:02 PM
On October 14, 2004, a jury found former Harvard graduate student Alexander Pring-Wilson guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of an 18-year-old Cambridge hotel cook. Now, with that verdict thrown out and the commencement of his second trial yesterday, Pring-Wilson has another chance to prove his innocence.




Former Harvard graduate student Alexander Pring-Wilson answers questions from his attorney Peter Parker on Nov. 28, in a Cambridge, Mass. courtroom.

TIMELINE

April 15, 2003
Graduate Student Pleads Innocent in Murder Case

May 14, 2003

In Reversal, Pring-Wilson Allowed Bail

April 16, 2004


Sept. 21, 2004
Pring-Wilson Trial Begins

Oct. 6, 2004
Pring-Wilson Takes the Stand

Oct. 12, 2004
Pring-Wilson Voice Mail Message Brought to Light in Trial


Oct. 15, 2004
Pring-Wilson Found Guilty

June 27, 2005
Pring-Wilson Gets Retrial

July 1, 2005
Pring-Wilson Free on $400,000 Bail

Jan. 3, 2007

Ex-Grad Student’s Retrial Appealed


April 11, 2007
Alum Granted Retrial for Fatal Stabbing

FEATURED CONTENT
FROM THE BEGINNING
Grad Student Arrested for Killing Teen


Monday, April 14, 2003  12:00 AM
Friends and family searched for answers yesterday, after a Saturday morning stabbing left one Cambridge teenager dead and a Harvard graduate student in jail facing murder charges.

PROFILE
Loved Ones Remember Colono As Devoted Father


Thursday, April 24, 2003  12:00 AM
Michael D. Colono was content to spend an afternoon sitting on a blanket with his 3-year-old daughter Jade, watching Monsters, Inc. or other movies he bought for her, his older brother recalls.

PROFILE

Family, Friends Defend Pring-Wilson's Character

Thursday, April 24, 2003   12:00 AM
A week and a half ago Alexander Pring-Wilson had plans to earn a Harvard degree, attend law school in Colorado and live within a half-day’s drive of his family.

TOWN-GOWN

With a Harvard Student as the Defendant, the Case Could Swing Either Way

Friday, September 24, 2004  12:00 AM
On the very first day of the murder trial for Alexander Pring-Wilson, only 32 percent of respondents to a Court TV survey said his Harvard affiliation would work to his advantage.

IN THE MEDIA
CourtTV Fans Await Verdict
Dismissal of Bryant trial prompted last-minute switch to Pring-Wilson coverage

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 12:00 AM
With jurors resuming deliberations today in the murder trial of ex-Harvard graduate student Alexander Pring-Wilson, the national media spotlight shines on the Cambridge courtroom where the three-week trial came to a close Thursday.

PUBLIC REACTION
Pring-Wilson Verdict Decided, But Public Still Divided

Friday, October 15, 2004 12:00 AM
The trial of Alexander Pring-Wilson ended yesterday with the conviction of the ex-Harvard grad student for voluntary manslaughter, but in the court of public opinion, the jury is still hung.

COMMENCEMENT FEATURE
Emotions Run High at Murder Trial

Thursday, June 09, 2005  12:00 AM
A maelstrom of national media descended upon Cambridge last fall, when the court of public opinion portrayed the murder trial of Alexander Pring-Wilson as a case in which a rich, white Harvard graduate student was pitted against a poor, Hispanic local teen. 


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