Murders and attempted murders

Ahmaud Arbery Murder: Three Found Guilty in Federal Hate Crimes Trial

JAN 31 2022·Updated JAN 5 2023

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The Facts

Three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery have been found guilty of all charges in their federal hate crimes trial.
CBS News
Arbery, a Black man, was killed while jogging in a Georgia neighborhood almost two years ago.
USA Today
Two of the three men sentenced for his death, Travis and Gregory McMichael, originally reached plea agreements in the hate crime charges they faced for his murder.
Axios
They withdrew their guilty pleas, however, after a federal judge rejected the deal that would've offered them 30-year sentences and was opposed by Arbery's family.
nytimes
Histories of racist slurs and comments made by the murderers had been highlighted by a prosecutor during the case.
NBC

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The Spin

Narrative A

The US reckoned with racism and police bias through this case. The verdict is an emotional victory for Arbery's family as well as a victory for justice.

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Narrative B

Justice was already served on this case -- without having to resort to wokeness -- when the three received life sentences for murder. This secondary trial was redundant.