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The look of the Irish
MURDER TRIAL
Sex abuse led to personality disorder, defense says ————
Defendant’s co-worker: ‘She said she wouldn’t mind seeing someone die’ By Caitlin Doornbos Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos
Sarah Gonzales McLinn, 20, of Lawrence, suffered years of s e x u a l abuse, ultimately leading to dissociative identity disorder, or McLinn multiple personalities, her attorney Carl Cornwell told jurors Tuesday morning. McLinn is charged
St. Patrick’s Day Parade draws thousands of green spectators By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @conrad_swanson
A sea of thousands of greenclad people lined Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence on Tuesday afternoon to watch the annual St. Patrick’s
Day Parade roll by. Lisa Sanders stood on the steps leading up to Bloom Bath & Body, 704 Massachusetts St., squinting in the sun and watching parade floats pass in front of the business. Please see PARADE, page 8A
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PICTURED IS A COLLAGE OF IMAGES OF ATTENDEES from Tuesday’s downtown Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Top row, from left, are Mason Kane, 11, Eudora, Mike Beerbower, Emporia, and Kevin Griffin, Lecompton. Second row, from left, are Renee Gallagher, Topeka, Shummer Roddick, DeSoto, and Kindred Curry, 13, Lawrence. Third row, from left, are Amare Dawit, 3, Lawrence, Sophia Saline, 11 months, Lawrence, and Preston Warbritton, 7, Oskaloosa. Bottom row, from left, are Dre Veloz, 5, Holton, Baxter, a Pointer mix, and Melissa Jolley, McLouth. See a video of the parade at LJWorld.com/patsparade2015
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with intentional, premeditated murder in the Jan. 14, 2014, death of Harold “Hal” Sasko, 52, of Lawrence. McLinn lived with Sasko during the time of his death and had previously worked for him at Sasko’s CiCi’s Pizza restaurant. Cornwell is pursuing the “not guilty by mental disease or defect” defense. During opening statements Tuesday, Assistant District Attorney David Melton told jurors that McLinn crushed Sasko’s Please see TRIAL, page 6A
Forbes ranks KU No. 2 most-valuable basketball team By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep
In the a national tournament to decide college basketball’s most valuable team, Kansas University isn’t the national champion, but it appears to be closing in. The KU Jayhawks are worth $35.4 million, making them the second most valuable team in the
country, according to Forbes magazine’s a n n u a l rankings KANSAS published UNIVERSITY this week. The University of Louisville Cardinals took the top spot for the fourth consecutive year.
Mustard madness Celebrating March Mustard Madness by making spicy mustard mashed potatoes. See the recipe in Crave inside today’s Journal-World.
Please see FORBES, page 6A
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