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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
November 13, 2008
PORTLAND — The Oregon Court of Appeals has rejected an aggravated murder appeal for Ladon Stephens, who was convicted of raping and killing a 14-year-old girl.
The 40-year-old Stephens was sentenced to life without parole in 2004 for the rape and murder of Melissa Bittler in Portland....
