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Richard Allen Jackson was convicted in the Western District of North Carolina in 2001 of first degree murder of Karen Styles with a firearm used and carried during and in relation to crimes of violence, including kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, and murder, for which the defendant was subject to prosecution in a federal court within special territorial jurisdiction of the United States. On December 23, 2024, President Joe Biden (Democratic) granted Jackson a commutation of sentence.
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First degree murder of Karen Styles with firearm used and carried during and in relation to crime of violence (kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, and murder) for which defendant may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, within special territorial jurisdiction of the United States
Western District of North Carolina · 2001
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Sentenced May 14, 2001 · Western District of North Carolina
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