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Criminal

Feb. 3, 2023

Charges dropped against 2 men accused of killing Jack Palladino

A key witness admitted under oath that he didn’t see the incident that preceded the death of the famed private investigator.

Prosecutors in San Francisco have dropped murder charges against two men accused of killing celebrity private investigator Jack Palladino while trying to rob him after a witness recanted his testimony during the preliminary hearing.

“When the witness recanted, the case was re-evaluated and after determining we could no longer meet our burden of proof, we were ethically obligated to dismiss this case,” Randy Quezada, communications director...

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