Editing Kent Morgan and Sally Brock

{{Infobox criminal
| name              = Kent Morgan
| image             = 
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| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| birth_name        = Kent Heath Morgan
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1986|4|19|mf=yes}}
| birth_place       = {{city-state|Phoenix|Arizona}}, U.S.
| home_town   = {{city-state|Portland|Oregon}}
| death_date  = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) -->
| nationality       = American
| criminal_charge   = <!---- Second-degree murder, first-degree assault ---->
| penalty           = <!---- 38 years ---->
| conviction_status = <!---- Incarcerated at [[Roxbury Correctional Institution]] ---->
| charge = <!----- [[Accomplice]] to first degree [[murder]], [[Conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy to commit murder]], [[witness tampering]] ----->
| conviction_penalty = <!----- [[Life without parole]]<br><small>(sentenced by [[New Hampshire]])---->
| victims           = 6
| date              = October 16, 2017
| time              = 8:35 PM EDT
| country           = United States
| states            = [[wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]]
| locations         = [[NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Stations|NoSirGifts Fantasy Television]] Studios at Stage 47 (Fort Wayne)
| targets           = [[Kymberly Alvaraz]]
| fatalities        = [[Benjamin Donbar]]<BR>[[Peta-Alyce Kaizer]]
| injuries          = [[Ava Zinn]]<BR>[[Nadia Lorenzo]]<BR>[[Andrea Coolranch]]<BR>[[Marla McClinton]]
| weapons           = knife
| apprehended       = October 18, 2017
| motive            = Perceived animosity, 
}}
{{Infobox criminal
| name              = Sally "Sal" Brock
| image             = 
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| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| birth_name        = Sally Grace Morgan
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1990|8|3|mf=yes}}
| birth_place       = {{city-state|Phoenix|Arizona}}, U.S.
| home_town   = {{city-state|Portland|Oregon}}
| death_date  = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) -->
| nationality       = American
| alias             = Sal Brock, Sally Morgan
| spouse            = {{marriage|Jake Brock|2011|2015|reason=divorced}}

| criminal_charge   = <!---- Second-degree murder, first-degree assault ---->
| penalty           = <!---- 38 years ---->
| conviction_status = <!---- Incarcerated at [[Roxbury Correctional Institution]] ---->
| charge = <!----- [[Accomplice]] to first degree [[murder]], [[Conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy to commit murder]], [[witness tampering]] ----->
| conviction_penalty = <!----- [[Life without parole]]<br><small>(sentenced by [[New Hampshire]])---->
| victims           = 6
| date              = October 16, 2017
| time              = 8:35 PM EDT
| country           = United States
| states            = [[wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]]
| locations         = [[NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Stations|NoSirGifts Fantasy Television]] Studios at Stage 47 (Fort Wayne)
| targets           = [[Kymberly Alvaraz]]
| fatalities        = [[Benjamin Donbar]]<BR>[[Peta-Alyce Kaizer]]
| injuries          = [[Ava Zinn]]<BR>[[Nadia Lorenzo]]<BR>[[Andrea Coolranch]]<BR>[[Marla McClinton]]
| weapons           = knife
| apprehended       = October 17, 2017
| motive            = Perceived animosity, supposed revenge for [[Ava's Virginity Auction|losing a bid]] to Kymberly Alvaraz
}}
'''Kent Heath Morgan''' (born April 19, 1986) and '''Sally Grace Brock''' (née Morgan; born August 3, 1990), known collectively as '''Kent & Sal''', are an American sibling television producing duo from [[wikipedia:Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[wikipedia:Arizona|Arizona]]. Morgan and Brock were known for being moderators on [[Vote for the Girls (United States)|''Vote for the Girls'']]. They are currently charged of murdering two co-workers ([[Benjamin Donbar]] and [[Peta-Alyce Kaizer]]) during a bench-clearing brawl that also [[Nadia Lorenzo|wounded]] [[Andrea Coolranch|four]] [[Marla McClinton|other]] [[Ava Zinn|moderators]] armed with knives on October 16, 2017, at Stage 47 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 



==Background==
Kent and Sally are respectively the two youngest children of Deanna Loveless and Eric Morgan. They have four siblings: Dylan (b. 1985), Jana (b. 1984), Sheena (b. 1982), and Elaine (b. 1980).

Eric was drafted into the [[wikipedia:U.S. Army|United States Army]] during the [[wikipedia:Vietnam War|Vietnam War]], and he was treated as a hero upon his return. His girlfriend later described him as a man who had a mixture of jealousy and fascination with seeing Sally have sex with other men and women. They lived in or near Phoenix throughout Elaine's childhood until moving to Portland, Oregon in 1993.<ref>??</ref>

Eric worked irregularly after his military service.  Deanna had worked intermittently since 1974. When both parents were working, the family was financially well off. Eric did not usually share his income with the family and impulsively spent any money he earned on himself, especially motorcycles and cars. He filed for bankruptcy in 1999. Extended family members often described the family as visiting their houses hungry, apparently not getting food at home.<ref>??</ref>

Through most of their relationship, they would often visit bars in Phoenix and Portland, where Deanna would pretend to be a doctor or a dentist and introduce Eric as her boy toy. 



===Sally "Sal" Brock===
Sally Morgan was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1990, the youngest of six children and the youngest daughter of Deanna Loveless and Eric Morgan.  

In May 2004, her mother discovered that the then-14 year old Morgan  was changing into jeans at school, and, after a confrontation that night, attempted to strangle her. Social workers became involved, and Morgan's parents agreed to unannounced visits to ensure that child abuse was not occurring.<ref>??</ref> Sally and Deanna came into periodic conflict; at one point, Deanna went to her then-boyfriend Jake Brock house after learning that Jake's father had purchased a [[wikipedia:Ouija board|Ouija board]] for the Sally and Jake. She demanded that the board be burnt and that the Brock house be [[wikipedia:exorcised|exorcised]].<ref>??</ref>

Sally became increasingly rebellious after her fifteenth birthday and also became fascinated with the occult. She would often attempt to impress her friends by pretending to be possessed by the spirit of vampires.<ref>??</ref> She began to engage in [[wikipedia:self-harm|self-harm]], especially after early 2005 when she began dating Brock who was involved in the practice. Her parents discovered the self-mutilation and checked her into a hospital on March 19, 2006. She was prescribed an anti-depressant and released. Two days later, with Brock and his friend Toni Wills, she cut her wrists deeply and was returned to the hospital. After treatment of her wound, she was admitted to the hospital's psychiatric ward.<ref>??</ref>  

Morgan stayed in Portland in October 2011 to live with various friends. There she married Jake Brock and changed her last name to '''Sally Brock'''. 

In March 2011, the now Mrs. Brock faced harsh criticism from the media after changing hairstyle and fashion into a self-described "edgy and rock" look, responding: "I know some people think that this is very rebellious but it's not. It's just me evolving." On April 16, 2014, questions were raised after pictures surfaced online of Morgan in masculine dress. In an interview, mother Deanna Loveless said that she would respect her child's decision about her own identity.  On June 2, 2014, Morgan said that she identifies as a lesbian at that time. That same month, Brock debuted a new "boyish" look with much shorter hair cut and in a 2014 interview with [[Perri Johnson]], Brock mentioned being attracted to both boys and girls since childhood and said "basically, my soul is male", but said she has no plans to pursue gender transition. 

Ava Zinn announced on her own You Tube channel on April 18, 2014, Zinn suggested the event would have occurred in a Nevada brothel. Brock jumped into the bidding as she had sought to pursue a relationship. Brock was thought to be the favorite, but lost in a close bidding war by $5,000 to Denver anchorwoman [[Kymberly Alvaraz]] in July 2014.<ref>???</ref> Brock responded by going to court to win the relationship rights, but was shocked when an arbitrator ruled Alvaraz did win fair and square (Brock claimed Alvaraz bid seconds after Brock placed her bid). Brock then launched a campaign of harassment and bulling against Alvaraz.

Ava Zinn then announced on November 28, 2014, that Kymberly Alvaraz had palced the winning bid in [[Ava's Virginity Auction]] and began a long-term relationship. Had Brock been the highest bidder, Sally Brock would have been the first (and so far only) significant other of Ava Zinn younger than Zinn (at age 24 and 7 years Brock's senior, surpassing the late [[Mandy Davidson]])

===Kent Morgan===

Kent Morgan Morgan was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1986, the fifth oldest of six children and the youngest son of Deanna Loveless and Eric Morgan.  


==Events prior to the incident==
In the summer of 2017, ''Vote for the Girls'' founder and webmaster [[Ava Zinn]] hired Kent and Sally to the [[Pink Team (Vote for the Girls USA)|Pink Team]] [[Pink Team West (Vote for the Girls USA)|West]] with former Denver anchorwoman [[Kylie Dwyar]] and Salt Lake City correspondent [[Nadine Cole]]. 

===October 2017 incident===
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In March 1981, 22-year-old Keryn Barnes, an aspiring actress from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] who had been the Carsons' roommate in San Francisco, was found dead in their shared apartment. She had been stabbed thirteen times and her skull crushed before being wrapped in a blanket and hidden in the basement. Evidence suggested that Keryn had been killed by someone she knew, and the Carsons became the [[prime suspect]]s. However, the family disappeared before the body was found. The Carsons later confessed to killing Keryn after Suzan had decided she was a witch.<ref name = "Peña" /><ref name=devilyouknow /><ref name = "Lakeland">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BwowAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iPsDAAAAIBAJ&dq=keryn%20barnes%20murder&pg=5095%2C6079246 Couple plead innocent after confessing at news conference], Lakeland Ledger, May 14, 1983, accessed June 27, 2013</ref>

The Carsons fled to a mountain hideout near [[Grants Pass, Oregon|Grants Pass]], [[Oregon]], where they remained until Spring 1982. They then moved to [[Alderpoint, California|Alderpoint]], California, where they lived and worked on a [[marijuana]] farm. According to other workers on the farm, the Carsons were [[anarchy|anarchists]] who advocated revolution and predicted that a [[nuclear apocalypse]] would soon occur. In May 1982, Michael shot and killed Clark Stephens, a worker on the farm with whom he had a dispute, and attempted to dispose of the body by burning it and burying it under chicken fertilizer in the woods. Two weeks later, Stephens was reported to the [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]] [[sheriff|Sheriff's Office]], leading to the discovery of his burnt remains. The Carsons, who by this point had fled, were again considered suspects. Upon searching the Carsons' abandoned belongings, detectives found a [[manifesto]] they had written which called for the assassination of then-[[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref name=devilyouknow /> However, authorities had difficulty tracking down the Carsons over the coming years.<ref name=devilyouknow /><ref name="Oxnard" />

In November 1982, Michael Bear Carson was picked up by police in [[Los Angeles]] after being seen [[hitchhiking]] by an acquaintance. However, through a police error, Carson was quickly freed and vanished before Humboldt County detectives had a chance to question him. He left evidence behind, including a mugshot, address information, and a gun left in a police car.<ref name=devilyouknow />

The following March, the Carsons were hitchhiking near [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]] and were given a ride by 30-year-old Jon Charles Hellyar, who was driving to [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]]. Suzan Bear Carson reportedly decided that Hellyar was a witch and had to be killed. While Hellyar was driving on [[U.S. Route 101]] in [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma County]], an argument and physical fight broke out between Hellyar and the Carsons, resulting in the car coming to a stop. The fight escalated outside the vehicle, with Suzan stabbing Hellyar while he and Michael struggled over a gun. Michael got control of the gun and shot Hellyar dead in view of passing motorists, one of whom contacted police. A high-speed chase ensued as the Carsons attempted to flee in Hellyar's car, but they were both apprehended.<ref name=devilyouknow /><ref name="Oxnard" />
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==Confessions and aftermath==
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The Carsons initially called a [[press conference]] to confess to the murders of Hellyar, Stephens, and Keryn Barnes.<ref name = "Peña" /><ref name="Lakeland" /> Before trial, they withdrew their confessions and entered pleas of not guilty.<ref name="Lakeland" /> On June 12, 1984, the Carsons were convicted first of Barnes' murder and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. Later, they were convicted of the murders of Stephens and Hellyar, for which they received sentences of fifty years to life and seventy-five years to life. In 1989, the [[California Courts of Appeal|First District Court of Appeal]], affirmed their third conviction as it had previously done on the other two convictions.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RlFKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LyMNAAAAIBAJ&dq=suzan%20carson%20murder&pg=4867%2C19025 3rd murder conviction upheld], The Press Courier, Oxnard, California, November 1, 1989, page 2</ref> James Carson is incarcerated at [[Mule Creek State Prison]] and Suzan Carson is incarcerated at [[Central California Women's Facility]].

In a five-hour interview with [[KGO-TV]] and the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', as well as homicide investigators, the Carsons claimed to have been [[Pacifism|pacifists]] and [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] [[yoga]] practitioners who converted to a form of [[Islam]], and described themselves as "vegetarian Moslem warriors."<ref name="Oxnard">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AUBKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MSINAAAAIBAJ&dq=keryn%20barnes Murder Suspects Admit Slayings], The Press-Courier, Oxnard, California, April 28, 1983, p. 31</ref> Their crimes emerged from a shared mission: to exterminate individuals they believed to be "witches".<ref name="Reynolds2010" /> The press dubbed them "the San Francisco Witch Killers."<ref name="Montini" /> They stated that they killed Barnes because they believed she had made a false conversion to their religion and was "draining Miss Carson of her health and yogic powers."<ref name="Oxnard" /> Their justifications for the second and third killings were that Stephens had allegedly sexually assaulted Suzan, and that Hellyar had allegedly called her a "witch" and sexually abused her.<ref name="Oxnard" /> From their conviction and through their incarceration up to 2017, they have shown no [[remorse]] for their crimes.<ref name="Reynolds2010" />

They claimed to have traveled through Europe and, back in the United States, through the [[American Southwest]] and parts of California.<ref name="Oxnard" /> The pair said they kept a list of targeted individuals, including political figures and celebrities such as Reagan and [[Johnny Carson]]. According to Richard D. Reynolds, who wrote a book about the case, the Carsons were suspects in nearly a dozen other deaths in the U.S. and Europe.<ref name="Reynolds2010">{{cite book|author=Richard D. Reynolds|title=Cry for War, the Story of Suzan and Michael Carson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zQVlzgAACAAJ|date=1 February 2010|publisher=CreateSpace|isbn=978-1-4392-7049-3}}</ref>
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==Investigation==
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Later on the morning of January 11, 1992, two brothers from Canaan, Indiana, were driving toward Jefferson Proving Ground to go hunting when they noticed a body on the side of the road. They called the police at 10:55&nbsp;a.m. and were asked to return to the corpse. [[David Camm]], who was later acquitted of his own family's murders, was one of the responding officers.<ref>{{cite book|last=Glatt|first=John|title=One Deadly Night|date=May 2005|publisher=St. Martin's Paperbacks |isbn=9780312993092}}</ref> [[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson County]] Sheriff Buck Shippley and detectives began an investigation, collecting [[Forensic science|forensic]] [[Real evidence|evidence]] at the scene. They initially suspected a drug deal gone wrong and did not believe the crime had been committed by locals.<ref>Jones, pp. 40–43.</ref>

Stephen Sharer noticed his daughter missing early on January 11. After phoning neighbors and friends all morning, he called his former wife, Shanda's mother, at 1:45&nbsp;p.m.; they met and filed a [[missing person]] report with the [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark County]] sheriff.<ref>Jones, pp. 38–39.</ref><ref name="cj011392">{{cite news|title=Teen Girls Charged in Torture Slaying of New Albany Girl|last= Yetter| first= Deborah|date=January 13, 1992|newspaper=[[The Courier-Journal]] |page=1A}}</ref>

At 8:20&nbsp;p.m., a hysterical Toni Lawrence went to the Jefferson County Sheriff's office with her parents. She gave a rambling statement, identifying the victim as "Shanda", naming the three other girls involved as best she could, and describing the main events of the previous night. Shippley contacted the Clark County sheriff and was finally able to match the body to Shanda Sharer's missing person report.<ref>Jones, pp. 44–46.</ref>

Detectives obtained [[dental records]] that positively identified Shanda Sharer as the victim.<ref>Jones, p. 50.</ref> Loveless and Tackett were arrested on January 12. The bulk of the evidence for the arrest warrant was Lawrence's statement. The prosecution immediately declared its intention to [[Trial|try]] both suspects as adults. For several months, the prosecutors and defense attorneys did not release any information about the case, giving the news media only the statement by Lawrence.<ref name="cj011392"/>
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==Judicial process==
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[[File:Jefferson County Indiana Courthouse.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson County]] Courthouse in Madison, Indiana]]
{{Sidebar timeline
| title   = Timeline
| years1  = January 11, 1992
| events1 = Body of Shanda Sharer found in rural Jefferson County, Indiana
| years2  = April 22, 1992
| events2 = Lawrence accepts plea bargain
| years3  = September 21, 1992
| events3 = Loveless and Tackett accept plea bargains
| years4  = January 4, 1993
| events4 = Loveless sentenced to 60 years
| years5  = December 14, 2000
| events5 = Lawrence released on parole
| years6  = November 3, 2004
| events6 = A judge reduces Rippey's sentence to 35 years
| years7  = April 28, 2006
| events7 = Rippey released on parole
}}

All four girls were [[Trial as an adult|charged as adults]]. To avoid the death penalty, the girls accepted [[plea bargain]]s.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

===Mitigating factors===
All four girls had troubled backgrounds with claims of [[Abuse#Physical abuse|physical]] or [[Abuse#Child sexual abuse|sexual]] abuse committed by a parent or other adult. Hope Rippey, Toni Lawrence, and  Laurie Tackett had histories of self-harming behavior.<ref>Jones, pp. 172–178.</ref>  Tackett was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and suffering from [[hallucination]]s.<ref name="Jones, pp. 179–188"/>

Melinda Loveless, often described as the ringleader in the attack,<ref>{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Janelle|title=Judge denies Loveless' request for early release in torture-killing|url=http://www.wave3.com/story/7592498/judge-denies-loveless-request-for-early-release-in-torture-killing|publisher=[[WAVE (TV)|Wave 3 News]]|date=January 8, 2008|accessdate=August 24, 2016}}</ref> had the most extensive history of abuse and [[mental health]] issues.
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===Sentences===
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In exchange for her cooperation, Lawrence was allowed to plead guilty to one count of Criminal Confinement and was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years. 
 
Tackett and Loveless were [[Sentence (law)|sentenced]] to 60 years in the [[Indiana Women's Prison]] in [[Indianapolis]]. With maximum [[Good conduct time|time reduced for good behavior]], they could be released in 2020.

Rippey was sentenced to 60 years, with ten years suspended for [[Mitigating factor|mitigating circumstances]], plus ten years of medium-supervision [[probation]].  On appeals, a judge reduced the sentence to 35 years.

===Appeals===
In October 2007, Loveless' [[Lawyer|attorney]], Mark Small, requested a hearing to argue for his client's release. He said that Loveless had been "profoundly retarded" by childhood abuse. Moreover, she had not been represented competently by [[counsel#North America|counsel]] during her sentencing, which caused her to accept a plea bargain in the face of exaggerated claims about her chances of receiving the death penalty. Small also argued that Loveless, who was 16 years old when she signed the plea agreement, was too young to enter into a [[contract]] in the state of Indiana without [[Parental consent|consent from a parent]] or [[Legal guardian|guardian]], which had not been obtained. If the judge accepted these arguments, Loveless could have been retried or released outright.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mojica |first=Stephanie |title=Loveless seeks release from jail |url=http://www.newsandtribune.com/news/local_news/loveless-seeks-release-from-jail/article_16d1b388-ae2d-551d-b105-bc836f51d323.html |publisher=''[[The Tribune (New Albany)]]'' |date=October 14, 2007 |accessdate=February 28, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6fdzOF9qS?url=http://www.newsandtribune.com/news/local_news/loveless-seeks-release-from-jail/article_16d1b388-ae2d-551d-b105-bc836f51d323.html |archivedate=February 28, 2016 |df= }}</ref>

On January 8, 2008, Loveless' request was rejected by Jefferson Circuit Judge Ted Todd. Instead, Loveless will be eligible for [[parole]] in 15 years, thus maintaining the original guilty plea.<ref>{{cite news|title=Woman's torture-murder sentence stands |url=http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/LOCAL/801090482 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 8, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130151351/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080109%2FLOCAL%2F801090482 |archivedate=January 30, 2008 |df= }}</ref>

On November 14, 2008, Loveless' appeal was denied by the [[Indiana Court of Appeals]], upholding Judge Todd's ruling. Small stated that he would seek to have [[:wikt:jurisdiction|jurisdiction]] over the case moved to the [[Supreme Court of Indiana]].<ref>{{cite news|author= |title=Appeal denied in 1992 torture death |url=http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/indiana/ind_ap_madison_appeal_denied_in_1992_torture_death_200811208412099396 |publisher=[[WLFI-TV]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082928/http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/indiana/ind_ap_madison_appeal_denied_in_1992_torture_death_200811208412099396 |archivedate=January 22, 2009 |df= }}</ref>

===Possible Incarceration===

Both Loveless and Tackett are currently serving their original sentences. Given Indiana's policy of reducing sentences by a day for every day served with good behavior, both women could be released from prison in 2022, when Loveless is 46 and Tackett is 47 years old.<ref name="Lohr22">{{cite web|url=http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/young/shanda_sharer/1.html |title=Death of Innocence - The Murder of Young Shanda Sharer |last=Lohr |first=David |website=Crimelibrary.com |at=Chapter 22 "She is just Evil" |accessdate=August 24, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410230347/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/young/shanda_sharer/1.html |archivedate=April 10, 2014 }}</ref>
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==Aftermath==


==See also==


==References==
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==External links==


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