The Blotter: Brian Ross Investigates

Soldier Pleads Guilty To Thrill Kills

An American soldier accused of being part of a "kill team" that murdered innocent Afghan civilians for fun was sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder in a military courtroom at Fort Lewis, Washington. "The plan was to kill people, sir," Army Spc. Jeremy Morlock, 23, told a military judge after pleading guilty to five counts. Morlock reached a deal with Army prosecutors last month, said his civilian attorney, Geoffrey Nathan, in which he would plead guilty to three...Full Story
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