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Minnesota Nurse Allegedly Encouraged Suicides Over the Internet

William Melchert-Dinkel, a family man from a small town in Minnesota, is a career nurse and a regular churchgoer. He's also the first person ever to be charged with assisting suicide over the Internet. Prosecutors claim that Melchert-Dinkel, 47, coaxed two people he met in online chat rooms into killing themselves. Melchert-Dinkel's attorney, Terry Watkins, denied the charges and said that he believed his client would be acquitted. Watch the full story tonight on "Nightline" at 11:35...Full Story
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