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November 7, 2000, 2:14 a.m. ET |
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A
black female in her 30s, who works
as a customer service representative
for a large telephone company,
she has been separated from her
husband for seven years. She has
two daughters, for whom she has
had problems getting child support.
She was once a victim of domestic
violence but insists it was a
one-time occurrence and "once
was all it took." She is active
in the PTA and tutors students.
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A white female who appears to be in her 50s, she is married with adult children. She is originally from Boston, but her husband was in the military and the couple lived around the world. She retired from a position at K-mart. She was an alternate until Jan. 2, when a juror was dismissed for medical reasons.
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A
black female in her 40s, she is
married with adult children. She
works in the records department
of a county service that deals
with police and prosecutors and
she formerly kept records of child
abuse and neglect cases. She says
she has no negative judgements
about out-of-wedlock pregnancies
because she and one of her daughters
were born to single mothers. She
has many friends in law enforcement,
is active in her neighborhood
watch program and has a bumper
sticker that says "Support North
Carolina State Troopers." She
said the media coverage of the
case made Rae Carruth look guilty
but she said she would base her
decision only on what she hears
in the courtroom.
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A
white male, he is a general contractor
specializing in high-end homes.
He is married and has three children.
He was a juror twice before in
civil cases. His daughter used
to be a cocaine addict. He has
a brother who suffers from mental
problems. He coached baseball
for many years.
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A
white male in his 60s, he works
for a crisis assistance ministry
that supplies furniture and financial
assistance to the needy. He is
married with four adult children.
He has been exposed to a lot of
media coverage of the Carruth
case, but pledged to set the reports
aside as a juror. He formerly
served as a juror on a murder
case that involved a shooting.
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A
white middle aged man with a grown
child, he works in the fire protection
side of an insurance company.
He describes himself as a former
Catholic who drifted from the
church. His wife is a former nurse.
He served in the Coast Guard during
Vietnam, but did not see combat.
He says the media caused him to
believe Carruth was guilty, but
subsequent reports about Watkins
made him rethink that belief.
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A
white female in her 30s, she and
her husband are currently divorcing.
During jury selection, she briefly
mentioned an isolated incident
of domestic violence in their
marriage. She said she would not
hold this against all men. She
spends a lot of time "chatting"
on her computer. She and her husband
moved to North Carolina after
losing their steel industry jobs
in another city. They were passing
through the state on their way
to Texas when their van broke
down. They decided to stay. Beyond
hearing that a Carolina Panther
was accused of murder, she knows
very little about the case.
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A
white male in his 30s, he listens
to Rush Limbaugh and describes
himself as a conservative. The
son of an Army officer, he is
married and has one son. His mother
was a strict Catholic, but he
strayed from the church. However,
when he had his son he decided
to get back into religion and
now considers himself a strong
Catholic. He disagrees with the
church's stand on the death penalty
and believes capital punishment
is a crime deterrent. The publicity
he was exposed to Carruth's
flight from police led him to
think Carruth was guilty, but
he says he can be fair. He lost
an uncle to alcoholism and has
a good friend who is a rehabilitated
cocaine addict.
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A
white male, he is an attorney
who is familiar with some attorneys
in the case. He has not done criminal
defense work since 1973. He worked
for the Navy's Judge Advocate
General investigating losses and
accidents. He also taught about
the Military Code of Justice.
He has dealt with pre-trial publicity
in his own cases and knows what
appears in the press is not "sworn
evidence." He knows some of the
prosecutors and one defense attorney,
and is acquainted with many law
enforcement people, including
some of the state's witnesses.
He is not fond of defendants taking
plea deals and testifying against
co-defendants. Despite his contacts
in the legal field, he believes
he can be a fair and impartial
juror. He is the grandfather of
a 3-year-old girl and cares for
his younger brother, who is mentally
retarded. He is an athlete who
used to run marathons and now
participates in triathlons. He
played football in college and
in a semi-professional league.
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A
white male in his 30s, this father
of two manages a group of financial
analysts at a major national bank.
He went to the police academy
in New York but left to move to
Charlotte with his wife, who got
a job there. He recently decided
he believes in the death penalty
and watches "America's Most Wanted"
and "World's Greatest Police Chases."
He heard in media that Watkins
shot Adams because she flipped
him off and Carruth refused to
finance a drug deal.
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A
white male in his 40s, he works
for a small cement company that
makes sidewalks. A Florida native,
he lives with his mother who is
a teacher. He acknowledged being
a big Carolina Panthers fan and
noted that football players make
a lot of money. But he said he
would not take those views, nor
talk he overheard about the case
at work, into the jury room.
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A
black female who works as a "lead
splicer" at a film development
company, she is married and has
an 11-year-old son. She followed
the O.J. Simpson case but said
she didn't reach any conclusions
about the criminal justice system
because of the case. She saw some
news about the Adams murder, including
an interview with Theodry Carruth.
She said she will keep an open
mind.
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