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Speaker 1: Nancy Grace, David Temple is out of jail for now,

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Speaker 1: another person. To me, the whole thing is staged, and

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Speaker 1: statistically alan, a random killer does not stage the murder scene.

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Speaker 1: You only do that when you're connected to the victim.

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Speaker 1: Right now, we are calling on Prosecutor Age in Texas,

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Speaker 1: on behalf of the family and on behalf of crime

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Speaker 1: victims across the country to please appoint an independent prosecutor

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Speaker 1: do the right thing. If the case goes back to

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Speaker 1: trial and it's lost, so be it, but at least

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Speaker 1: the family will know without a doubt that justice was obtained.

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Speaker 1: Please hear our voices and appoint an independent prosecutor in

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Speaker 1: the next prosecution of David Temple. Again, I want to

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Speaker 1: Every one, please join me in asking the prosecutor in

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Speaker 1: David Temple's case to appoint an independent council. We want justice.

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Speaker 1: Goodbye friend,