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Charles “Andy” Williams, who was 15 years old in 2001 when he opened fire inside a San Diego school, killing two students and ...

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(FOX40.COM) —After several hours of testimony and deliberation, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation denied parole for Daniel Bezemer, one of the two men convicted of the 2003 ...