query: Eric Singer has performed with Badlands.

pos: Eric Singer Eric Singer ( born Eric Doyle Mensinger ; May 12 , 1958 ) is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer , best known as a member of Kiss , portraying The Catman originally played by Peter Criss . He has also performed with artists such as Black Sabbath , Alice Cooper , Lita Ford , Badlands , and Gary Moore as well as his own band ESP . In his career , Singer has appeared on over 75 albums and 11 EPs .

neg: Eric Lindell Eric Lindell ( born 1969 , San Mateo , California , United States ) is an American singer-songwriter , who came to national prominence after relocating to New Orleans in 1999 . His recording career began in 1996 as a local/regional New Orleans-based artist . Beginning in 2006 , when he was picked up by Alligator Records , he has toured nationally and internationally . He recorded three albums for Alligator and has since issued several CDs on smaller indie labels .   Lindell 's music has been described by USA Today as `` pumping soul into funk , blue and roots-rock . '' ( April 23 , 2009 ) . The Chicago Sun-Times called Lindell `` a tremendous raw talent ... with a fully realized musical vision . '' ( January 20 , 2008 ) . The Los Angeles Daily News stated `` Lindell serves up bluesy blue-eyed soul smothered with a big heap of New Orleans funk ... The shuffling interplay of electric guitars , percolating organ and Creole horns never fails to make you feel like dancing all the way down Canal Street . '' ( January 27 , 2008 )   Lindell 's musical style borrows from 1970s blues-rock , soul , and R&B . His style has also been called `` blue-eyed soul '' , a common shorthand used for Anglo blues singers that has been applied to artists including Daryl Hall ( of Hall & Oates fame ) and Van Morrison , amongst others .

neg: Steve Dior Steve Dior is a British musician , guitarist , vocalist and songwriter best known for being in bands such as The London Cowboys , Filthy Lucre and The Idols .   In 1976 , Steve Dior and Barry Jones built the basis of The Idols after previously rehearsing with Chrissie Hynde and Keith Levene and others in a band called The Quickspurts . The Idols evolved into what become The London Cowboys in the early 80s , where Steve was joined together with the Sex Pistol Glen Matlock and singer Russell King .   In 1993 , Steve formed a band called Filthy Lucre , with his friend Phil Lewis who was previously in the American glam metal band L.A. Guns . According to Phil `` We recorded a cool record called Popsmear , drank a lot of tequila , and drove around America in a van playing clubs and having a blast '' .   In 2002 , Steve joined The Black Tongued Bells , which also featured bassist Nino Del Pesco . Steve was introduced to the band through Phil Lewis . Both Steve and Nino left in 2003 .   In 2013 Steve Dior finished an album with a new lineup of musicians , collectively known as `` The Steve Dior Band '' . The album was eventually released in February 2016 .

neg: Eric Saade Eric Saade ( إريك سعادة , -LSB- ˈiːrik saʔaːdɐ -RSB- ; -LSB- ˈeː.ˈrɪk sa.ˈaː.ˈdɛ -RSB- , ( 29 October 1990 ) in Kattarp , Helsingborg , Sweden ) is a Swedish pop singer . He spent two years with the boy band What 's Up ! , leaving the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career . After winning the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2011 with `` Popular '' Saade represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany , placing third .

neg: Eddie Lang (singer) Eddie Lee Langlois ( January 15 , 1936 -- March 10 , 1985 ) , known as Eddie Lang , was an American R&B and soul singer and guitarist .   He was born in New Orleans , Louisiana . By the early 1950s , he was second guitarist in Eddie `` Guitar Slim '' Jones ' band . He made his own recordings , credited as Little Eddie , in the mid-1950s , for Bullet Records , and then recorded for the RPM label . In 1959 , as Eddie Lang , he recorded `` On My Own '' and `` Troubles Troubles '' , released by Ron Records . Under the pseudonym Sly Dell , he also recorded for the Seven B label .   In 1965 , he made further recordings , releasing `` The Love I Have For You '' and `` The Sad One '' on the Seven B label owned by Joe Banashak . His Seven B recordings have been described as his finest recordings , `` outstanding '' , `` very forceful '' and `` superbly judged '' . He later recorded for the Superdome label , with `` Food Stamp Blues '' becoming one of his most successful recordings .   Following a stroke in the late 1970s , he died in 1985 at his home in Slidell , Louisiana .

neg: Stardeath and White Dwarfs Stardeath and White Dwarfs is an experimental rock band from Norman , Oklahoma , formed in late 2004 . The band has released two albums , one single ( `` Toast & Marmalade For Tea '' on Half Machine Records ) and an EP , as well as contributing to The Flaming Lips ' 2009 remake of The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd .   The band consists of Dennis Coyne , Casey Joseph , Matt Duckworth and Ford Chastain . Lead singer Coyne is the nephew of Flaming Lips lead singer Wayne Coyne .   They released the `` That 's Cool '' EP in 2005 . They released their first full-length album , entitled The Birth , on vinyl ( with digital download ) on May 19 , 2009 and on CD on June 9 , 2009 , on Warner Brothers .   Stardeath and White Dwarfs have toured with Deerhoof , British Sea Power , Band of Horses , Starlight Mints , Explosions in the Sky , Tame Impala , and The Flaming Lips . They have opened for The Flaming Lips at the Tulsa , Oklahoma D-Fest Festival 2007 , on their New Year 's Eve shows in 2007 and 2008 , and during a brief tour in 2009 . They also played the 2008 Wakarusa Festival .   In the fall of 2012 , Stardeath and White Dwarfs began playing shows with New Fumes , Linear Downfall , and Spaceface . Around the same time , they collaborated with The Flaming Lips , along with New Fumes , Linear Downfall and Spaceface , to do another song-for-song cover of an album . This time , it was the classic debut of King Crimson , In the Court of the Crimson King . They called it Playing Hide and Seek With the Ghosts of Dawn , and released it in November 2012 . In 2013 they contributed to `` The Time Has Come to Shoot You Down ... What a Sound , '' a reworking of the Stone Roses debut album , also with The Flaming Lips , New Fumes and friends .

neg: Destination Docklands Destination Docklands was an event consisting of two concerts by musician Jean Michel Jarre on the Royal Victoria Docks , Docklands , London on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9 October 1988 , to coincide with the release of Jarre 's new album Revolutions . The concerts were attended by 100,000 people on each night .   Accompanied by fireworks and a light show , the concert also featured The Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin who joined Jarre on the tracks `` London Kid '' and `` Fourth Rendez-Vous '' .   The Saturday performance was broadcast on BBC Radio One . The Sunday show , during which it rained heavily , was recorded for a live album and VHS released in 1989 .  The Sunday show was also recorded for TV and shown on C4 some weeks or months later .

neg: Idaho (band) Idaho is an American rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles , California , United States , founded as a duo by high school friends Jeff Martin and John K. Berry . The two had played in various bands and projects together since 1981 . They were eventually signed to Caroline Records in December 1992 by Brian Long , then released the The Palms EP and Year After Year full-length in 1993 . Martin and Berry switched off on drumming duties and shared in the songwriting . Idaho drew frequent comparisons to American Music Club , Red House Painters and Codeine due to vocal , lyrical , and instrumental similarities . Idaho toured the U.S. with similar-minded artists like Red House Painters , Half String , Low , and Cranes in 1993-1995 . Dan Seta joined as a multi-instrumentalist on Three Sheets to the Wind , the band 's third album , along with Terry Borden - bass ( later of the Pete Yorn band ) and Mark Lewis ( West Indian Girl ) on drums . Seta and Lewis had previously been in the band Pet Clarke together , along with Geoff Gans and former Let 's Active touring bassist Janine Cooper , who went on to join Downy Mildew . Idaho have played dates in Europe with Lali Puna and Dirty Three   Martin had recorded some solo songs ( including `` Never Back Again '' ) in 1984 in the U.K. , but a solo career never materialized . Idaho 's music is traditionally categorized as slowcore or sadcore . The band has released nine full-length albums , as well as numerous EPs and singles , dating back to 1992 . Idaho became primarily the vehicle of singer-songwriter Martin , who has performed the most recent of Idaho 's albums almost entirely on his own . To this day , he remains the band 's sole songwriter and principal musician . His foreboding four-string tenor guitar playing ( he has had several such guitars custom-made for him ) is a hallmark of most Idaho albums , though later releases rely more heavily on piano . 1998 album Alas featured vocals on a few songs by Melissa Auf der Maur .   Idaho 's sonic stylings range from existentially introspective songs to cathartic screaming , though their music falls in the first category the majority of the time . Their release , The Lone Gunman , often eschews the traditional song structure for more instrumental experimentation .   In December 2008 Idaho contributed their track `` Santa Claus Is Weird '' to an Indiecater Records festive compilation titled An Indiecater Christmas .   Martin has recently done music for U.S. television shows , films , and documentaries .   On January 9 , 2016 , John Berry died in his sleep .

neg: The Animals The Animals are an English rhythm and blues and rock band , formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s . The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964 . The Animals were known for their gritty , bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon , as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No. 1 hit single , `` The House of the Rising Sun '' , as well as by hits such as `` We Got ta Get out of This Place '' , `` It 's My Life '' , `` I 'm Crying '' and `` Do n't Let Me Be Misunderstood '' . The band balanced tough , rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-orientated album material . They were known in the US as part of the British Invasion .   The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management . Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals , the much-changed act moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic and hard rock band with hits like `` San Franciscan Nights '' , `` When I Was Young '' and `` Sky Pilot '' , before disbanding at the end of the decade . Altogether , the group had ten Top Twenty hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 .   The original lineup of Burdon , Alan Price , Chas Chandler , Hilton Valentine and John Steel reunited for a one off benefit concert in their home city of Newcastle in 1968 . They later had brief comebacks in 1975 and 1983 . There have been several partial regroupings of the original era members since then under various names . The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 .

neg: Eric Nicks Eric Nicks is the founder of Alpine Music Group home to R&B sensation Justine Skye . Eric Nicks is a music industry veteran , having been named the Sr. . VP of A&R at Universal Motown . He also founded R&B Live NY , an industry showcase in New York City . Nicks sits on the board of advisors for the Brooklyn Academy of Music . He is often a guest speaker at a variety of colleges , including NYU , Morehouse , and many others . On top of founding Alpine Music Group , Eric also created a bowling app called Side Action Bowling .   Eric Nicks graduated from New York University and began co-managing the sister of his best friend , up and coming rapper , Foxy Brown - ( rapper ) . In ` 96 Nicks received a call from Lyor Cohen and Chris Lighty , offering him an A&R position at Violator ( company ) Records and Management where he would help shape the careers of LL Cool J , Busta Rhymes , and Noreaga among others . After spending 5 years at Violator , Lighty named him President of the records division until he stepped off to start a management company , EVision , with LL Cool J as one of his clients .  He was involved in the platinum releases of Foxy Brown 's Ill NaNa , LL Cool J 's The DEFinition , and Lyfe Jennings ' debut Lyfe 268-192 .  Eric Nicks received a tap from Kevin Liles , former president of Def Jam , for a position as Vice President of A&R at Def Jam . Under Nicks ' tenure at Def Jam , LL dropped his 10th studio album titled `` 10 '' which included LL Cool J 's 1st # 1 single `` Love You Better . '' and 11th studio album `` The Definition '' which included LL 's 2nd # 1 single `` Headsprung '' and 3rd # 1 single `` All I Need '' featuring Jennifer Lopez . In 2003 , Nicks left Def Jam to become Sr. . Vice President of A&R at Sony Records where he A&R 'd Lyfe Jennings Platinum debut album `` 268-192 '' . He went on to become Sr. . VP of A&R at Universal Motown Records in 2006 .   In 2007 , Eric Nicks created R&B Live New York . Since its inception , R&B Live has hosted artists such as Fantasia , Ne-Yo , Trey Songz , Brian McKnight and many more . The star-studded room has included Kevin Liles , Jay-Z , Denzel Washington , Terrence Howard and many other celebrities and industry executives .   2008 marked the conception of Brookland Entertainment , Eric Nicks ' own record label company formed in conjunction with the Trackmasters . Brookland Entertainment was home to the hit single `` Download '' by Lil ' Kim ft. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson and dancehall artist Beenie Man .   In 2010 Eric Nicks founded Alpine Music Group , which includes a self owned management company , a joint venture publishing company with Sony/ATV and a Record Label under Atlantic Records which houses upcoming sensation Justine Skye . In 2010 Eric also founded Alpine Music Publishing which houses records from Justine Bieber `` U Smile '' , One Direction `` Got ta Be you '' , Justine Skye `` Collide '' and many more .   A&R Discography

neg: The History of Eric Clapton The History of Eric Clapton is a compilation double LP , released in 1972 by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom , and Atco Records in the United States . It features Eric Clapton performing in various bands between 1964 and 1970 , including The Yardbirds , Cream , Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos .   The compilation is notable for helping both Clapton 's career when he was battling a severe heroin addiction and making Clapton 's magnum opus , `` Layla '' , famous . It is also notable for being the first compilation in rock music to collect music of a single rock musician that spans time , bands , music styles and record labels .   The album cover picture was taken at George Harrison 's Concert for Bangladesh while Clapton was playing `` While My Guitar Gently Weeps '' on a Gibson Byrdland hollow-body guitar .

neg: Desolation Angels (album) Desolation Angels is the fifth studio album by hard rock band Bad Company . The album was released on March 17 , 1979 . Paul Rodgers revealed on In the Studio with Redbeard ( which devoted an episode to Desolation Angels ) that the album 's title came from the novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac .   Desolation Angels was recorded at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey , England in late 1978 . It is considered the last strong album by Bad Company , With the original lineup mostly because it contains their last major hit , `` Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy , '' written by Paul Rodgers and inspired by a guitar synthesizer riff that Rodgers had come up with .   `` Gone , Gone , Gone '' , written by bassist Boz Burrell , also received substantial airplay on rock stations . It was the first of only three songs he ever wrote for the band , but is widely revered as one of the band 's finest compositions . The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard album charts in 1979 and went Platinum in 1979 and Double Platinum subsequently .   A cover version of `` Oh , Atlanta '' , written by Mick Ralphs , was recorded by Alison Krauss and appears on her 1995 album Now That I 've Found You : A Collection . The original version was used in the open to The Nashville Network 's 1993 broadcast of the Motorcraft 500 when ABC ( which originally had the broadcast ) could not find time to air the race , postponed six days by a snowstorm in the Atlanta Motor Speedway .   The album was remastered and re-released in 1994 .

neg: River Songs River Songs is the third full length studio album by American band The Badlees . It was released on their independent label , Rite-Off Records , in February 1995 and sold over 10,000 units before being picked up by the national label Polydor/Atlas after the band signed with that label later in 1995 . The album was re-released nationally with no further production enhancement in October 1995 and went on the spawn three national hits - `` Fear of Falling '' , `` Angeline Is Coming Home '' , and `` Gwendolyn '' .

neg: Folk rock Folk rock is a music genre combining elements of folk music and rock music . In its earliest and narrowest sense , the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the United Kingdom around the mid-1960s . The genre was pioneered by the Los Angeles band the Byrds , who began playing traditional folk music and songs by Bob Dylan with rock instrumentation . The term `` folk rock '' was coined by the U.S. music press to describe the Byrds ' music in June 1965 , the month in which the band 's debut album was issued .   The release of the Byrds ' 1965 cover version of Dylan 's `` Mr. Tambourine Man '' and its subsequent commercial success , along with Dylan 's own recordings with rock instrumentation -- on the albums Bringing It All Back Home ( 1965 ) , Highway 61 Revisited ( 1965 ) , and Blonde on Blonde ( 1966 ) -- initiated an explosion of folk rock groups the mid-1960s . Dylan 's appearance at the Newport Folk Festival on 25 July 1965 , with an electric band backing him , was also a pivotal moment in the development of the genre .   A distinct , eclectic style of electric folk was created in Britain and Europe in the late 1960s by Pentangle , Fairport Convention and Alan Stivell . Inspired by British psychedelic folk and the North American style of folk rock , Pentangle , Fairport , and other related bands began to incorporate elements of traditional British folk music into their repertoire . Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings formed Steeleye Span with traditionalist folk musicians who wished to incorporate overt rock elements into their music , and this led to other variants , including the overtly English folk rock of the Albion Band ( also featuring Hutchings ) and the more prolific current of Celtic rock .   In a broader sense , folk rock includes later similarly inspired musical genres and movements in the English-speaking world .

neg: Live in Seattle 2002 Live in Seattle 2002 is a live album by Eric Burdon and his current band called `` The New Animals '' . While Burdon had no new studio album released , he performed hits from the sixties . On `` Spill the Wine '' they were joined by Lee Oskar on harmonica .

neg: The Unintended The Unintended is a Canadian indie supergroup , consisting of Dallas Good , Travis Good , Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky of The Sadies , Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo and Rick White of Eric 's Trip and Elevator .   The band released a self-titled album in 2004 . `` The Unintended '' was recorded by Ian Osborn on Keelor 's farm . It was mastered by Osborn at the Peterborough Arts Umbrella .   In 2006 , they released four Gordon Lightfoot covers on the split album Constantines Play Young/Unintended Play Lightfoot . The band 's name itself comes from a lyric in Lightfoot 's `` Go-Go Around . ''

neg: A Minor Forest A Minor Forest was a San Francisco-based math rock band in the 1990s . The band formed after Andee Connors left his home in San Diego to start a career in music in the San Francisco Bay Area . In 1992 he met bassist John Trevor Benson and guitarist Erik Hoversten , forming the band . They were musically related to the Louisville scene of post rock groups like Slint and had personal connections to the San Diego scene of Three Mile Pilot and related bands . Their songs had pop music , progressive rock , and punk rock influences and featured changing time signatures , sudden dynamic changes , silent pauses , unintelligible screaming , catchy , repeating melodic passages and absurd , in-joke titles . Their slogan was `` A Minor Forest Supports the Destruction of Mankind . '' They formed in San Francisco in 1992 and , in addition to other smaller releases , put out three albums : Flemish Altruism ( 1996 ) and Inindependence ( 1998 ) on Chicago label Thrill Jockey Records , and So , Were They in Some Sort of Fight ? ( 1999 ) , a career-spanning compilation on My Pal God records . On November 9 , 2013 they played for the first time in 15 years at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco . Until that show , their previous show was held on November 1 , 1998 at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco .

neg: Clapton (1973 album) Clapton is a 1973 compilation album of Eric Clapton 's early solo work . It was the second of two such compilations that Polydor Records would issue ; the first , Eric Clapton at His Best , was released in late 1972 .   Although available in other territories as well , Clapton was largely released to address the North American market , in order for Polydor to leverage Clapton 's back catalog as , prior to 1972 , Polydor had licensed Clapton 's recordings to Atco/Atlantic Records for North American distribution . Now out of print , Clapton , available during the years 1973-76 , is one of the rarer titles in Clapton 's catalog .   The album contains songs from Clapton 's eponymous 1970 album , and from the lone studio album by Clapton 's 1970-71 band Derek and the Dominos , Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs ( 1970 ) .

neg: Eric Hall Eric Hall ( b. 14 January , 1947 ) is a former show business and football agent famous for his flamboyant public persona , outlandish fashion sense and catchphrase `` Monster , monster ... '' .   After an early career as a singer ( he sang backing vocals for Tiny Tim ) and actor , he became a publicist for EMI Records in the 1970s . He arranged the Sex Pistols ' notorious , expletive-filled appearance on the Today show in 1976 . Hall grew up in the East End of London and was a friend of Marc Bolan . He had been with Bolan on the night of his death in 1977 .   In 1986 a chance meeting with Steve Perryman led to him becoming a football agent and he built up a roster of clients who included Leon Cort , Robbie Savage , Tim Sherwood , John Scales , Neil Ruddock , Terry Venables , Paul Walsh and Dennis Wise .   In 1997 he had a health scare when he contracted E.coli poisoning and Septicaemia but he went on to make a full recovery .   Since February 2014 Eric has presented `` Eric Hall 's Sports Saturday '' on Essex station Phoenix FM , playing golden oldies and featuring live scores , sporting and celebrity interviews .

neg: Legs Diamond (band) Legs Diamond is an American rock band that has often been called `` The American Deep Purple '' . They formed in Los Angeles , California starting with Michael `` Diamond '' Gargano ( bass ) and Jeff Poole ( drums ) . The group released their self-titled debut album for Mercury Records in 1977 . The original band broke up in 1980 after three popular albums , but reformed in 1984 after their original albums had begun to acquire a cult following .   The new lineup released several more albums and continued to perform throughout the 1990s and 2000s . In 2005 , original frontman Rick Sanford was replaced by ex-Montrose and Wild Horses vocalist John Levesque , and the band released their latest album , `` Diamonds Are Forever '' , in 2006 . Original members include Roger Romeo ( guitar ) , Michael Prince ( keyboards/rhythm guitar ) , and Jeff Poole ( percussion ) . The band still does the occasional gig in the Los Angeles area and at least once a year in San Antonio , TX where they are still hugely popular , the result of being a favorite of influential disc jockey Joe `` the Godfather '' Anthony ( 1940-1992 ) .   Keyboardist Michael Prince is active in studio recording , in Los Angeles , working with some better known R+B and Pop Acts , including Beyoncé , Chris Brown , Usher , Los Lobos and Michael Jackson .   Guitarist Roger Romeo is also currently working in a new band called the Funkin Maniacs . Power drummer Jon Hyde ( Detective ) and NS Stick and bassist Gary Jibilian round out the trio . They are recording a new CD slated for release early 2012 .   As of 2011 , the band was working on their 12th CD due to be available within the year .

neg: Long Beach Shortbus Long Beach Shortbus was a reggae-influenced punk band from Long Beach , California . The band consists of four regular members : RAS-1 ( lead vocals and guitar ) , Trey Pangborn ( guitar ) , Eric Wilson ( bass guitar ) and Damion Ramirez ( drums ) . Shortbus originated as a side project of RAS-1 and Eric Wilson , eventually taking shape after the Long Beach Dub Allstars disbanded in 2002 .   The band is something of a Supergroup : Eric Wilson from Sublime and Long Beach Dub Allstars , RAS-1 also from Long Beach Dub Allstars , Trey Pangborn from the Falling Idols and Bargain Music and Damion Ramirez from Capitol Eye . The latter two bands , albeit not as well known , were quintessential Long Beach bands that helped influence the sound of Long Beach Shortbus today .   Their first CD was a self-titled EP and featured their hit `` California Grace . '' Their second CD was entitled Flying Ship of Fantasy , featuring tracks from their first album . `` California Grace '' is also available on the soundtrack to the MTV reality series Laguna Beach . On October 7 , 2007 , it was announced that the band would be parting ways . Their final show took place at the Haunted Ball And Chain festival in San Diego , CA , on November 2 and 3 . Eric Wilson is now in Sublime with Rome , a new incarnation of Sublime which chiefly performs songs by that band and features Rome Ramirez filling in for their late singer/guitarist Bradley Nowell .


query: James Mangold is the director of a 2017 American superhero movie.

pos: James Mangold James Mangold ( born December 16 , 1963 ) is an American film and television director , screenwriter and producer . Films he has directed include Walk the Line , which he also co-wrote ; The Wolverine ; Logan ; Cop Land ; Girl , Interrupted ; Knight and Day ; and the 2007 remake 3:10 to Yuma . He also produced and directed pilots for the television series Men in Trees ( which ran from 2006 to 2008 ) NYC 22 ( 2011 -- 2012 ) and Vegas ( 2012 -- 2013 ) .

pos: Logan (film) Logan is a 2017 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine , produced by Marvel Entertainment , TSG Entertainment , and The Donners ' Company , and distributed by 20th Century Fox . It is the tenth installment in the X-Men film series , as well as the third and final Wolverine solo film following X-Men Origins : Wolverine ( 2009 ) and The Wolverine ( 2013 ) , as well serving as a reboot to the franchise and being set in its own universe . The film takes inspiration from `` Old Man Logan '' by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven , which follows an aged Wolverine undertaking a final adventure in a dystopian future .   The film is directed by James Mangold , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Frank and Michael Green , from a story by Mangold . Hugh Jackman stars as Logan in his final portrayal of the character after having played the role for 17 years , with Patrick Stewart co-starring as Charles Xavier . Richard E. Grant , Boyd Holbrook , Stephen Merchant , Dafne Keen ( in her first film role ) , Eriq La Salle , Elise Neal and Elizabeth Rodriguez are all featured in supporting roles . Principal photography began in Louisiana on May 2 , 2016 and ended on August 19 , 2016 in New Mexico . The locations used for Logan were mainly Louisiana , New Mexico and Mississippi .   Logan premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival on February 17 , 2017 , and was theatrically released in the United States on March 3 , 2017 , in standard and IMAX formats . It received praise from critics and audiences , becoming the best-reviewed film in the X-Men film series and being considered by many as one of the best superhero films of all time , and has grossed $ 607 million worldwide against its $ 97 million budget , making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2017 .

neg: The Extendables The Extendables ( also known as Action Hero ) is a 2014 American parody film directed by Brian Thompson . The film is a parody of The Expendables and similar action movies . The director , Brian Thompson said it contained actual events he had witnessed . The film was released on iTunes .

neg: Kingsman: The Golden Circle Kingsman : The Golden Circle is an upcoming 2017 British-American action spy comedy-drama film directed by Matthew Vaughn , and is the sequel to 2015 film Kingsman : The Secret Service . The series is based on the comic book The Secret Service , created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar . The film stars Colin Firth , Julianne Moore , Taron Egerton , Mark Strong , Halle Berry , Elton John , Channing Tatum and Jeff Bridges , and is scheduled to be released on 22 September 2017 .

neg: Precious Cargo (film) Precious Cargo is a 2016 Canadian action film directed by Max Adams , co-written by Adams and Paul V. Seetachitt , and starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Bruce Willis , alongside a supporting cast featuring Claire Forlani , John Brotherton , Lydia Hull , and Daniel Bernhardt . The film was released on April 22 , 2016 , by Lionsgate Premiere .

neg: First Kill (2017 film) First Kill is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Steven C. Miller and written by Nick Gordon . The film stars Bruce Willis and Hayden Christensen .

neg: The Atoning The Atoning is a 2017 American supernatural horror independent film . It was written and directed by Michael Williams , his second feature film following 2014 's OzLand and his first horror film .

neg: Lethal Weapon (franchise) Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action comedy franchise created by Shane Black that focuses on two Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) detectives , Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh . The franchise consists of four films released during the 1980s and 1990s , as well as a television series in 2016 . All four films in the series were directed by Richard Donner and also share many of the same core cast members , while the television series recast the main roles with younger actors instead .

neg: Iron Man: Rise of Technovore is a direct-to-video anime film by Madhouse that follows up on the Marvel Anime series . It is directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki , an anime director best known for works like Shigurui : Death Frenzy and Texhnolyze , and based on a story written by Brandon Auman . Matthew Mercer and Norman Reedus voiced Tony Stark and Punisher respectively .

neg: Batwing (Marvel Comics) Batwing ( James `` Jimmy '' Santini ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .

neg: Masterpiece (2017 Film) MasterPiece is an Indian Malayalam cinema film Directed by Ajai Vasudev . It is a mass thriller movie . It is the second time Mammootty and Ajai Vasudev joins . It is there second venture after RajadhiRaja . Mammootty is appearing as a college professor in this movie and is a strict professor . The main location of the movie is Kollam . The movie is scripted by Udayakrishna after Pulimurugan . The shooting has started on 17 April 2017 . Stunts are choreographed by Stunt Silva and Anal Arasu

neg: The Hitman's Bodyguard The Hitman 's Bodyguard is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Tom O'Connor . The film stars Ryan Reynolds , Samuel L. Jackson , Gary Oldman , Élodie Yung and Salma Hayek .   The plot follows a bodyguard who is hired to protect a hitman who has to testify at the International Court of Justice . It is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 18 , 2017 .

neg: The New Avengers (comics) The New Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The title has been used for four American comic book series . The first two were written by Brian Michael Bendis and depicted a version of Marvel 's premiere superhero team , the Avengers . The third was written by Jonathan Hickman and depicted a group of characters called the Illuminati ( formerly introduced in New Avengers Vol . 1 # 7 -LSB- July 2005 -RSB- ) . The fourth is written by Al Ewing and depicts the former scientific terrorist group A.I.M. , reformed as `` Avengers Idea Mechanics '' , whose field team has appropriated the name `` New Avengers '' for itself .

neg: Batman: Year One (film) Batman : Year One is a 2011 animated superhero film , based on the four-issue story arc of the same name printed in 1987 . It premiered at Comic-Con on July 22 and was officially released October 18 , 2011 . The film was directed by Lauren Montgomery and Sam Liu . It is the 12th film released under the DC Universe Animated Original Movies banner , and was released on DVD , Blu-ray , and Digital copy .

neg: Slither (2006 film) Slither is a 2006 American science fiction-comedy horror film written and directed by James Gunn in his directoral debut , and starring Nathan Fillion , Elizabeth Banks , Gregg Henry , and Michael Rooker . The film was produced by Paul Brooks and Eric Newman . The film has similar themes and concepts as the 1986 B-movie Night of the Creeps .   Slither was a box office bomb , but received generally positive reviews from critics and has since become a cult film .

neg: This Is the End This Is the End is a 2013 American disaster comedy film directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and stars Rogen , James Franco , Jonah Hill , Jay Baruchel , Danny McBride , Craig Robinson , Michael Cera and Emma Watson . The story features real life actors playing fictionalized versions of themselves in the aftermath of a global biblical apocalypse . The film premiered at the Fox Village Theater on June 3 , 2013 and was released in the United States on June 14 , 2013 by Columbia Pictures , before being re-released on September 6 , 2013 . The film grossed $ 126 million on a $ 32 million budget . The film makes references to the past movies of the cast , including Spider-Man , Million Dollar Baby , Forrest Gump , Superbad , Pineapple Express , Moneyball , Your Highness , The Green Hornet , 127 Hours and the Harry Potter film series .

neg: Allied (film) Allied is a 2016 romantic thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Steven Knight . It stars Brad Pitt as a Canadian intelligence officer and Marion Cotillard as a French Resistance fighter and collaborator , who fall in love during a mission in Casablanca . Jared Harris , Simon McBurney and Lizzy Caplan also star .   Principal photography began in February 2016 in London . The film was released in the United States on November 23 , 2016 by Paramount Pictures , receiving mixed reviews from critics , although Pitt and particularly Cotillard 's performances were praised , and grossed $ 119 million worldwide . It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design .

neg: Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics) Captain Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Most of these versions exist in Marvel 's main shared universe , known as the Marvel Universe .

neg: Mother! Mother ! ( stylized as mother ! ) is an upcoming American black comedy psychological thriller film , written and directed by Darren Aronofsky . It stars Jennifer Lawrence , Javier Bardem , Michelle Pfeiffer , Domhnall Gleeson , Ed Harris and Kristen Wiig . Paramount Pictures plans to release the film on October 13 , 2017 .

neg: Sleight Sleight is a 2016 American drama film about a street magician in Los Angeles . The film is directed by J.D. Dillard , written by Dillard and Alex Theurer and stars Jacob Latimore , Seychelle Gabriel , Dulé Hill , Storm Reid , Sasheer Zamata and Michael Villar . The film was released on April 28 , 2017 , by WWE Studios and BH Tilt . The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $ 3 million worldwide , against its $ 250,000 budget .

neg: Baby Driver Baby Driver is a 2017 British -- American action comedy film written and directed by Edgar Wright , and starring Ansel Elgort , Kevin Spacey , Lily James , Jon Bernthal , Eiza González , Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx . The film follows a young getaway driver ( played by Elgort ) who is reluctantly coerced to work for a veteran kingpin ( played by Spacey ) at `` one last job '' in exchange to start a better life .   The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11 , 2017 and is scheduled to be released theatrically on June 28 , 2017 , by TriStar Pictures .

neg: Doga Film Project Doga , a famous Indian Superhero appearing in Raj Comics is about to come on bollywood screens . Film  director Anurag Kashyap has recently expressed his interest in making such a movie , that will be the first Indian comic book superhero series which will have  a big screen adaptation . Kashyap , had previously stated that he wanted to make a film on Doga . Currently the project is in starting process but it has been stated that the ground work will be started very soon . His production company phantom Films and Sony International will take care of the project . Madhu Mantena of Phantom films has recently said that she is happy to back Anurag 's vision of Doga for the film . It has been said that Anurag and Madhu will be working closely with Sanjay Gupta and Manish Gupta of Raj Comics for this project .   Internationally the success of Marvel movies such as Iron Man and The Avengers have made this one of the most lucrative genres of film making .


query: Ted Bundy was charged with killing.

pos: Ted Bundy Theodore Robert Bundy ( born Theodore Robert Cowell ; November 24 , 1946 -- January 24 , 1989 ) was an American serial killer , kidnapper , rapist , burglar , and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s , and possibly earlier . Shortly before his execution -- after more than a decade of denials -- he confessed to 30 homicides committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978 . The true victim count remains unknown , and could be much higher .   Bundy was regarded by many of his young female victims as handsome and charismatic , traits that he exploited to win their trust . He typically approached them in public places , feigning injury or disability , or impersonating an authority figure , before overpowering and assaulting them at more secluded locations . He sometimes revisited his secondary crime scenes for hours at a time , grooming and performing sexual acts with the decomposing corpses until putrefaction and destruction by wild animals made further interaction impossible . He decapitated at least 12 of his victims , and kept some of the severed heads in his apartment for a period of time as mementos . On a few occasions , he simply broke into dwellings at night and bludgeoned his victims as they slept .   Initially incarcerated in Utah in 1975 for aggravated kidnapping and attempted criminal assault , Bundy became a suspect in a progressively longer list of unsolved homicides in multiple states . Facing murder charges in Colorado , he engineered two dramatic escapes and committed further assaults , including three murders , before his ultimate recapture in Florida in 1978 . He received three death sentences in two separate trials for the Florida homicides .   Bundy died in the electric chair at Raiford Prison in Starke , Florida , on January 24 , 1989 . Biographer Ann Rule described him as `` a sadistic sociopath who took pleasure from another human 's pain and the control he had over his victims , to the point of death , and even after '' . He once called himself `` the most cold-hearted son of a bitch you 'll ever meet '' . Attorney Polly Nelson , a member of his last defense team , agreed : `` Ted '' , she wrote , `` was the very definition of heartless evil . ''

neg: Murder of Ryan Skipper Ryan Keith Skipper ( April 28 , 1981 -- March 14 , 2007 ) was an American man from Polk County , Florida who was murdered on March 14 , 2007 in what authorities declared a hate crime . Skipper 's body was discovered on March 15 along a roadside in Wahneta , Florida . Two men were arrested in connection with the crime : William David Brown Jr. , and Joseph Bearden , 20 and 21 years old at the time of the incident , respectively . The men were charged with first-degree murder and robbery .   Bearden was convicted of second degree murder in addition to four additional counts on February 27 , 2009 . He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder charge , two 15-year terms and two five-year terms , all to be served concurrently , on the remaining four charges . On April 16 , 2015 , however , the Florida Supreme Court quashed the District Court 's opinion and granted Bearden a new trial based on incorrect evidentiary rulings regarding a potential third-party confession .   Brown claimed he killed Skipper in retaliation for unwanted sexual advances . He was found guilty by a Polk County jury and sentenced to life in prison without parole .

neg: Tom Bundy Thomas Clark Bundy ( October 8 , 1881 -- October 13 , 1945 ) was a tennis player from the Los Angeles , California , United States .

neg: Heriberto Seda Heriberto `` Eddie '' Seda ( born July 31 , 1967 ) is an American serial killer who struck New York City from 1990 to 1993 . Before being caught on June 18 , 1996 , Seda killed three people and wounded five others ( four critically ) . Seda is believed to have admired San Francisco 's Zodiac Killer for avoiding capture . Police described Seda , a Brooklyn resident , as a recluse obsessed with guns and the Bible . Seda was formally charged in the case on June 21 , 1996 , convicted in 1998 , and sentenced to 232 years imprisonment .

neg: Christopher Simcox Christopher Simcox ( 10 December 1909 -- 1981 ) was an English double murderer , notable and perhaps unique in being twice sentenced to death , and twice reprieved .   Simcox , a maintenance fitter by trade , lived in Smethwick in the West Midlands of England . He was divorced by his first wife for cruelty .   Simcox murdered his second wife in 1948 , and was sentenced to death at Stafford Assizes . However , in April 1948 the House of Commons had passed Sydney Silverman 's amendment to the then current Criminal Justice Bill to suspend capital punishment for murder for five years . The House of Lords overturned the amendment later in the year , but in the intervening period the Home Secretary , James Chuter Ede had announced that he would reprieve all condemned prisoners until the law was settled . Between March and October 1948 26 persons , including Simcox , were thereby reprieved . Simcox served 10 years in jail , before being released on licence .   He was married , for the third time , in 1962 to Ruby Irene . In 1963 he threatened his wife with an air-pistol , but was put on probation . His wife subsequently left him , with the help of relatives . On 11 November 1963 Simcox , armed with a rifle , went in search of his wife . He shot her sister , Mrs Hilda Payton , fatally through the head , before pursuing his wife to her brother 's house . There he shot them both , but they survived . Simcox then turned the gun on himself , shooting himself twice through the body , but he also survived .   In February 1964 Simcox was again tried at Stafford Assizes , and sentenced to death by Mr Justice Finnemore . The Homicide Act 1957 had restricted capital murder to a limited class of crimes , including murder with a firearm , and a second murder committed on a different occasion from the first . Simcox was eligible to be hanged on both grounds .   The wording of Simcox 's sentences of death was slightly different on the two occasions . In 1948 he was sentenced `` to be hanged by the neck until you are dead '' , while in 1964 he was sentenced `` to suffer death in the manner authorised by law '' . This change in language was provided in the 1957 Act ; the old language was considered anachronistic , as since the 1870s Britain had employed the `` long-drop '' method of hanging , which was held to cause near-instantaneous death .   Simcox 's date of execution was set for Tuesday 17 March 1964 at Winson Green Prison , Birmingham . However , his lawyers petitioned the Home Secretary , Henry Brooke , on the grounds that Simcox was still severely injured from his self-inflicted wounds , could not walk , and would probably have to be hanged in a wheelchair . There was no precedent for postponing an execution until a prisoner was fit enough to be hanged , and there was a history of reprieving prisoners whose executions might result in an unseemly spectacle owing to existing injuries or infirmity . On 14 March 1964 Brooke announced that Simcox had been reprieved , the sentence of death automatically being replaced by life imprisonment ; at that time there was no provision for attaching special conditions to such a sentence , meaning that one day Simcox might be released again , albeit on licence .   Five months later , the last-ever hangings in Britain took place , and in 1965 the death penalty was , in practice , abolished for murder .   In 1969 Simcox 's wife divorced him , and the civil judge in that case took the unusual step of recommending that Simcox never be released .   Simcox died in Portsmouth in early 1981 , aged 71 . It is currently not known whether he was still a prisoner at the time of his death .

neg: James Edward Pough James Edward `` Pop '' Pough ( February 16 , 1948 -- June 18 , 1990 ) was an American spree killer , who , on June 18 , 1990 , killed nine people and wounded four others in a General Motors Acceptance Corporation car loan office in Jacksonville , Florida , before committing suicide . The day before , he had already killed a prostitute and her pimp , wounded two teenagers , and robbed a convenience store .   The shooting at the GMAC office was the worst single-day massacre by a lone gunman in Florida history , surpassing the murder of eight machine shop employees in Hialeah by Carl Robert Brown on August 20 , 1982 . It was surpassed on June 12 , 2016 by the murder of 50 people in the massacre at the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando .

neg: David Martin Long David Martin Long ( July 15 , 1953 -- December 8 , 1999 ) was an American murderer . He was arrested after the 1986 hatchet killings of three women in Lancaster , Texas , and was convicted of murder and sentenced to the death penalty . Long was never tried for any other murders , but he also confessed to killing a gas station attendant in a 1978 beating in San Bernardino , California , and killing a former boss in a 1983 fire in Bay City , Texas .   While on death row , Long confessed to setting a fire that killed two women in 1986 . Ernest Willis was already on death row for the crime . Long 's confession was ultimately found to lack credibility , but it sparked new interest in the case , and when arson investigators re-examined the case , they felt that an electrical issue most likely caused the fire . Willis was released from prison in 2004 , having spent 17 years on death row .   Two days before Long was scheduled to be executed , he took an overdose of prescription drugs and was hospitalized in Galveston , Texas . Officials in Texas refused to delay the execution . Initially placed on a ventilator , Long improved significantly by the next day . He was placed on a medically supervised flight back to Huntsville on the day of his scheduled execution so that he could be executed as scheduled .

neg: Johannes Kunze Wilhelm Reinhold Johannes Kunze ( March 5 , 1904 -- November 4 , 1943 ) was a German World War II prisoner of war ( POW ) held at Camp Tonkawa , Oklahoma . He was a Gefreiter in the Afrika Korps . Following a trial before a kangaroo court on November 4 , 1943 , he was beaten to death by fellow POWs for being a traitor . There was very strong evidence that Kunze had indeed been spying for the Americans . The unmasking of Kunze happened by accident : he had been in the habit of passing notes to the American doctor at the camp during sick call . These notes contained useful information regarding the activities of various POWs in the camp , some of whom were loyal Nazis . One day a new American doctor was on duty who did not know about Kunze 's role as spy and who could not speak German . When Kunze handed over his note , the American doctor accidentally blew Kunze 's cover by sending it back via another POW , who read the incriminating note and quickly realised that Kunze was a spy . News of this discovery spread quickly and soon afterwards Kunze was killed inside the camp by his fellow POWs . He is buried in the Fort Reno prisoner of war cemetery .   Five German POWs were charged with Kunze 's murder :   Walter Beyer  Berthold Seidel  Hans Demme  Hans Schomer  Willi Scholz   The case was prosecuted by Leon Jaworski , later to become famous as the special prosecutor in the Watergate case . The trial took place at Camp Gruber near Muskogee . All five defendants were found guilty , and subsequently executed by hanging at the United States Disciplinary Barracks , Fort Leavenworth , Kansas on 10 July 1945 . Their executions were delayed until after the end of the war in Europe due to the fear of reprisals against Allied prisoners held by Germany . Afterwards , the bodies of the executed men were buried in Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery .   The death of Johannes Kunze is the subject of these nonfiction accounts : Vincent S. Green 's Extreme Justice , and Wilma Parnell 's Killing of Corporal Kunze .

neg: Ronald Gene Simmons Ronald Gene Simmons , Sr. , ( July 15 , 1940 -- June 25 , 1990 ) was an American spree killer , who killed 16 people over a week-long period in Arkansas in 1987 . A retired military serviceman , Simmons murdered fourteen members of his family , including a daughter he had sexually abused and the child he had fathered with her , a former co-worker , and a stranger , and wounded four others .   Simmons was sentenced to death sixteen times , and after refusing to appeal his sentence , was executed by Arkansas in 1990 .

neg: Ronald Ryan Ronald Joseph Ryan ( 21 February 1925 -- 3 February 1967 ) was the last person to be legally executed in Australia . Ryan was found guilty of shooting and killing warder George Hodson during an escape from Pentridge Prison , Victoria , in 1965 . Ryan 's hanging was met with some of the largest public protests in the history of Australia and led to the end of capital punishment . The death penalty was abolished in 1985 .

neg: Murder of Larry King Lawrence `` Larry '' Fobes King ( January 13 , 1993 -- February 13 , 2008 ) was a 15-year-old gay student at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard , California . He was shot twice by a fellow student , 14-year-old Brandon McInerney , and kept on life support until he died two days later .   Newsweek described the shooting as `` the most prominent gay-bias crime since the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard '' , bringing attention to issues of gun violence as well as gender expression and sexual identity of teenagers .   Following many delays and a change of venue , McInerney 's first trial began on July 5 , 2011 , in the Los Angeles district of Chatsworth . That trial ended on September 1 , 2011 when Judge Charles Campbell declared a mistrial because the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict . Prosecutors decided to try McInerney again , but dropped the hate crime charge .   On November 21 , 2011 , McInerney avoided the scheduled retrial by pleading guilty to second degree murder , voluntary manslaughter and use of a gun . The plea carries a sentence of 21 years imprisonment without chance of parole .

neg: Death row Death row is a special section of a prison in the United States that houses inmates who are awaiting execution after being sentenced to death for the conviction of a capital crime . The US is the only Western country that still applies the death penalty for capital crimes . Thirty-one of its 50 states and the federal government authorize this penalty . But by 2016 , sixteen of these states and the federal government had a formal or `` de facto '' moratorium , due in large part to questions about the death penalty itself or the use of lethal injection as a method of execution .   `` Death row '' is a term also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution ( `` being on death row '' ) , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists . After a person is found guilty of a capital offense , the judge will give the jury the option of imposing a death sentence or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole ( LWOP ) . It is up to a jury to decide whether to give the death sentence ; this usually has to be a unanimous decision . If sentenced to death , a convict will remain on death row during appeal and habeas corpus procedures , which can take years . Since 1973 and later , with an increasing number of persons being freed since 1993 , some 157 persons as of January 2017 have been exonerated on appeal and released from death row . Wrongful convictions have been proven based on DNA evidence , informants retracting testimony or being proven false , prosecutorial misconduct , racial bias in jury selection , and other constitutional issues .

neg: Capital punishment in Utah Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Utah . Aggravated murder is the only crime subject to the penalty of death under Utah law . Lethal injection is the state 's execution method of choice ; however , the firing squad is also available in certain circumstances . As of May 8 , 2011 , nine people are under a sentence of death in the state . Since 1850 , 51 individuals have been executed in Utah . It was the first state to resume executions after the 1967-1976 national moratorium on capital punishment .

neg: Murder of Olive Balchin Olive Balchin ( c. 1906 -- 20 October 1946 ) was a British murder victim whose body was found near a bomb site in Manchester , England . The murder weapon , a bloodstained hammer , was found nearby . After a lengthy investigation , police were given a description of a man who purchased a hammer from a local shopkeeper , which was similar to the description that eyewitnesses provided of a man last seen in the company of Balchin on the night of her murder . Based on this information , police questioned Walter Graham Rowland , a man who had been convicted in 1934 of murdering his two-year-old child . His death sentence for that crime had been commuted after serving eight years , due to the onset of World War II and the need for able-bodied men .   A forensic examination of Rowland 's clothes showed bloodstains matching Balchin 's blood type as well as dust particles and plant debris traced to the bomb site . Police arrested Rowland for her murder , and he was convicted and held at Strangeways Prison .   While Rowland was in prison awaiting execution , a prisoner at Walton Jail in Liverpool , David J. Ware , made unprompted three confessions to the crime - first in writing to the governor of the prison , then to police , and finally to Rowland 's lawyer . The confession was quickly followed by a retraction wherein Ware admitted to confessing because he wanted to appear `` swank , '' and said that he had obtained details of the murder from newspapers he read in prison . There were also questions as to Ware 's mental state , as he had been discharged from the British Army in 1943 after a diagnosis of manic depressive psychosis . Additionally , unlike Rowland , there was no forensic evidence found that tied Ware to the murder scene .   Despite the retraction , Rowland 's lawyer argued for his conviction to be overturned on appeal because of Ware 's confession . The motion failed and Rowland was hanged on 27 February 1947 . A Home Office inquiry determined that Ware had made a false confession , and therefore found no impropriety with regards to the conviction .   In 1951 , Ware attacked a woman with a hammer , and was found guilty of attempted murder . He was deemed not criminally responsible due to insanity and was committed to Broadmoor Hospital . This attack , coupled with his prior confession to the Balchin murder , led some in Britain to believe that Rowland had been falsely convicted and was the victim of a miscarriage of justice . The matter is still occasionally raised in debates about the death penalty and wrongful convictions in Britain .

neg: Hank Skinner Henry Watkins `` Hank '' Skinner ( born April 4 , 1962 ) is a death row inmate in Texas . In 1995 , he was convicted of bludgeoning to death his live-in girlfriend , Twila Busby , and stabbing to death her two adult sons , Randy Busby and Elwin Caler . On March 24 , 2010 , only twenty minutes before his scheduled execution ( second execution date ) , the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of execution to consider the question of whether Skinner could request testing of DNA his attorney chose not to have tested at his original trial in 1994 . A third execution date for November 9 , 2011 , was also ultimately stayed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on November 7 , 2011 .   The Supreme Court issued on March 6 , 2011 , an opinion holding that Skinner may sue under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ( See Civil Rights Act of 1871 ) claiming that Texas ' rules for seeking post-conviction DNA testing upon which the judges rely are too narrow or restrictive . The ruling did not specifically grant Skinner the DNA testing he had been seeking , but on June 1 , 2012 , the Texas attorney general 's office finally agreed to the analysis of the evidence required by the defense .   On November 14 , 2012 , the Texas Attorney General 's office released an advisory to the Gray County state district court that convicted Skinner advising the court that the DNA testing further implicated Skinner in the Busby family murders . Among the findings : Skinner 's blood was found in numerous places in the back bedroom where Busby 's two sons were murdered . Skinner 's DNA was also found on the handle of a bloody knife , but along with DNA from one of the sons and an `` unknown contributor '' . Skinner 's attorney , Rob Owen , has requested additional DNA testing to identify DNA from an `` unknown contributor '' on the knife and in the back bedroom . Additionally , the state lost a jacket Skinner claims belonged to Robert Donnell -- who Skinner claims is the real killer .   On August 29 , 2013 , a private Virginia laboratory published the results of tests conducted on four hairs found in the hand of the slain woman , Twila Busby -- and three of them show a family link with the three victims , but do not belong to them , with only one of them belonging to Skinner . These results could incriminate Robert Donnell , a deceased maternal uncle who had threatened Twila Busby shortly before the murders . These findings have not yet been assessed by judicial authorities .   On February 3 and 4 , 2014 an evidentiary hearing took place in Pampa , Texas . `` Prosecutors argued that the tests only confirmed Skinner 's guilt , while lawyers for the 51-year-old defendant said the results raised enough questions about the identity of the perpetrator that a jury would not have condemned him to death . ''  In July 2014 , Judge Steven Emmert issued a ruling saying that `` it was ` reasonably probable ' Skinner would have still been convicted of a triple murder even if recently conducted DNA evidence had been available at his 1995 trial '' . The Attorneys for Skinner said they would appeal the decision to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals .

neg: Pohl trial The Pohl trial against the Nazi German administration of the `` Final Solution '' ( also known as the WVHA Trial and officially The United States of America vs. Oswald Pohl , et al ) was the fourth of the twelve trials for war crimes that the United States authorities held in their occupation zone in Germany in Nuremberg after the end of World War II . The twelve trials were all held before U.S. military courts , not before the International Military Tribunal , although both courts presided in the same rooms at the Palace of Justice . They are known collectively as the `` Subsequent Nuremberg Trials '' or more formally , as the `` Trials of War Criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals '' ( NMT ) .   In the Pohl case , SS-Obergruppenführer Oswald Pohl and 17 other SS officers employed by the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office ( abbreviated in German as SS-WVHA ) , were tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the time of the Nazi regime . The main charge against them was their active involvement in and administration of the `` Final Solution '' . The WVHA was the Nazi government office that ran the concentration and extermination camps . It also handled the procurement for the Waffen SS and , as of 1942 , the administration of the SS-Totenkopfverbände .   The judges in this case , heard before Military Tribunal II , were Robert M. Toms ( presiding judge ) , Fitzroy Donald Phillips , Michael A. Musmanno , and John J. Speight as an alternate judge . The Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution was Telford Taylor ; James M. McHaney and Jack W. Robbins were the principal prosecutors . The indictment was presented on January 13 , 1947 ; the trial began on April 8 , and sentences were handed down on November 3 , 1947 . Four persons , including Oswald Pohl , were sentenced to death by hanging . Three were acquitted . The others received sentences of imprisonment between 10 years and lifetime .   At the request of the judges , the court reconvened on July 14 , 1948 to consider additional material presented by the defense . On August 11 , 1948 , the tribunal issued its final sentences , confirming most of its earlier sentences , but slightly reducing some of the prison sentences and changing the death sentence of Georg Lörner into a sentence of life imprisonment .

neg: Fred Burke `` Fred `` Killer '' Burke ( May 29 , 1893 -- July 10 , 1940 ) was a Midwestern armed robber and contract killer responsible for many crimes during the Prohibition era . He is considered a prime suspect in the infamous St. Valentine 's Day Massacre of 1929 .

neg: Julian Knight Julian Knight ( born 4 March 1968 ) is an Australian mass murderer . On 9 August 1987 , he shot dead seven people and injured 19 during a shooting spree in Clifton Hill , Victoria , Australia , in what became known in Australian history as the Hoddle Street massacre .   Knight is currently serving seven consecutive life sentences with non-parole period of 27 years . At the time of sentencing Victoria had no provision for life imprisonment without parole , also as Knight was aged between 18 and 21 at the time , he was classed as a young offender , meaning the sentencing judge had to give more weight to his prospects of rehabilitation . The judge who sentenced him , Justice George Hampel , stated that there were `` a number of mitigatory factors '' including his age and `` prospects of rehabilitation '' .   Knight currently resides in the maximum security Port Phillip Prison in Truganina , Victoria near Melbourne and was eligible for parole in 2014 ; however , the Victorian government has drafted a new legislation , stating that Knight will never be released from prison and will only be released if he is infirm and incapacitated to the point where he no longer poses a danger to others .

neg: Newhall incident The Newhall incident , also called the `` Newhall massacre '' , was a shootout between two heavily armed criminals and officers of the California Highway Patrol ( CHP ) in the Newhall unincorporated area of Los Angeles County , California on April 5 , 1970 . In less than 5 minutes , four CHP officers were killed in what was at the time the deadliest day in the history of California law enforcement .   At approximately 11:55 p.m. ( UTC-8 ) , CHP officers Walt Frago and Roger Gore conducted a traffic stop of Bobby Davis and Jack Twinning in conjunction with an incident involving the pair that had been reported to the CHP minutes earlier . After stopping in a restaurant parking lot and initially cooperating with the officers , Twinning and Davis opened fire and killed both officers . Minutes later , Officers George Alleyn and James Pence arrived on the scene and engaged Twinning and Davis in a shootout . A passerby picked up one of the officers ' weapons and opened fire on the perpetrators ; however , the three were outgunned , and both Alleyn and Pence suffered fatal injuries while the passerby ran out of ammunition and took cover in a ditch . A third CHP patrol car arrived on the scene and the lone officer inside briefly exchanged gunfire with the perpetrators , but they were able to flee the scene .   Over three hours later , after stealing a vehicle and exchanging gunfire with its owner , Davis attempted to flee the area ; however , he was spotted by police and arrested . Meanwhile , Twinning broke into a house and took one of its occupants hostage . The house was surrounded by deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department and at approximately 9 a.m. , he released the hostage and committed suicide when the deputies entered the house . Davis was sentenced to death but had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 1973 . He killed himself at Kern Valley State Prison in 2009 .   The Newhall incident resulted in a number of changes at the CHP , including procedural changes in arresting high risk suspects and standardization of firearms and firearms training used across the department .

neg: Negligent homicide Negligent homicide is a criminal charge brought against a person who , through criminal negligence , allows another person to die .   Negligent homicide is a lesser included offense to first and second degree murder , in the sense that someone guilty of this offense can expect a more lenient sentence , often with imprisonment time comparable to manslaughter . U.S. states all define negligent homicide by statute . In some states , the offense includes the killing of a person while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol .   Examples include the crash of Aeroperu Flight 603 near Lima , Peru . The accident was caused by a piece of duct tape that was accidentally left over the static ports ( on the bottom side of the fuselage ) after cleaning the aircraft , which led to the crash . Employee Eleuterio Chacaliaza left the tape on by accident and was charged with negligent homicide . Other times , an intentional killing may be negotiated down to the lesser charge as a compromised resolution of a murder case , as in the case of former UFC fighter Gerald Strebendt 's intentional shooting of an unarmed man after a traffic altercation .

neg: Joseph Paul Franklin Joseph Paul Franklin ( born James Clayton Vaughn , Jr. ; April 13 , 1950 -- November 20 , 2013 ) was an American serial killer who gained notoriety for numerous murders in the late 1970s and early 1980s . His killing spree was the subject of a fictional novel entitled Hunter by white supremacist William Luther Pierce . Pierce said of Franklin that `` he saw his duty as a white man and did what a responsible son of his race must do . ''   He was convicted of several murders , and received six life sentences , as well as the death sentence . He confessed to the attempted murders of two prominent men : the magazine publisher Larry Flynt in 1978 and Vernon Jordan , Jr. , the civil rights activist , in 1980 . Both survived their injuries , but Flynt was left permanently paralyzed from the waist down . Franklin was not convicted in either of those cases . Because Franklin repeatedly changed his accounts of some crimes , and was not charged in some cases in which he was suspected , officials can not determine the full extent of his crimes . His claims of racial motivation were offset by a defense expert witness who testified in 1997 that Franklin was a paranoid schizophrenic who was not fit to stand trial .   Franklin was on death row for 15 years awaiting execution in the state of Missouri for the 1977 murder of Gerald Gordon . He was executed by lethal injection on November 20 , 2013 .