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    Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Murder After Witness Claims To Have Killed ISIS Captive

    A fellow SEAL had shocked the courtroom by claiming that he, not Edward Gallagher, killed the captive. The jury convicted Gallagher on one charge — posing with the body of the dead prisoner.
    by Bill Chappell Jul 02, 2019 2 minutes
    Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher walks into a military court building in San Diego along with his wife, Andrea Gallagher, on Tuesday. A military jury acquitted him of all but one count of war crimes — posing with the body of a dead 17-year-old ISIS prisoner.

    A military jury in San Diego has acquitted Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher of all but one count of war crimes in a case that revolved around the killing of a 17-year-old ISIS prisoner who had been wounded and died in U.S. custody.

    The jury convicted Gallagher of posing with the body of the dead prisoner.

    The jury began deliberating on

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