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Mark Hacking Pleads Not GuiltyOct. 29, 2004 Tonya Papanikolas Reporting We've been expecting a "not guilty" plea in the Mark Hacking case and today there were no surprises at his arraignment; Mark Hacking did indeed plead "not guilty." KSL-TV asked Mark Hacking's attorney today if a "not guilty" plea means someone is innocent. He replied, “what it means is the state has to prove its case, prove Mark Hacking killed his wife, beyond a reasonable doubt.” The innocent plea infuriated Lori Hacking's family -- her brother had urged Hacking to "be a man" and accept punishment, and her mother...

MONACO Jan. 22 — An American male nurse convicted in the arson death of billionaire banker Edmond Safra escaped from prison overnight, police said Wednesday.Ted Maher, originally of Auburn, Maine, was convicted of arson in a 1999 fire in Monaco that also killed one of Safra's other nurses, Vivian Torrente.Copyright 2003 The Associated Press.

Wed Jan 22, 7:38 AM ET French police on January 22, 2003 recaptured an American male nurse who escaped from a Monaco prison where he was serving a 10-year sentence for starting the fire that killed billionaire banker Edmond Safra. Ted Maher, shown in this November 28 2002 file photo, escaped overnight from the Monaco jail with another prisoner by sawing through the bars of their cell. Police sources said Maher had holed himself up in a hotel in Nice but was traced after making a string of telephone calls to people to explain himself concerning the death of...