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Court records obtained by Fox News Digital show Bojeh was later found not guilty by reason of insanity in that case.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
He was later acquitted by reason of insanity.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
That trial resulted in a highly unusual verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity in December 2022.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
Kiritsis was eventually found not guilty by reason of insanity.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
He was later acquitted by reason of insanity.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
That trial resulted in a highly unusual verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity in December 2022.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
Kiritsis was eventually found not guilty by reason of insanity.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
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“By reason of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20reason%20of. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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