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- ↑ Shepherd, Katie (March 13, 2019). "Colleen Hunt Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter For Role in Running Down Black Teenager with a Jeep". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020.
- ↑ Green, Aimee (April 16, 2019). "Race-fueled murder with Jeep brings life sentence with 28-year minimum for Russell Courtier". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on June 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Mobeen Azhar on why the murder of Larnell Bruce is part of a broader story about race in America today". BBC Two. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019.
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