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January 24, 2001 | DAVID ROSENZWEIG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In a deal that would spare him a possible death sentence, white supremacist Buford O. Furrow Jr. has agreed to plead guilty to murdering a Filipino American mail carrier and seriously wounding five people at a San Fernando Valley Jewish community center in a 1999 shooting rampage. Furrow, a 39-year-old mechanic from Washington state, would receive a mandatory life prison sentence under terms of his agreement with federal prosecutors.
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November 10, 2000 | DAVID ROSENZWEIG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Both sides in the murder case against white supremacist Buford O. Furrow Jr. asked a federal judge Thursday to postpone his trial from February until April, citing, among other reasons, the need to prepare for "potential mental health issues that might arise." Furrow's lawyers have yet to say publicly whether they will claim that he was mentally impaired and, therefore, not legally responsible at the time of the crime.
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September 19, 2000 | ANN W. O'NEILL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
His federal trial is months away, but it now appears that jurors will be able to hear Buford O. Furrow Jr.'s confession. It was given to the FBI in Las Vegas the day after the avowed white supremacist allegedly shot up a Jewish community center and gunned down a Filipino American letter carrier. The statement is lengthy--15 pages, typed single space--and its contents are largely unknown.
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August 10, 2000 | JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parents of three children wounded at the North Valley Jewish Community Center one year ago today and the mother of the postman killed after the attack are suing gun makers for allegedly allowing weapons to fall into the hands of the accused gunman, Buford O. Furrow Jr. The suit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, contends that Glock Inc.
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August 10, 2000 | JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parents of three children wounded at the North Valley Jewish Community Center one year ago today and the family of the postman killed after the attack are suing gun makers for allegedly allowing weapons to fall into the hands of the accused gunman, Buford O. Furrow Jr. The suit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims Glock Inc.
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July 11, 2000 | ANN W. O'NEILL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Defense attorneys for Buford O. Furrow Jr., a white supremacist charged with an allegedly racist shooting rampage last year, accused federal prosecutors on Monday of abusing the grand jury to fish for evidence that can be used to seek his execution.