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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2002

An American Indian activist who is serving a life sentence for murder can't get his journals back from his old attorney, a North Carolina judge ruled.

Eddie Hatcher said he loaned his journals to lawyer Barry Nakell. But Nakell claims they were a gift.

Hatcher in May 2001 was convicted of first-degree murder and shooting into an occupied building. He also served time for 1998 incident in which he held members of a newspaper staff hostage.

Nakell currently represents Rebekah Revels, the Lumbee woman who was denied a chance to compete in the Miss America pageant after an ex-boyfriend said he had revealing photos of her. In that case, she is suing the pageant and wants to sue the state beauty contest.

Get the Story:
Hatcher loses bid for journals (The Raleigh News-Observer 10/24)
Revels files motion against state pageant (The Raleigh News-Observer 10/23)

Relevant Links:
Eddie Hatcher - http://www.eddiehatcher.org

Related Stories:
Activist convicted of murder (5/17)

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Cherokee cop turns over beauty photos (10/17)
Lumbee beauty case still unresolved (10/09)
Judge orders surrender of Lumbee photos (9/24)
Lumbee woman denied shot at Miss America (9/13)
Decision expected on beauty title (9/12)
Court hears Lumbee beauty crown case (9/11)
Lumbee woman's suit against ex delayed (9/10)
Lumbee woman goes to Miss America (9/9)
Lumbee woman restored beauty crown (9/5)
Testimony heard in Lumbee beauty case (9/4)
Lumbee woman gets closer to Miss America (8/30)
Lumbee woman loses N.C. beauty crown (8/7)