Club operators acquitted in deaths
From Times Wire Reports
A judge in Chicago acquitted a business owner, manager and promoter accused of manslaughter in a 2003 nightclub stampede that killed 21 people.
In his ruling, Cook County Judge Dennis Porter said that prosecutors had failed to show the men played any role in causing the tragedy.
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