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13 years to the day of being acquitted of the crimes of killing his wife and wife's friend, O.J. Simpson, 61, was found guilty by jury on all 12 counts stemming from a September 2007 robbery at the Palace Station hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The counts Simpson was found guilty on are: conspiracy to commit a crime, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit robbery, burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon, first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon (two counts), robbery with use of a deadly weapon (two counts), assault with a deadly weapon (two counts), and coercion with a use of a deadly weapon (two counts).

Simpson's co-defendant, Clarence Stewart, 54, was also found guilty of all 12 charges.

Both defendants may face life in prison and will be sentenced on December 5 at 9:00 a.m. in Las Vegas.

Kauhajoki, Finland

11 dead, including the Walther pistol-wielding gunman, and another one wounded in Finland vocational school massacre. The gunman, wearing a balaclava and additionally equipped with grenades during his attack, was a 22-year-old second year culinary arts student at the school.

"Tuesday's shooting echoed another in November last year in the town of Tuusula, which left eight people and the lone gunman dead." - BBC News

The shooter had also posted YouTube videos prior to the attack. A screenshot of the profile (wumpscut86) can be shown here. The account was suspended a few hours within the attack.