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Thursday, October 8, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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The city of Pittsburgh and Detectives J.R. Smith, Scott Evans and Terry Hediger falsely arrested Diana Rader and charged her with the 1986 murder of her husband, and then misrepresented, withheld or omitted crucial evidence that established her innocence, Rader claims in Pittsburgh Federal Court.

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