Murdoch’s News of the World Editors Admit To Phone-Hacking

Red-handed

Three senior editors from Murdoch’s defunct News of the World plead guilty to charges of hacking into the phone messages of politicians, royals, crime victims and movie stars.

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Published Oct. 30 2013 6:50PM EDT

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Three senior editors from Rupert Murdoch’s biggest-selling newspaper, the now defunct News of the World, have admitted taking part in a criminal conspiracy to hack into the private phone messages of senior politicians, members of the royal family, victims of crime and movie stars.