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What the Rapist Had to Say

Barbie Nadeau returns to the study-abroad murder scandal that rocked three nations. The victim’s convicted rapist takes the stand against the American girl accused of orchestrating the crime.

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Rudy Guede is not a particularly big man. In fact, when he walked into the Perugian courtroom Saturday morning flanked by armed guards, he looked shrunken and tense.

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