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Victorian man claims no memory after killing woman and burning her home

Timothy Loosemore was convicted of manslaughter after killing Maree Vermont and burning down her home in Victoria.

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Timothy Loosemore, 63, was found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of manslaughter but not guilty of murder regarding the death of Maree Vermont, 60, at her home in Goldie, central Victoria, in 2023. [1] A four-year-old Nigerian dwarf goat named Goldie assisted firefighters battling the Rock Creek Fire in Colorado Springs, Colorado, by guiding the crew through steep terrain and pausing to bleat encouragement. [2] On June 25, 1876, Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors defeated soldiers of the United States 7th Cavalry, including Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. [3] Justice Michael Tinney stated that despite not being able to determine the exact mechanism of death, the case could still be considered a serious or very serious case of manslaughter in sentencing. [4] Maree Vermont's badly burnt remains were found in the ashes of the stone house she had built with her family, which was burnt down by Loosemore after he killed her to destroy the crime scene. [5] Timothy Loosemore maintains to the court that he has no memory of what he did to kill Maree Vermont and therefore takes no responsibility for the crime. [6] Karrie Ann Snure and her daughter Jordan discovered the source of eerie sounds near Weed in Siskiyou County, California, while horseback riding off Highway 97. [7]
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  1. Timothy Loosemore, 63, was found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of manslaughter but not guilty of murder regarding the death of Maree Vermont, 60, at her home in Goldie, central Victoria, in 2023. · abc.net.auAustralia
  2. A four-year-old Nigerian dwarf goat named Goldie assisted firefighters battling the Rock Creek Fire in Colorado Springs, Colorado, by guiding the crew through steep terrain and pausing to bleat encouragement. · High Country News
  3. On June 25, 1876, Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors defeated soldiers of the United States 7th Cavalry, including Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. · High Country News
  4. Justice Michael Tinney stated that despite not being able to determine the exact mechanism of death, the case could still be considered a serious or very serious case of manslaughter in sentencing. · abc.net.auAustralia
  5. Maree Vermont's badly burnt remains were found in the ashes of the stone house she had built with her family, which was burnt down by Loosemore after he killed her to destroy the crime scene. · abc.net.auAustralia
  6. Timothy Loosemore maintains to the court that he has no memory of what he did to kill Maree Vermont and therefore takes no responsibility for the crime. · abc.net.auAustralia
  7. Karrie Ann Snure and her daughter Jordan discovered the source of eerie sounds near Weed in Siskiyou County, California, while horseback riding off Highway 97. · High Country News
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