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Police Report: News Of The World Journos Interfered With Milly Dowler Investigation

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday January 23, 2012 @ 5:45am PSTTags: Milly Dowler, News of the World, Phone Hacking

A UK parliamentary committee has published a letter from Surrey police about the investigation into the disappearance and murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler. The letter is presented as evidence in the committee’s investigation into phone hacking and attempts to establish a timeline of conversations between the Surrey police and News Of The World reporters. The document demonstrates how reporters interfered with police progress on the missing persons case back in 2002 by misrepresenting themselves and making dodgy claims in the pursuit of a story. The letter further shows that reporters revealed knowledge of messages on the girl’s phone. However, the report stops short of elucidating the question of whether messages on her phone were deleted by the journalists, saying that’s still being investigted by the Metropolitan police. “When and the extent to which Milly’s mobile phone voicemail was unlawfully accessed (and whether any messages were deleted) are matters which form part of the MPS’s ongoing investigation.” In separate but related news, Rupert Murdoch tweeted the following this morning: “No excuses for phone hacking. No argument. No excuses either for copyright stealing, but plenty of ignorant argument!”

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Murdoch Apology Was “Tense” But “Sincere” – Murdered Schoolgirl’s Family Tells UK Inquiry

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Monday November 21, 2011 @ 5:31am PSTTags: Hugh Grant, Hugh Grant Phone Hacker, Jude Law, Milly Dowler, News of the World, News of the World Hacking, News of the World Phone-Hacking Scandal, Rupert Murdoch

The parents of Milly Dowler told a UK inquiry into the News Of The World hacking scandal this morning that the family admonished Rupert Murdoch to “set things right” in July when he visited to apologize for the tabloid’s actions … Read More »

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Hacking Update: News Corp To Pay $4.8M To Family Of Murdered Girl; Allegations “Tip Of The Iceberg”

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday October 21, 2011 @ 10:55am PDTTags: Milly Dowler, News Corp, News International, News of the World, Phone-Hacking Scandal, Tom Watson

It’s already been a busy day in News Corp land. As Rupert Murdoch, company shareholders, at least one member of the UK Parliament and Occupy Los Angeles protesters gathered this morning for the annual News Corp shareholders meeting on … Read More »

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Report: UK Hacking Victims To Sue News Corp in U.S.

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday September 23, 2011 @ 12:12pm PDTTags: James Murdoch, Milly Dowler, News Corp, News of the World, Phone-Hacking Scandal, Rupert Murdoch

A report in Sky News today said that lawyers representing the News of the World‘s phone-hacking victims in the UK are planning to cross the pond and sue parent company News Corp and directors including James and Rupert … Read More »

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Hacking Update: Will Hefty Settlement Shift Public Attitude Toward News Corp?

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 19, 2011 @ 7:08pm PDTTags: Milly Dowler, News Corp, News International, Rupert Murdoch

Can News Corp Escape The Hacking Scandal Unscathed?
 Rupert Murdoch’s News International has offered to pay roughly $4.7M to settle the case brought against it by the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler. That’s a hefty amount –Murdoch is reported to have … Read More »

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