into a three-piece band. Between his vocals, two turntables, keys, drums and guitar, BEDM not only re-created Pleasure but made it interesting to watch.

BEDM's "Pleasure Theme Song" was all it took to get the relatively small Doug Fir audience—waiting to see headliner Princess Superstar—up and bouncing, while the Snuggle Ups-like, ridiculously danceable "The Taste of Your Mouth" kept it going. And it wasn't just Ragel's adroit mixing abilities and his band's energy and confidence that sold the songs. Ragel also possesses a unique voice, transitioning easily from a shaky falsetto to deep, soulful crooning and adding yet another layer to his complex compositions.

It all seemed so simple when Ragel delivered his charming white-boy-with-soul panache on BEDM's synth-heavy singalong "Let's Get Lost Sometime." But behind the guise of thissecond-degree murder conviction

Garnier, 30, was found guilty in December 2017 of killing off-duty Truro police officer Catherine Campbell and sentenced to life in prison. He is currently appealing the verdict.

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Watt says the Garnier trial is the second in a series of studies that researchers are conducting.

The first study looked at the Christopher Falconer case. Falconer was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Kirwan in January 2014 and is serving a life sentence.

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Watt says the study into the Falconer trial found that Twitter heightened participants’ sense of engagement in the criminal justice process. It also found that those who used Twitter a lot revealed more skepticism of the process and verdict.

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