Rowland Barnes was murdered by a man on trial for what crime?
Rowland Barnes Rowland W. Barnes (April 25, 1940 – March 11, 2005) was a Fulton County, Georgia, United States, Superior Court Judge. He oversaw the 2003 trial of hockey star Dany Heatley, who was charged with vehicular homicide after the death of teammate Dan Snyder in a car accident. Judge Barnes was shot to death in his courtroom by Brian Nichols in 2005.
Edmond Butler, 3rd/13th Baron Dunboyne Edmond Butler, 3rd/13th Baron Dunboyne (1595 – 1640) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman. His relatively short life was marked by violence and conflict. His father was murdered when Edmond was a small child and Edmond as an adult was forced to pursue a lengthy lawsuit against his uncle who sought to disinherit him. In 1627 he killed his cousin James Prendergast, and as a result was tried by his peers for manslaughter, but was acquitted.