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No Murder Charges Filed in Haditha Case
Four Marines to Face Lesser Charges After Two-Year Inquiry Into Iraqi Killings
By Josh White
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 4, 2008; A05

After a two-year investigation into the killings of up to 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, the Marine Corps has decided that none of the Marines involved in the incident will be charged with murder. Instead, two enlisted Marines and two Marine officers will face trial in coming months for the killings and for failing to investigate them.

The most serious charges have been leveled against Marine Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich, who is scheduled to be arraigned on charges of voluntary manslaughter in California next week, the last step before the case officially moves to trial.