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April 17, 2006

Great White tour manager delivers remorseful letters

The tour manager for the rock band Great White has composed 100 hand-written letters to the families of the men and women killed during the 2003 Station nighclub fire.

Daniel M. Biechele has delivered the letters to Superior Court Judge Francis J. Darigan Jr., who will determine Biechele's sentence at a hearing scheduled for the week of May 8.

Biechele pleaded guilty to 100 counts of manslaughter in February. Under the plea agreement he will be sentenced to serve up to 10 years in prison, though Darigan could impose a shorter term

"Biechele's letters are personalized to each family and they express his remorse for his role in the tragedy," reads a statement released by the Rhode Island Judiciary earlier this afternoon.

The letters won't be released to the family members until after the sentencing, according to the court. Station victims are invited to speak at the hearing, and the court released a set of guidelines today that prohibit victims from addressing Biechele directly and from holding pictures or signs at the hearing.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 2:35 PM | Permalink

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