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Cardenas J. Alban

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Cardenas J. Alban (born 1975) is a former Staff Sergeant in the United States Army from Inglewood, California who was convicted of the murder of Qassim Hassan, a sixteen-year-old Iraqi. The teenager was found with severe abdominal injuries and burns, and the shooting was described as a "mercy killing."[1] Alban was sentenced to one year's confinement, demoted to Private and given a bad conduct discharge. Johnny M. Horne Jr. pleaded guilty in the same case.[2][3] The murder happened in August 2004 and the guilty plea happened in October 2004.

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  1. ^ "Soldier given three-year sentence for killing wounded Iraqi teen". Seattle Times. 11 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2016-03-26.
  2. ^ "U.S. soldier convicted of murder in 'mercy killing'". USA Today. 15 January 2005.
  3. ^ "U.S. soldier sentenced to three years for killing Iraqi teen". KUSA.com. 11 December 2004. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
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