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May 19, 2026
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Defence says there is 'zero evidence' Dean Penney killed his estranged wife
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Dean Penney and his lawyer Jeff Brace exchange a handshake and hug before Brace begins his closing arguments in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in Corner Brook on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Diane Crocker/THE TELEGRAM Article content Defence lawyer Jeff Brace told the jury there is “zero evidence” to support that Dean Penney had anything to do with Jennifer Hillier-Penney’s disappearance and murder nearly 10 years ago. Article content And, he said, if the jury hearing Penney’s first-degree murder trial has any doubt that he murdered his estranged wife, then they must find him not gui…
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