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Jury convicts captain of manslaughter in 2019 Conception dive boat fire that killed 34 people

The jury deliberated about eight hours on Monday before finding Jerry Nehl Boylan guilty of misconduct and gross negligence by a ship officer for the 34 deaths.

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Nov 07, 2023
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Families of the Conception boat fire victims brought photos to the courthouse on Monday, including this collection of photos of each of the 34 people killed.

A Los Angeles federal jury on Monday convicted a longtime boat captain of manslaughter in the deaths of 34 people who a prosecutor said “could have been saved” from a fire that broke out when they w…

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