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 SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Like others around the world who saw the televised videotape, residents of this city shuddered when they saw the images of a man taking 11-year-old Carlie Brucia by the arm at the back of a car wash.
Four nights later, after a widespread search, the sixth grader was found dead on the grounds of a nearby church.
Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday for the trial of Joseph P. Smith, the man accused of kidnapping, raping and strangling Brucia on Super Bowl Sunday 2004. The start was delayed a day because of Hurricane Wilma.
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