A Murder Conviction Torn Apart by a Bullet
The Washington Post · November 19, 2007
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1993 · Middle River / Baltimore County, Maryland
Gina Marie Nueslein
The Maryland case behind Double Jeopardy (1996)
Gina Marie Nueslein, 22, was found shot to death in Gunpowder State Park in January 1993. Baltimore police sergeant James Allen Kulbicki, with whom she had a child, was convicted of her murder at a 1995 retrial. Later proceedings challenged the forensic evidence: in 2020, a Maryland appellate court directed that a writ of actual innocence be issued and the case returned for further proceedings.
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When1993
WhereMiddle River / Baltimore County, Maryland
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Double Jeopardy (1996)
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Sergeant James Allen Kulbicki & Lois Virginia Williams
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Double Jeopardy (1996)
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Deborah Dalton · CBS television drama
Double Jeopardy (1996)
Dramatization associated with the Nueslein–Kulbicki case, with changed character names. Also known as Victim of the Night. IMDb is a film-information link; current viewing availability is unverified. Do not confuse this with the unrelated 1999 film.
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Maryland’s Most Notorious Murders · Season 10, Episode 8 · June 17, 2024
Sergeant James Allen Kulbicki & Lois Virginia Williams
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A Murder Conviction Torn Apart by a Bullet
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Kulbicki v. State — January 2, 2020
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Maryland Court of Special Appeals · official PDF
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Maryland v. Kulbicki — Supreme Court docket
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Supreme Court of the United States · No. 14-848
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State petition denied — April 24, 2020
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Maryland Courts · Petition No. 478
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Gunpowder State Park — documented recovery area
Gunpowder State Park, Middle River, Maryland
The January 2020 appellate opinion identifies the area near the park’s archery range as the location where Gina Nueslein’s body was found on January 10, 1993. The map search is for the park area, not an exact crime-scene pin.
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