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Saturday May 17, 2008

Napa cult murderer found not guilty by insanity

A Napa County jury on Thursday found Alex Taylor not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting of George Davis last spring.
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Thursday May 1, 2008

Guilty verdict in cult murder trial

Taylor was on trial for shooting George Davis, 62, last April in the bedroom of Davis’ Redwood Road apartment. Part of Taylor’s defense focused on Davis’ study of black magic and his efforts to bring young people, including Taylor, into a cult based on his teachings.
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Friday April 11, 2008

Alexander Taylor • George Davis:

In murder trial, evidence that victim ran ’some sort of cult’

A young woman described how Davis asked her to sign a contract that would give him control over her and promise secrecy regarding Davis’ dabblings in witchcraft. According to evidence presented in the case, Davis, 62, attempted to form a cult of sorts with young people interested in the dark arts.
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Tuesday March 25, 2008

Alexander Taylor • George Davis:

Cult figure killed by Napa man, defense says

A defense attorney repeatedly stressed to the jury that Davis, who taught Taylor and others about witchcraft and ran a cult of sorts, had a “hold” over Taylor and used his “powers” to control him.
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Wednesday November 14, 2007

Alexander Taylor • George Davis:

Cult-like mystery surrounds Napa shooting

Court and police records suggest George Davis had a strange power over young people, and that he attempted to recruit nearly three dozen of them into a cult based on a blend of witchcraft, magic and his friendship.
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