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   The concluding week:
       July 3
       July 4
       July 5
       The final entry
     News Channel 8's Jackie Barron has been covering the Allen Blackthorne trial from San Antonio and has teamed up with Tampa Bay Online (TBO.com) to give a unique perspective from the courtroom in the form of a daily journal of her observations.
     Take a look back at Jackie's thoughts of the first week of testimony by clicking on a date to the left.
     SAN ANTONIO - More than 2 ½ years after Sheila Bellush, a mother of quadruplets, was shot and stabbed at her home in Sarasota, her ex-husband is facing a two-count federal indictment in San Antonio, TX.

     Read more about the case with these stories from The Tampa Tribune and News Channel 8.
Convict questioned on ties to Bellush's ex-husband
Witness: Blackthorne had plan
Blackthorne lost thousands while hustling golfing buddy to eventually kill his ex-wife
WFLA VideoNewsPlus background and exclusive interview
Talking with Jackie Barron last July, Blackthorne tells his side of the divorce and custody battle with Sheila Bellush. Video: Trial Background In this interview from July, 1999, Blackthorne discusses his relationship with Sheila Bellush, who was shot and stabbed in 1997.
   In July 1999, News Channel 8's Jackie Barron had an exclusive interview with Allen Blackthorne to discuss the charges and his relationship with his ex-wife.
   The entire interview is available in three parts. Click on Part 1, 2, 3 or Trial Background to the left.

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