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FRIDAY, July 25,1997 STATE Iowa City Press-Citizen 5A Cunanan sent victim postcards Jury tells diocese to confess DALLAS (AP) A jury ordered a Roman Catholic diocese to pay $119.6 million for cover Mt -a (14 y.x: i i immr -i que tr "He knew these people indirectly," she said. "They were not a part of his life." He was "not even a part of this triangle," she said, referring to Jeffrey Trail, 28, whose body was found rolled in a carpet April 29 in Madson's Minneapolis apartment. Madson, 33, was found shot to death May 3 at a lake about 30 miles north of Minneapolis. His sister said she is studying the postcards and other bits of Madson's life in search of reasons for the slaying. After the deaths of Trail and Madson, police say Cunanan killed Chicago developer Lee Miglin, New Jersey cemetery caretaker William Reese and fashion designer Gianni Versace.

Madson's father Howard wept Thursday outside the family home in Barron in northwestern Wisconsin while discussing the death of Cunanan in Florida where Versace was murdered. "We're thankful that the killings have stopped. Our hearts go out to the victims, to their families. We also pray God's peace Associated Press Plaintiff Robert Hultz, right, talks with jury member Gwinn Shelton after the end of the trial Thursday. ing up tor a priest accused of molesting altar boys, then gave one more command: Confess your sins.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of ixn Dallas and the 1X08 Rev. Rudolph Kos were sued by 10 men and the family of an 11th man who killed himself after accusing Kos of sexual assault. The verdict handed up Thursday, the largest ever in a priest molestation case, came after 11 weeks of testimony and 2Vi days of deliberations. read from the bench by state District Judge Anne Ashby, the panel encouraged the church to acknowledge its part in the tragedy. "Please admit your guilt and allow these young men to get on with their lives," the statement said.

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The family has lived in Reeds-burg, Madison, Wausau and Appleton while the senior Madson worked for a department store chain. He eventually opened a hardware store in Barron where his son graduated from high school in 1982. David Madson then attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He earned a master's degree at the university in Minneapolis, writing a thesis on a memorial to AIDS sufferers. The family was unaware of his sexual preference until about five years ago, she said.

He did not speak of it extensively until Father's Day two years ago when he discussed it with their father, she said. Her father didn't judge. "In front of my dad, he was his son. And he was his son, no matter what." 315 Main Street West Branch, Iowa 52358 Insured Bonded Call Us Today For a FREE, same day estimate! 1 319-643-2435 I Ate West Branch Roofing Residential Commercial Industrial MAILBOXES PARCEL DEPOT 800 Hwy 6 W. Coralville 358-9597 IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING CELLULAR WE OFFER: 1.

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