Former boxer indicted in death of man found in trash bin

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2/18/2006, 5:25 p.m. ET
The Associated Press

CINCINNATI (AP) — ...

Dale Crowe, 29, was arrested Thursday outside the Hamilton County courthouse after he had made an appearance there on an unrelated misdemeanor.

Prosecutors accuse him of killing Frank Branam, 23, of Cincinnati. Crowe faces charges of aggravated murder, murder and aggravated robbery...

Prosecutors said they arrested Crowe after interviewing "an awful lot of people, including many that seemed afraid to talk to authorities. Over time people did decide to come forward," said assistant county prosecutor Rick Gibson.

Crowe, who was being held on a $1.6 million bond, defeated former WBA heavyweight champion Greg Page during a March 2001 fight in Erlanger, Ky. Page sustained traumatic brain injuries during the bout, slipped into a coma and then had a stroke during post-fight surgery. He was paralyzed on his left side and has had to use a wheelchair since...