The murder this spring of an Arizona rancher fueled a nationwide political furor over illegal immigration, and became a crucial factor in passage of the state's controversial new immigration law.
Now, The Arizona Republic has used state open-records laws this morning to reveal a surprising twist in the case: Rancher Robert Krentz had apparently come to the aid of an immigrant "in need of help." The paper's report illustrates anew the value of using public documents to uncover exclusive news.
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