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Your Take: How Much of Newtown Investigation Should Be Public?

Search warrants in the case were unsealed at midnight Wednesday. Details were previously leaked to the press — just how much does the public need to know?

 

At midnight Wednesday, four search warrants obtained by Connecticut State Police in the immediate aftermath of the Sandy Hook School shootings were unsealed.

A few pieces of information, including the identity of one witness, were kept secret after a prosecutor asked a judge to do so.

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But already, details of what investigators found inside the Lanza home in Newtown have been leaked. Connecticut State Police and Gov. Dannel Malloy condemned that leak. However, Malloy asked the Chief State's Attorney's office to release an update, which is expected on Friday.

What's your take? Do the details of what was found inside the Lanza home and car need to be made public? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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