Joel Steinberg
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Joel Steinberg mugshot
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Joel Steinberg in a New York City courtroom in this November 1988
file photo.
(Richard Drew/AP file)
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Joel Steinberg conferring with his attorneys. Steinberg was
convicted of murdering 6-year-oid
Lisa Steinberg whom he had
illegally adopted
(AP/Wide World Photos)
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Joel Steinberg after his release from prison.
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Joel Steinberg
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In 1981, before Steinberg's abuse had became apparent,
a beaming Nussbaum showed off 6-monyh-old Lisa.
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With lawyer Barry Scheck, Hedda Nussbaum arrives at court in
October 1988,
just before charges against her were dropped.
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Hedda Nussbaum
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