Proof: Verdict reached in case of ‘American Idol’ star accused of killing wife to start new life with young mistress

The record — the exact bytes that were hashed

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SHA-256: f66ed128dcce11ad095bd3df8a86f004e1939ec9589a2131963b16bfbec9e826

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Submitted to the OpenTimestamps calendars 2026-09-29 20:27 UTC; waiting for a Bitcoin block (usually a few hours).

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The record pageCaptured 2026-09-29 20:33 UTC — view the capture.
The story pageCaptured 2026-09-29 20:15 UTC — view the capture.

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