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The accusations came from SEALs in Gallagher's own platoon, who said he was also known for taking shots at civilians from his sniper's nest, killing at least two. Investigators said while Eddie Gallagher was leading a platoon of these elite commandos in the battle to retake Mosul, Iraq, from ISIS, he stabbed a defenseless prisoner to death. Navy SEAL was arrested and accused of some shocking crimes. I'm Dave Davies, in today for Terry Gross. The defense plans to show jurors Wednesday videotaped testimony from an Iraqi general who handed over the wounded captive to Gallagher.This is FRESH AIR. A SEAL who spotted Gallagher testified Wednesday he never saw him shoot any elderly man that day. Two other SEAL snipers from the platoon testified that Gallagher shot an old man and a young girl in Mosul weeks after the stabbing, though neither saw him pull the trigger. The specialist also linked Gallagher to a text message sent to a comrade that bragged: “Got him with my hunting knife.” The government rested its case Tuesday after calling its last witness - a computer specialist who testified that Gallagher had texted a photo to a comrade in which he clutched the hair of the dead captive in one hand and a knife in the other. They say there is no physical evidence to support the claims. Defense lawyers contend that the accusations come from SEALs who offered tainted or even false testimony to oust a platoon chief they hated.
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