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Linux kernel contributor Hans Reiser is accused of murdering his ex-wife Nina Reiser (née Sharanova), the mother of their two children. Today in Oakland, prosecutor Paul Hora finally got a chance to cross-examine the defendant. Reiser's statements this afternoon were "evasive and confrontational" according to Wired's David Kravets. A sampling:

"Was there a sudden quarrel?" Hora asked. "No." "Did you assault her?" "No." "Did she provoke you in any manner whatsoever?" "No. We did however have a contentious divorce, as we discussed.... I certainly didn't kill Nina. I did not murder Nina," the defendant added, without a question being posed.