Zimbabwe: No Charges for Cecil's Killer

Walter Palmer's 'papers were in order,' says environment minister

By Polly Davis Doig

Posted Oct 12, 2015 9:11 AM CDT

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Zimbabwe: No Charges for Cecil's Killer — Dentist Walter Palmer, who returned to his practice on Sept. 8, 2015, in Bloomington, Minn., won't face charges. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Good news for Walter Palmer: Zimbabwe announced Monday that the Minnesota dentist won't face charges for killing its most famous big cat, Cecil. "We approached the police and then the Prosecutor General, and it turned out that (Walter) Palmer came to Zimbabwe because all the papers were in order," the nation's environment minister said, per Reuters. Palmer returned to work in September.

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