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Fugitive Pilot Kills Self After Trying to Steal Plane

Cops: Brian Hedglin killed his girlfriend, tried to flee

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 17, 2012 6:06 PM CDT

(Newser) – A murder/suicide in Utah is making headlines, and the Salt Lake Tribune and CNN piece together the tale: Police think 40-year-old Brian Hedglin fatally stabbed his girlfriend Friday night, then went on the lam. The SkyWest pilot didn't surface until Monday night, when he drove his motorcycle to St. George Airport, scaled a barbed-wire fence, and tried to steal a regional jet. He never got airborne, however, and ended up crashing through a security fence and into a parking lot. When police got there, they found him in the cockpit, where he had fatally shot himself.

This undated image provided by the Colorado Springs Police Department shows Brian Joseph Hedglin.
This undated image provided by the Colorado Springs Police Department shows Brian Joseph Hedglin.   (AP Photo/Colorado Springs Police Department)
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Twiny
Jul 17, 2012 11:57 PM CDT
Why can't these guys kill themselves BEFORE they murder someone? Why do they always have to take somebody with them?
augie2
Jul 17, 2012 11:56 PM CDT
I just don't get how some "people" find stories like this "hilarious". All I can think of kids are playing on the computer - ass wipes !
summerfairy
Jul 17, 2012 11:07 PM CDT
I'm thinking this guy didn't make proper use of his allotted sleep time.
 

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