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Memphis Kids Survived Horrific Attack

Posted Mar 7, 08 2:36 PM CST in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – Details emerging from the killing of four adults and two children in Memphis reveal a brutal attack during which the victims—including at least two of the three children who survived—were tortured, the Commercial Appeal reports. Police have uncovered no suspects or motive, and the governor has raised the reward for information in the case to $80,000.

“I feel like my nephews and nieces were tortured and my brother was made to watch,” says the sister of victim Cecil Dotson, the father of all five children. “I have no idea who did it, but I feel like it's somebody who knows him.” One of the young survivors had two fingertips cut off, and another was discovered with a knife protruding from his head. All three remain hospitalized and under police protection.

Source Commercial Appeal (Memphis)

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Memphis Lt. Joe Scott pleads to the public at a news conference in Memphis, Tenn. Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2008, for any information concerning the murder of four adults and two children found Monday night Mar....   (Associated Press)
Nicole Dotson comforts an unidentified child during a prayer service Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at First Baptist Church-Broad in Memphis, Tenn. Dotson's brother, Cecil Dotson, is believed to be one of the...   (Associated Press)
Pricilla Shaw hugs family members at a prayer service Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at First Baptist Church-Broad for Shaw's son, Cecil Dotson, believed to be one of six people murdered in Memphis, Tenn. Four...   (Associated Press)
This undated handout arrest photo provided by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office in Memphis, Tenn., shows Cecil Dotson. Dotson, 30, is one of four adults police say were found slain in a Memphis home...   (Associated Press)
This undated handout arrest photo provided by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office in Memphis, Tenn., shows Hollis Seals. Seals, 33, is one of four adults police say were found slain in a Memphis home Monday,...   (Associated Press)
This undated handout arrest photo provided by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office in Memphis, Tenn., shows Marissa Rene Williams. Williams, 26, is one of four adults police say were found slain in a Memphis...   (Associated Press)
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