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Police Search for Answers at VT

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 26, 2007 6:14 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Post reports on the ongoing probe into the Virginia Tech shootings, with police reconstructing details of gunman Cho Seung-Hui's movements and searching for motives. Questions include whether Emily Hilscher, his first victim, was a random target, and the possibility that someone else mailed Cho's... Read full story »

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