Uptick in Mass Murders Could Be Linked to Economy

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 30, 2009 4:33 PM CDT

(Newser) – The recent spate of shootings could point to a link between violence and the faltering US economy, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “Most of these mass killings are precipitated by some catastrophic loss, and when the economy goes south, there are simply more of... Read full story »

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