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Former Ky. Lawmaker Nabbed After Ex Found Dead

Steve Nunn attempted suicide, police say

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 11, 2009 3:37 PM CDT

(Newser) – A former Kentucky legislator cut his wrists today only hours after a gunshot wound killed his ex-fiancée, police tell the Lexington Herald-Leader. Steve Nunn, who had a history of domestic violence with ex Amanda Ross, was arrested in a church cemetery, where he had... Read full story »

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