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  • June 2008

    • Serial Bunny Killer Plagues German Town

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jun 11, 08 5:49 AM CDT

      Serial Bunny Killer Plagues German Town

      A special bunny task force has been established in the German town of Witten to track down a mystery serial killer who's been beheading pet rabbits for a year, Der Speigel reports. At least 40 rabbits have been snatched from cages in the area. Their corpses are usually left behind. Townies speculate the killings are the work of satanists who may be using Google Earth to locate rabbit hutches. More »

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      pets  • killings  • beheading  • rabbits

  • March 2008

    • Dad Penned Apology Before Killing Family

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 26, 08 5:24 AM CDT

      Dad Penned Apology Before Killing Family

      An Iowa man left a note in his kitchen and voice mail messages for friends and ex-colleagues apologizing before killing his wife and four young children, the Chicago Tribune reports. Steven Sueppel then killed himself in a fiery highway crash. The former bank executive was facing trial on embezzlement charges, and had admitted using half of the cash for cocaine. His messages said the shame was too much to bear. More »

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      murder  • Iowa  • Iowa City  • embezzlement  • killings  • beatings

    • Mother and 4 Kids Killed in Iowa Home

      newser  |  Daily Iowan  |  Mar 25, 08 5:31 AM CDT

      Mother and 4 Kids Killed in Iowa Home

      A mother and her four children were found dead in their Iowa City home yesterday by police who received an anonymous tip, reports the Daily Iowan . Minutes later, cops responded to a nearby highway crash involving a car belonging to the father of the family, Stephen Sueppel. The dead driver remains unidentified due to severe burns. More »

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      murder  • crime  • Iowa  • shooting  • cocaine  • theft  • car crash  • Iowa City  • embezzlement  • killings

  • January 2008

    • LA Gang Killings Down 27% Since '06

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 11, 08 7:18 PM CST

      LA Gang Killings Down 27% Since '06

      Los Angeles gang killings dropped 27% from the 2006 high of nearly 300, reports the Los Angeles Times . The city reported 216 gang-related killings in 2007, which still accounted for more than half of all homicides in Los Angeles. Authorities credited the reduction to a program that used police, federal agents, probation officers and prosecutors to target the 11 most dangerous gangs. Manpower was concentrated in eight "gang reduction zones." More »

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      murder  • violence  • gang violence  • killings

  • December 2007

    • Death Penalty Considered in Carnation Slayings

      newser  |  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Dec 29, 07 11:10 AM CST

      Death Penalty Considered in Carnation Slayings

      Murder charges filed yesterday in the Christmas Eve slaying of six family members in a house in Carnation, Wash., added chilling details to the account of the deaths, and made the perpetrators liable for the death penalty, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Michelle Anderson and Joseph McEnroe have been charged with aggravated first-degree murder in the killing of Anderson's parents, brother, and his wife and two children. More »

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      death penalty  • Seattle  • Washington  • killings  • Carnation, Wash.  • Joseph McEnroe

    • Teens Kill 7-Year-Old With Mortal Kombat Moves

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 20, 07 3:40 PM CST

      Teens Kill 7-Year-Old With Mortal Kombat Moves

      A 16-year-old girl and her boyfriend beat to death her little sister while imitating moves from the Mortal Kombat  video game, Colorado police say. Heather Trujillo and Lamar Roberts, 17, kicked, punched, and body-slammed 7-year-old Zoe Garcia until she was unconscious, CNN reports. They have been charged as adults with felony child abuse. More »

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      video game  • teenagers  • killings  • violent crime  • juveniles

  • September 2007

    • Blackwater Prior Shootings Show Pattern, Iraqis Say

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 21, 07 4:02 PM CDT

      Blackwater Prior Shootings Show Pattern, Iraqis Say

      In the ongoing controversy over Blackwater USA's role in Iraq, the Los Angeles Times details several earlier incidents in which civilians were killed by the private security firm used to guard American diplomats. One of the men wounded Sunday, when 11 Iraqis were killed at a busy Baghdad intersection, reports that his son was also wounded several years ago in an encounter with Blackwater. More »

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      Iraq  • State Department  • Blackwater  • killings  • Interior Ministry

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