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killings stories: 27 news summaries

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 Serial Bunny Killer
 Plagues German Town 

Rabbits are snatched from cages and beheaded

Jun 11, 08 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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pets • rabbits • beheading • killings • Gemany

Dad Penned Apology Before Killing Family

Shame 'too much to bear' for suicide dad facing money trial

Mar 26, 08 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

Mother and 4 Kids Killed in
Iowa Home

Fatal car crash
nearby linked
to husband

Mar 25, 08 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

LA Gang Killings Down 27% Since '06

Crackdown on 11 most dangerous groups by wide range of agencies credited

Jan 11, 08 7:18 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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murder • violence • gang violence • killings

Death Penalty Considered
in Carnation Slayings

Charges give chilling details of six deaths

Dec 29, 07 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Teens Kill 7-Year-Old With Mortal Kombat Moves

Charged with as adults with felony child abuse

Dec 20, 07 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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killings • violent crime • juveniles • Mortal Kombat • teenager • video games

Blackwater
Prior Shootings Show Pattern, Iraqis Say

Accuse security firm of brutality, lawlessness

Sep 21, 07 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Iraq • State Department • Blackwater • killings • Interior Ministry

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