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 S. African Gets Life 
 in Rape, Killing of 
 Lesbian Soccer Star 

Lesbians targeted by rapists who aim to 'correct' them, say activists

Sep 23, 09 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South African man has been sentenced to life for his part in the gang-rape and murder of one of the country's leading female soccer players, the Independent reports. Eudy Simelane, 31, who played for the national team, was raped repeatedly and stabbed 12 times before being dumped in a... More »

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lesbians • murder • rape • soccer • South Africa • 2010 World Cup

Murdered Family's Dad Held in Haiti

Mesac Damas is a 'person of interest' in Fla. slayings of 6

Sep 21, 09 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Haitian National Police have apprehended a man believed to be the husband and father of the woman and five children found murdered Saturday in their Florida home, the Naples Daily News reports. Mesac Damas, who flew to Haiti Friday, is not officially a suspect in the case. He is... More »

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Florida • murder • Haiti • homicide • Mesac Damas • Guerline Damas • Naples, Fla. • Haitian National Police

(Newser) - The housekeeping manager of New York’s swanky Essex House has been charged with the murder of a Lebanese investment executive who was subletting an apartment in the $7,000+-a-month building, police sources tell the Daily News. Cops say Derrick Praileau, 29, entered Andree Bejjani's room early Saturday and... More »

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New York City • murder • Essex House • Andree Bejjani • Derrick Praileau

Cops Catch Insane Killer Who Fled Field Trip in Wash.

Phillip Paul sparked state manhunt

Sep 20, 09 7:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - A schizophrenic killer who ducked out of a mental hospital field trip has been caught in south-central Washington, the Spokesman-Review reports. Phillip A. Paul, 47, slipped away at the Spokane County Interstate Fair on Thursday and triggered a police manhunt. A sherriff's deputy caught him today trying to hitch a... More »

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schizophrenia • murder • Washington • killer • mental hospital

 Experts See 
 Professional 
 Jealousy in 
 Yale Killing 

Did Raymond Clark kill Annie Le because she was moving on?

Sep 20, 09 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ray Clark could have strangled Annie Le because she was moving on to a satisfying career while he had to clean mouse cages in a lab, criminologists tell ABC News. If Clark is guilty, he may have suffered from what experts call "relative deprivation"—a mindset created "... More »

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murder • strangulation • suspect • killings • Yale • Annie Le • Raymond Clark

Rapper Who Posted Murder Lyrics Busted in 4 Killings

'I hate everybody,' says aspiring horrorcore singer 'Syko Sam'


Sep 20, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - An aspiring California "horrorcore" rapper who posted songs about killing on his MySpace page is being held as a suspect in the murder of four people, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richard Samuel Alden McCroskey III, 20, was arrested as he awaited a flight back home from Virginia, where the... More »

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California • MySpace • crime • murder • Virginia • rap music • MySpace Music • horrorcore

German Doc Probed in Poison Death of 2 in Therapy

12 rushed to local hospital during session

Sep 20, 09 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A German doctor was being investigated today for possible homicide after two patients in his therapy group died of poisoning, reports AP. Twelve others were rushed to a local hospital after one called emergency services. One is in a coma. The doctor has admitted giving his patients various drugs and... More »

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OPINION

 Ivy League Crimes 
 Are More Equal 
 Than Others 

To grab headlines, commit or fall victim to murder at Harvard or Yale

Sep 18, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The killing of Yale grad student Annie Le dominated headlines around the world, "but every murder is uniquely dramatic," Jack Shafer writes for Slate. Why this one? It involves a magic word. "Three murders at a Midwestern college equal one murder at Harvard or Yale," Shafer... More »

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media • newspaper • New York Times • Yale University • Ivy League • crime • murder • homicide • tabloids • media coverage • Oklahoma State University • Harvard University • Annie Le • Raymond Clark • Nancy Grace

 Clark Tried to 
 Cover His Tracks 
 as Cops Searched 

DNA evidence led to arrest for Annie Le's murder

Sep 18, 09 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Before his arrest, murder suspect Raymond Clark tried to cover his tracks even as FBI agents and police searched the Yale lab where he worked. Clark, who has been charged with the murder of grad student Annie Le, was seen cleaning areas where Le had been before she died and... More »

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FBI • murder • Connecticut • DNA evidence • Yale • Annie Le • Raymond Clark • lab technician

 Co-Workers: 
 Clark's a 
 'Control 
 Freak' 

Lab tech placed in solitary after being charged with murdering Annie Le

Sep 18, 09 3:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Raymond Clark's co-workers at the Yale animal lab where he worked say the murder suspect was a domineering "control freak" who considered the animal cages his territory, a law enforcement source tells AP. Clark was placed in solitary confinement yesterday after being charged with murdering grad student Annie Le,... More »

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(Newser) - A mob hitman who used acid to melt his victims' bodies has been sentenced to life, reports the New York Daily News. Charles Carneglia smirked in a Brooklyn courtroom as he listened to statements from his four victims' relatives, including one who called him an "animal" with a "... More »

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New York City • crime • murder • mob • Mafia • murder trial • John Gotti • Gambino crime family • Charles Carniglia

 Clark Charged With Murder 

Yale lab tech accused of killing Annie Le arraigned, enters no plea

Sep 17, 09 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Raymond Clark III has been charged with the murder of Yale grad student Annie Le, the Hartford Courant reports. Clark, a lab technician at Yale, was arrested this morning at a motel and arraigned in Superior Court in New Haven. Clark, 24, did not submit a plea. His bail remains... More »

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Yale University • crime • murder • New Haven • Connecticut • arraignment • Annie Le • Raymond Clark • lab technician

 DNA Links 
 Lab Tech to 
 Yale Murder 

Raymond Clark to be arrested today

Sep 17, 09 2:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - DNA from the Yale lab tech suspected in the murder of grad student Annie Le has been linked to her death, sources tell the New Haven Register. Raymond Clark, 24, is expected to be arrested today, and is currently under police surveillance at the Connecticut motel where he's staying. The... More »

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Yale University • crime • murder • Annie Le • Raymond Clark • lab technician

 Yale Suspect 
 Clark Was Last 
 to See Le Alive 

Records of their computer swipe cards show he entered lab just after she did

Sep 16, 09 9:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Raymond Clark, the prime suspect in the killing of Yale graduate student Annie Le, was the last person to see her alive, records of their computer swipe cards show. A source familiar with the records tells the Hartford Courant that Le used the card to gain access to the same... More »

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Yale University • murder • campus security • Annie Le • Raymond Clark • lab technician • computer records

(Newser) - If Ray Clark did, as police apparently suspect, kill Annie Le, investigators have an odd theory about his motivation, the New York Daily News reports. In emails that caught their attention, the Yale lab technician scolded Le about her lax handling of mice in the lab. Le apologized, but... More »

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(AP) - Connecticut's state medical examiner says Yale University grad student Annie Le died of traumatic asphyxiation, meaning she was strangled. Dr. Wayne Carver's office released a short statement about the autopsy today, three days after 24-year-old Le was found hidden inside the basement wall of a Yale medical school research building.... More »

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Yale University • murder • autopsy • Yale • asphyxiation • cause of death • Annie Le

UPDATED

 Annie Le Suspect Is Released

Raymond Clark is engaged to live-in girlfriend Jennifer Hromadka

Sep 16, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Raymond Clark, the lab tech "person of interest" who was picked up by police last night in connection with Yale grad student Annie Le’s murder, was released this morning after DNA samples were taken, CNN reports. Clark shares his apartment with the girlfriend he is engaged to marry... More »

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(Newser) - Connecticut authorities took a “person of interest” into custody tonight in connection with the investigation into the death of a Yale graduate student, WCBS-TV reports. Raymond Clark, a lab technician who worked with Annie Le, also 24, has been in authorities’ sights the past few days; they have a... More »

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Johns Hopkins Student Kills Burglar With Samurai Sword

Johns Hopkins student defends home with lethal results: police

Sep 15, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - For those thinking of burglarizing hapless eggheads, think again: A would-be burglar met his end at the hands of a Johns Hopkins student armed with a samurai sword early today, the Baltimore Sun reports. The student, who lives off-campus, told cops he heard a sound and went downstairs, to... More »

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Maryland • murder • Baltimore • Johns Hopkins University • samurai swords • sword

 Police Suspect 
 Lab Tech in 
 Yale Killing 

Cops deny reports that a student was suspected in Annie Le's murder

Sep 15, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police suspect a Yale lab technician in the killing of student Annie Le, rather than another student, as had previously been reported, the New Haven Independent reports. Police were investigating the employee, who works with animal testing, even before they found Le’s body, curious about the scratch marks... More »

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