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NEWS ABOUT: motive

motive stories: 7 news summaries

Lawyer: Lyme Disease Afflicted Church Shooter

Man, 27, charged with murder in 'deteriorating' mental state

Mar 9, 09 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 27-year-old man charged today with murder and aggravated battery in yesterday’s Illinois church shooting was suffering mentally and physically from Lyme disease, his attorney tells the Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat. Terry Joe Sedlacek was ordered held without bail, though he’s still in the hospital recovering from self-inflicted... More »

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crime • murder • church • Illinois • gunman • church shootings • shooting • motive • Terry Joe Sedlacek • Fred Winters

Slain Pastor Blocked 1st Shot With a Bible

As confetti flew, Illinois parishioners thought it was a skit

Mar 9, 09 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - What drove the shooting death of a pastor at an Illinois Baptist church service yesterday remains a mystery, as more details emerge, the Chicago Tribune reports. After exchanging words with the gunman who walked toward him, the pastor blocked the first of four rounds of bullets with a Bible, sending... More »

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crime • murder • Illinois • Bible • gunman • church shootings • shooting • motive • pastor • Bill Maher Grid

Did a Gift Spark the
Hudson Family Killings?

Hudson murders triggered by jealousy, police say

Dec 13, 08 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Police believe a stray birthday gift set off the massacre of Jennifer Hudson’s family, People reports. Hudson’s sister Julia held a party the day before the murders to celebrate her 31st birthday. When estranged husband William Balfour showed up, he spotted a gift that he believed came from... More »

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murder • Jennifer Hudson • motive • William Balfour • Julia Hudson

 Jealousy 
 Blamed in 
 Hudson 
 Murders  

Suspect upset that estranged wife dating: prosecutors

Dec 3, 08 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Prosecutors have pinned a motive on Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law, alleging today that he killed her family members out of anger that his estranged wife was dating someone else, reports the AP. William Balfour—who has been charged with the murders of Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew—confronted Julia Hudson at... More »

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marriage • murder • Jennifer Hudson • suspect • murder trial • motive • William Balfour

Family Clash May Have Spurred Hudson Killings

Jen's clan had kicked out sister's estranged husband

Oct 28, 08 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The estranged husband of Julia Hudson, Jennifer’s sister, is the top suspect in the murder of their three relatives—and police say disputes between the couple may have motivated the crimes, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Hudsons’ mother had thrown William Balfour, 27, out of her house in the... More »

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Chicago • murder • singer • Jennifer Hudson • motive • Julian King • William Balfour • Julia Hudson

Anthrax Expert Could Have Cashed In on Panic

Ivins had share in patents for a vaccine

Aug 2, 08 8:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bruce Ivins, the government scientist linked to the deadly 2001 anthrax mailings who committed suicide this week, stood to profit from a panic set off by the killings, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ivins, who was close to being charged by the FBI when he killed himself, was listed as... More »

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vaccine • anthrax • biological weapons • motive • Bruce Ivins

Police Can't Find Motive in NIU Shooting

Gunman covered tracks, pulling hard drive and phone card

Feb 20, 08 8:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The student who killed five at Northern Illinois University last week took pains to stump investigators ahead of time, police say. Steven Kazmierczak pulled his computer’s hard drive and his phone’s SIM card; he also revealed little in a package to his former girlfriend. "The one thing... More »

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Northern Illinois University • Steven Kazmierczak • Jessica Baty • motive • campus shooting

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