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  • July 2008

    • Jogger in Mystery Murder Abused by Hubby: Family

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jul 18, 08 9:37 AM CDT

      Jogger in Mystery Murder Abused by Hubby: Family

      The family of a woman found murdered in North Carolina has won custody of her two children after they told the court that her "mentally unstable" husband had been emotionally abusive and had been involved in an affair. No suspects have been named in the mystery murder, but police have taken a DNA sample from the husband. More »

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      murder  • North Carolina  • child custody  • domestic abuse  • Raleigh

  • June 2008

    • Battered Women Deserve Help Over Animals

      newser  |  More Intelligent Life  |  Jun 25, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      Battered Women Deserve Help Over Animals

      With 3,800 animal shelters in the US to only 1,500 shelters for battered women, economist Allison Schrager tackles the disparity in More Intelligent Life. "If we value people more than animals can we ever justify giving to an animal-welfare charity?" she asks, and underlines the complexities that make donating to human causes harder, but more important. More »

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      charity  • domestic abuse  • animals  • animal shelters  • women's shelters

  • May 2008

    • Drew Faces Weapons Charge

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  May 21, 08 6:04 PM CDT

      Drew Faces Weapons Charge

      Drew Peterson is free on bail after surrendering to police today on felony weapons charges, the Chicago Tribune reports. The charges—he owns a rifle with an illegal barrel—are not related to the cases of his missing fourth wife or the suspicious death of his third, but they carry a possible penalty of 5 years in prison. More »

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      Chicago  • Drew Peterson  • domestic abuse

  • April 2008

    • Half of Sect's Teens Have Been Pregnant

      newser  |  Houston Chronicle  |  Apr 28, 08 6:20 PM CDT

      Half of Sect's Teens Have Been Pregnant

      Of 53 girls between the ages of 14 and 17 taken from a polygamist sect in Texas, 31 have had children or are pregnant, the Houston Chronicle reports. Officials announced that the last of the 463 minors taken from the El Dorado ranch had been bused to foster homes after an appellate court denied the mothers’ motion for emergency relief. More »

  • February 2008

    • Ga. Civilians Nab Fugitive Murder Suspect

      newser  |  CNN  |  Feb 29, 08 10:11 AM CST

      Ga. Civilians Nab Fugitive Murder Suspect

      A New Zealand man on the run for 6 months after allegedly killing his wife and abandoning his toddler daughter was captured this week in an Atlanta suburb, CNN reports. The little girl, nicknamed "Pumpkin," captured hearts around the world after her father abandoned her at a Melbourne, Australia, train station and fled to LA in September, shortly before her mother's body was discovered in Auckland. More »

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      murder  • Atlanta  • New Zealand  • fugitive  • domestic abuse  • Nai Yin Xue

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