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  • March 2008

    • Cops Charge Brother in Mass Killing

      Commercial Appeal (Memphis)  |  Mar 8, 08 5:56 PM CST

      Cops Charge Brother in Mass Killing

      (Newser) - Memphis police collared a man yesterday and charged him in a mass killing that shocked the city last weekend. Jessie Dotson, 33, allegedly shot his brother Cecil, 30, in an argument and then murdered five possible witnesses. “When Jessie left, he believed everyone in the home was dead,” a police director said. “But as we know, through the grace of God, three children survived.” More »

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      murder  • crime  • police  • arrest  • Memphis  • mass shootings  • Memphis killings

    • Memphis Kids Survived Horrific Attack

      Commercial Appeal (Memphis)  |  Mar 7, 08 2:36 PM CST

      Memphis Kids Survived Horrific Attack

      (Newser) - Details emerging from the killing of four adults and two children in Memphis reveal a brutal attack during which the victims—including at least two of the three children who survived—were tortured, the Commercial Appeal reports. Police have uncovered no suspects or motive, and the governor has raised the reward for information in the case to $80,000. More »

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      children  • toddler  • Memphis killings  • Phil Bredesen  • Cecil Dotson

    • Memphis Massacre Kids Under Guard

      Associated Press  |  Mar 6, 08 9:52 AM CST

      Memphis Massacre Kids Under Guard

      (Newser) - Memphis police are keeping a tight watch on three seriously wounded children who could be key to solving the murder of six people—including two other kids—at a brick house in a tough neighborhood over the weekend. Police aren’t allowing any visitors, including relatives. They’ve also declined to identify the children, slain or living. More »

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      murder  • crime  • children  • Memphis  • Memphis killings  • Cecil Dotson

    • 2 Toddlers, 4 Adults Shot Dead in Memphis Home

      Commercial Appeal (Memphis)  |  Mar 4, 08 7:39 AM CST

      2 Toddlers, 4 Adults Shot Dead in Memphis Home

      (Newser) - Memphis police found two toddler girls and four adults shot dead in a home in the city's Binghamton neighborhood yesterday. Three other young children have been taken to a local hospital with gunshot wounds and are said to be critically injured, reports the Commercial Appeal. Police say the shootings happened Sunday night but the bodies weren't discovered until a relative of one of the children went to the house yesterday. More »

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      children  • shooting  • Tennessee  • homicide  • Memphis  • Memphis killings  • gunshots

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