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Canada May Have a Match
in Case of Severed Feet

New left foot also in New Balance sneaker

Vancouver Sun Nov 13, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Another severed foot in an athletic shoe has washed up on a Canadian shore, the sixth in a bizarre series of feet found over the last 15 months, reports the Vancouver Sun . The left foot, encased in a New Balance running shoe, was found earlier this week on a riverbank in a Vancouver suburb. An earlier right foot in a New Balance sneaker was found earlier, but it's not known if the two are related. The local coroner is testing the latest find for DNA. More »

More about:  Canada • Vancouver • feet • British Columbia • severed feet • sneakers

DNA Tests Yield Few Clues on Canada Victims

But authorities say
two of the floating feet belonged to one man

CNN CNN Jul 11, 08 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canadian authorities have determined that two of the five feet found floating on British Columbia's coastline came from the same man. The only other information about the mystery victim are his shoe size (11) and brand preference (Nike), and fact that he must have been alive in early 2003 when that model was available, reports CNN. More »

More about:  Canada • DNA • missing person • mystery • British Columbia • severed feet • sneakers

Severed Feet Stump Cops
in Canada

Fourth sneakered foot in 10 months washes up on shore

Globe and Mail Globe and Mail May 25, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A fourth foot in a sneaker has washed up on a Canadian shore, leaving investigators more puzzled than ever. Each of the three previous right feet have been in sneakers and have washed up on different islands near Vancouver over the last 10 months, reports the Globe and Mail. The feet don't appear to have been "forcibly removed," said an investigator. "They may be connected. We're exploring every scenario." More »

More about:  crime • Canada • feet • severed feet • sneakers

Retailer Sells Air Jordan Rivals Dirt Cheap

Steve & Barry's
markets star sneaks
for under $20

Time Time Nov 5, 07 2:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Don’t feel like ponying up $175 for the freshest Air Jordans? You could instead buy 11 pairs of Ben Wallace’s Big Ben shoes and have change. Budget-minded retailer Steve & Barry’s is reversing Nike’s formula, selling low-cost shoes branded by Wallace, Venus Williams, and Stephon Marbury—whose Starburys sold 3 million pairs in two months. More »

More about:  LeBron James • Venus Williams • Nike • Ben Wallace • sneakers • Stephon Marbury

Kids Skate on Heelys to Emergency Room

Skater shoes set off scraped knees epidemic

Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sun Jun 7, 07 10:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new craze has kids gliding across hard surfaces on tiny skate wheels built into their sneakers—but the "heelys" are deceptively unsafe, a new study says. The report claims the skate shoes sent 1,600 youngsters to the emergency room last year. More »

More about:  children • doctor • shoes • emergency room • sneakers • helmets • skating

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