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NEWS ABOUT: strangulation

strangulation stories: 5 news summaries

 Rapist Lived 
 Openly Among 
 Rotting Victims 

Anthony Sowell reeked

Nov 3, 09 5:11 AM CST
(Newser) - The Ohio rapist arrested in the strangulation of six women lived openly among their rotting corpses in his home, according to cops. Bodies were found exposed in bedrooms and the living room. Officers said the stench was overpowering. "Not a pretty sight inside the home," said a Cleveland... More »

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crime • murder • Ohio • rape • strangulation • rapist • Anthony Sowell

 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

Family Sues for $8M in NY Mom's Airport Death

Accidentally strangled trying to escape cuffs in Phoenix holding cell

Mar 27, 08 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The family of a New York woman who died in a holding cell at a Phoenix airport is suing the police department and city for $8 million, CNN reports. Carol Gotbaum became agitated after missing a flight last September and cops put her alone in a cell where she accidentally... More »

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rehab • Arizona • police • strangulation • alcohol abuse • Phoenix • airport • accidental death • Carol Gotbaum

Arrest of Woman Who Died in Custody Caught on Tape

Police release video of Carol Gotbaum screaming, resisting arrest

Oct 5, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Phoenix police yesterday released airport surveillance footage of a woman clearly distraught and resisting arrest shortly before her death in a security holding cell. The silent video shows Carol Gotbaum doubled over and apparently screaming as passengers stare. She struggles with police called to the scene and locks her legs... More »

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rehab • police • strangulation • alcohol abuse • Phoenix • death • airport • airport security • Gotbaum • Carol Gotbaum

Pakistan Cricket Coach Wasn't Murdered

New tests show Bob Woolmer died of natural causes

Jun 12, 07 9:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Jamaica ruled today that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes, reversing their previous stance that he had been murdered. Found dead in a Jamaican hotel room the day after Pakistan lost to Ireland in March's World Cup, the 58-year-old coach was originally said to have... More »

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Pakistan • cricket • murder • Jamaica • Kingston • Cricket World Cup • strangulation

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