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NEWS ABOUT: Wesleyan

Wesleyan stories: 8 news summaries

Wesleyan Suspect Wrote
'It's OK to Kill Jews'

Cops say Morgan's journal contained anti-Semitic comments, murder threats

May 9, 09 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Morgan wrote murderous and anti-Semitic comments in his journal the day he is accused of killing a Wesleyan student, according to court papers seen by the New York Times. “I think it okay to kill Jews, and go on a killing spree at this school,” wrote the... More »

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murder • stalker • anti-Semitism • Wesleyan • Middletown, Conn. • Johanna Justin-Jinich • Stephen Morgan

(Newser) - Stephen Morgan, the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting of a Wesleyan University student, was arraigned on a single count of murder today and held on $15 million bail, the Hartford Courant reports. Morgan—who turned himself in last night to police in Middletown, Conn.—was brought into court barefoot... More »

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bail • arraignment • shooting • Wesleyan • Middletown, Conn. • Johanna Justin-Jinich • Stephen Morgan

 Killer Harassed 
 Wesleyan Student 
 2 Years Ago 

Two were in summer program at New York University

May 8, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Morgan sent slain Wesleyan student Johanna Justin-Jinich 38 “insulting” and “unwanted” emails during a brief summer program the two attended at New York University in 2007, according to a police report that quoted an expletive-tinged email as reading, “You’re going to have a lot more... More »

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crime • harassment • New York University • shooting • Wesleyan • Johanna Justin-Jinich • Stephen Morgan

(Newser) - The suspect in the fatal shooting of a female student at Wesleyan University has turned himself in to police, the Hartford Courant reports. Police say Stephen Morgan, 29, donned a disguise and shot Johanna Justin-Jinich, 21, several times at point-blank range in a bookstore. The two knew each other from... More »

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suspect • shooting • Wesleyan • Middletown, Conn. • Johanna Justin-Jinich • Stephen Morgan

Wesleyan Shooter Could Strike Again: Police

Journal reveals threats to students, Jews

May 7, 09 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Morgan, the man suspected in the shooting death of a Wesleyan University student yesterday, may still be in the area, police said today, and could strike again. Based on his personal journal, police believe Morgan is targeting the Connecticut campus and its Jewish community, the Hartford Courant reports. They’... More »

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shooting • Wesleyan • Middletown, Conn. • Johanna Justin-Jinich • Stephen Morgan

 Cops ID Wesleyan Shooter 

Students advised to stay inside as hunt for killer continues

May 6, 09 11:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police have identified the man they believe shot and killed a Wesleyan University student yesterday as Stephen Morgan, the Hartford Courant reports. The 29-year-old, captured by a surveillance camera in the bookstore where the shooting took place, remains at large. Police say Morgan should be considered armed and dangerous and... More »

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Abdel Rahman Shalqam • shooting • Wesleyan • Middletown, Conn. • Johanna Justin-Jinich • Stephen Morgan

 Wesleyan Locked Down 
 After Student Shot Dead 

Gunman is at large, police say

May 6, 09 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - A college student is dead after being shot at a popular hangout near the Middletown, Conn., campus of Wesleyan University, and the gunman remains at large, the Hartford Courant reports. Witnesses say the shooter entered the cafe at 1pm, walked to a woman behind the counter, and fired multiple shots.... More »

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student • gunman • shooting • Wesleyan • Middletown, Conn.

Landing Obama Last Minute Has Wesleyan Scurrying

College glad Kennedy found graduation pinch-hitter, but logistics are tougher

May 23, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wesleyan University is happy that ailing Ted Kennedy found someone to take his place as commencement speaker Sunday, the Hartford Courant reports—though the fact that it's Barack Obama has created some logistical issues on the small Connecticut campus. "It'll be pretty crazy," an administrator says of the... More »

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Barack Obama • Ted Kennedy • college • Obama 2008 • commencement speech • Barack Obama supporters • election • Wesleyan

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