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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: patricide

patricide stories: 4 news summaries

Ariz. Mom Wants Her Killer Boy Back in School

Nine-year-old pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his dad and a friend

Mar 4, 09 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The mother of a 9-year-old Arizona boy accused of shooting to death his father and a family friend says her son should not have been allowed to plead guilty without her consent—and she wants him back in school, reports ABC News. The child avoided a murder trial by pleading... More »

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Arizona • murder • probation • killings • shooting • boy • patricide • killer boy

8-Year-Old Accused of Murders Kept Spanking Tally

Boy swore 1,000th spanking would be last: police

Nov 27, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - An 8-year-old Arizona boy charged with murdering his father and a family friend may have kept a written tally of his parents’ spankings, swearing that the 1,000th would be the last, the Arizona Republic reports. Police records say the boy “is believed to have made ledgers and or... More »

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crime • Arizona • shooting • spanking • patricide

 Killer Boy 
 Reloaded 
 8 Times 

Investigators still stunned by 8-year-old's killing of his dad and neighbor

Nov 11, 08 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - An 8-year-old killer methodically stopped and reloaded a .22 caliber rifle at least eight times as he repeatedly shot his own dad and a neighbor, the New York Times reports. Investigators have discovered no motive for the disturbing murders last week. The Arizona boy, who confessed to the shootings, appears... More »

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Arizona • murder • University of South Florida • child • patricide • Roy Melnick • Apache County Juvenile Detention Center

Arizona Boy, 8, Arrested in
Double Murder

Police say youth shot his father and another man at home

Nov 8, 08 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - An Arizona 8-year-old soon will be charged with the premeditated murder of his father and a boarder at his home, the Arizona Republic reports. The two men were found shot to death at the family residence Wednesday in the small town of St. Johns, and the boy was... More »

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Arizona • murder • children • gun violence • criminal charges • patricide • minor

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