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Scott Roeder stories: 10 news summaries

Suspect Admits Shooting Abortion Doctor

'Pre-born children's lives were in imminent danger,' Roeder says

Nov 9, 09 3:01 PM CST
(AP) - The man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider has confessed to the killing and says he has no regrets. "Because of the fact pre-born children's lives were in imminent danger, this was the action I chose," Scott Roeder said in an interview with the AP . The 51-year-old... More »

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abortion • Kansas City • murder • George Tiller • Scott Roeder • late-term abortion • abortion debate

Accused Killer of Abortion Doc Wrestles With Pro-Life Group

Operation Rescue
denies donations

Jul 26, 09 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Kansas City man accused of gunning down an abortion provider is upset over his rocky relationship with a major pro-life group, the Kansas City Star reports. In a jailhouse interview, Scott Roeder said he has donated thousands of dollars to Operation Rescue—which denies the donations, denounces Roeder, and... More »

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abortion • murder • shooting • pro-life • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller • Scott Roeder • Operation Rescue

(Newser) - The shootings of George Tiller and a National Holocaust Museum guard came despite a renewed FBI effort to preempt solo acts of political violence, the Wall Street Journal reports. Identifying such extremists—while respecting their civil rights—is a challenge. Both James von Brunn and Scott Roeder expressed their... More »

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FBI • extremists • white supremacism • domestic terrorism • right-wing extremism • Scott Roeder • James Von Brunn

Doctor Will Do Late-Term Abortions in Kansas

Neb. physician will fill role of murdered Tiller

Jun 10, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(AP) - A Nebraska doctor said today he will perform third-term abortions in Kansas after the slaying of abortion provider George Tiller, even though Tiller's clinic is closed. Dr. LeRoy Carhart declined to discuss details of his decision, which he made public a day after Tiller's family announced his Wichita clinic was... More »

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abortion • Kansas • George Tiller • Scott Roeder • late-term abortion • LeRoy Carhart

(Newser) - The man accused of murdering abortion provider George Tiller told CNN today that he considers it a “victory” that Tiller’s family will shut his Kansas clinic. The closure means “no more slicing and dicing of the unborn child,” Scott Roeder said in an interview. He did... More »

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abortion • murder • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller • Scott Roeder • late-term abortion

More Violence Looms, Warns Suspect in
Tiller Slaying

'Many other similar events planned'

Jun 7, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(AP) - The man charged in the shooting death of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller warned today that more violence is possible. Scott Roeder, being held on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated assault in Tiller's killing one week ago, called the AP from jail. "I know there are many other... More »

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abortion • crime • murder • shooting • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

Feds to Probe Murder of Abortion Doc

Suspect may have broken 1994 law regulating clinic access

Jun 5, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal investigators have opened a probe into the murder of abortion provider George Tiller, the AP reports. The Justice Department’s civil rights division will decide if Scott Roeder violated a federal law imposing criminal penalties for harmful conduct against abortion providers and patients. In a brief jailhouse phone interview,... More »

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abortion • Department of Justice • investigation • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

(AP) - The suspect in Sunday's shooting death of Dr. George Tiller was charged today with first-degree murder. Scott Roeder, 51, made a brief appearance in a Kansas court via video link from jail. "OK," he responded when Judge Ben Burgess read the charges in the slaying of the abortion... More »

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abortion • crime • murder • doctor • shooting • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

Feds Boost Abortion Clinic Security Amid Tiller Probe

FBI checks earlier vandalism incident

Jun 2, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - US Attorney General Eric Holder boosted security for abortion providers yesterday as the FBI investigated a vandalism incident at the clinic operated by slain doctor George Tiller, the Wichita Eagle reports. Tiller reported a threat last month, days after the Women’s Health Care Services clinic sustained thousands of dollars... More »

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abortion • investigation • FBI • security • Attorney General • vandalism • Eric Holder • clinic • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

(Newser) - The ex-wife of the man suspected in yesterday’s fatal shooting of a Kansas abortion doctor says Scott Roeder underwent a mental evaluation and that, though he didn’t consider himself unstable, “everyone else did.” Lindsey Roeder says Scott’s views on abortion were so fierce she stopped... More »

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abortion • crime • murder • Wichita • anti-abortion activists • murder charges • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

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