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NEWS ABOUT: crazy

crazy stories: 3 news summaries
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 PETA Drove Me to Kill My Cat 

After a series of potential veiled threats, woman puts cat down

Nov 4, 09 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Buried on the last page of an article about the shiny, happy PETA interns (or, as one passerby called them, “those crazy PETA people”), the Washington Post relates a story of how they contributed to one cat’s untimely demise. Lydia Netzer, who lives next door to the... More »

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animal rights • PETA • cat • crazy

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 Bible-Toting 
 Hijacker: 'Christ 
 Is Coming Soon' 

Acted on 'revelation,' with 'Father, Son and Holy Ghost' riding shotgun

Sep 9, 09 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bolivian man who commandeered a Mexican airliner today told authorities he was acting after a divine revelation, the AP reports, under the premise that today’s date—9/9/09—is the satanic number 666 upside down. Jose Flores, 44, told airline attendants that he and three others were taking control;... More »

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terrorism • Bible • hijacker • Jesus Christ • hijacking • religious beliefs • crazy • Aero Mexico • Jose Flores • Holy Ghost

Kidnapper's Dad: My Son
Is a 'Crazy Person'

Manuel Garrido says LSD drove Phillip to madness

Aug 28, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The father of the man accused of kidnapping, raping, and imprisoning Jaycee Dugard says his son was a model youth—until he discovered acid, reports the Los Angeles Times. "Everyone loved him," Manuel Garrido says of Phillip, who played guitar in a band, cracked jokes, and always helped... More »

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drug addiction • kidnapping • rape • insanity • LSD • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Manuel Garrido • crazy

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