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anti-government sentiment stories: 4 news summaries

Census Worker May Have Hanged Himself

Investigators consider suicide in naked 'fed' case

Nov 6, 09 6:32 AM CST
(AP) - Investigators probing the death of a census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest increasingly doubt he was killed because of his job and are pursuing the possibility of suicide. The suicide theory is gaining steam because there were no defensive wounds... More »

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suicide • hanging • US Census • 2010 census • Bill Sparkman • anti-government sentiment

 Hanged Census Worker 
 Was Naked, Bound: Witness 

Kentucky assailants used duct tape, gagged Bill Sparkman

Sep 25, 09 8:17 PM CDT
(AP) - A part-time US Census worker found hanging in a rural Kentucky cemetery was naked, gagged and had his hands and feet bound with duct tape, said an Ohio man who discovered the body two weeks ago. "The only thing he had on was a pair of socks," Jerry... More »

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Census Bureau • Kentucky • hanging • cemetery • Bill Sparkman • anti-government sentiment • duct tape

OPINION

Trouble With Authority Marks Area of Census Taker's Murder

But Ky. hanging NOT
on Glenn Beck: blogger

Sep 24, 09 8:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The area of Kentucky where a US Census worker was found Sept. 12 hanged and with “fed” scrawled across his chest “has a difficult relationship with government,” a supposedly knowledgeable local blogs for the Boar’s Head Tavern. “I’m not surprised some unstable person hit... More »

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Kentucky • hanging • US Census • Bill Sparkman • anti-government sentiment

 'Fed' Written on Chest 
 of Hanged Ky. Census Worker 

FBI investigating if incident was based on anti-government sentiment

Sep 23, 09 9:26 PM CDT
(AP) - A US Census worker found hanged from a tree near a Kentucky cemetery had the word "fed" scrawled on his chest, a law-enforcement official said today, and the FBI is investigating whether he was a victim of anti-government sentiment. The official did not say what type of instrument... More »

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FBI • crime • murder • Kentucky • hanging • US Census • Bill Sparkman • anti-government sentiment

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