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hanging stories: 15 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

(Newser) - Famed pathologist Michael Baden is traveling to California to conduct a private autopsy of actor David Carradine, reports Radar. One of Baden's skills is tracking autoerotic asphyxiation, which may have been the cause of Carradine's death, but the former chief medical examiner of New York City is also trained to... More »

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suicide • Thailand • autopsy • Bangkok • hanging • David Carradine • autoerotic asphyxiation

(Newser) - David Carradine's family expressed outrage yesterday after photos of the dead actor were published in a Thai newspaper. Family members were "profoundly disturbed" by the photos taken in the actor's Bangkok hotel room, where his body was discovered, said a statement. Half brother Keith Carradine threatened a lawsuit for... More »

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suicide • Thailand • Bangkok • hanging • David Carradine • autoerotic asphyxiation • Keith Carradine

(Newser) - British Spiderman actress Lucy Gordon had a loud row with her older lover before she hanged herself in their Paris apartment last week, neighbors told the Daily Mail. Boyfriend and cinematographer Jerome Almeras was sleeping in bed following the argument when Gordon, 28, killed herself. He discovered her body, cut... More »

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entertainment • suicide • Paris • hanging • suicide note • Lucy Gordon • lover • Spiderman • cinematographer • Jerome Almeras

Mogul Who Paid for Ex's Murder Faces Execution

Hit on Lebanese pop star cost Egyptian billionaire $2M

May 21, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Egyptian tycoon and the ex-cop he hired to kill his Lebanese pop singer ex-girlfriend have been sentenced to death by hanging, the BBC reports. The trial of billionaire Hisham Talaat Moustafa, an associate of president Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal, has gripped the Arab world. Although Suzanne Tamim was murdered... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • murder • execution • Egypt • Dubai • Cairo • hanging • singer • murder trial • Hisham Talaat Moustafa • Suzanne Tamim

Iranian Female Artist Hanged Amid Uproar

Execution follows retracted confession
for alleged murder

May 3, 09 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - International supporters yesterday criticized the execution of an Iranian woman for a murder allegedly committed when she was a juvenile, despite a 2-month stay of execution ordered less than 3 weeks ago, the Telegraph reports. Her lawyer wasn’t notified 48 hours before the hanging, as is required. Delara Darabi’... More »

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Iran • execution • capital punishment • painting • hanging • artist • confession • murder charges • Delara Darabi

OPINION

 Let's Stop Piracy  
 the Old-Fashioned Way 

Hard-line attitude nearly wiped out epidemic

Nov 25, 08 9:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Rampant piracy this year has led to attacks on more than 90 ships, with two sailors killed, billions of dollars in cargo taken, and millions paid in ransom. The attacks keep coming, and “legal exquisiteness” prevents any “robust” action against them, writes Bret Stephens in the Wall Street ... More »

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piracy • punishment • hanging • pirates

Iran Hangs 29 Convicts,
Calls Deaths Crime Deterrent

Denies rights groups' charges of excessive use

Jul 27, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid charges of excessive use, Iran hanged 29 convicts this morning in Tehran. The Iranian Supreme Court approved the death sentences, variously on charges of murder, rape, armed robbery, or drug trafficking, the BBC reports. Last year, the country carried out 317 executions, second only to China. Tehran, however, insists... More »

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Iran • death penalty • Tehran • crime • hanging • criminal justice system

 Rival Calls for
 Musharraf's Head 

'We asked you to quit with honor but you didn't,' Sharif says

Jun 14, 08 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A political rival blasted President Pervez Musharraf today, leading a massive crowd to chant “Hang him, hang him,” the New York Times reports. In a televised address that capped off days of protest in Islamabad, Nawaz Sharif grew heated: “We asked you to quit with honor... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • impeachment • trial • hanging • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari

Aussie Pardoned 86 Years After Execution

New tests reveal evidence flaw that went undetected in 1921

May 27, 08 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Australian man hanged for raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl has been pardoned 86 years after his execution, Reuters reports. Hairs found in his bed that were said to belong to the victim weren’t hers, recent tests showed. The attorney general said the case was a warning against... More »

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death penalty • Australia • murder • execution • Melbourne • capital punishment • pardon • hanging • child rape

Iran Executes 30 in Past Month

Aug 19, 07 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran executed up to 30 people in the past month, mostly in public hangings, in a nationwide crackdown on murderers, sex offenders, drug traffickers, and other threats to "social security," reports the Observer. Human rights advocates say the sweep, also advertised as countering an alleged surge in US-backed... More »

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Iran • Tehran • human rights • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • execution • capital punishment • hanging • public executions • political activism

Chemical Ali
Is Sentenced
to Hang

Hussein cousin and 2 others get death for wiping out Kurds

Jun 24, 07 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi commander known as Chemical Ali was sentenced to hang today for ordering the  use of chemical weapons to wipe out whole Kurdish villages, killing some 180,000 people, two decades ago. Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein, and two others found guilty of war crimes by... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Kurds • Chemical Ali • Ali Hassan al Majid • sentencing • hanging

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