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  • May 2008
    • Kenya Mob Torches 11 for Witchcraft

      Kenya Mob Torches 11 for Witchcraft

      (Newser) - A mob in western Kenya hunted down and killed 11 people they accused of being witches and wizards, AP reports. The gang went from house to house with a list of suspected sorcerers and the spells they had cast. The eight men and three women, most over 70, were lynched and burned in their homes in the notoriously superstitious district. More »

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      Africa   Kenya   witchcraft   witches   lynching

  • January 2008
    • TV Anchor Suspended After 'Lynch Tiger' Quip

      TV Anchor Suspended After 'Lynch Tiger' Quip

      (Newser) - A golf commentator's quip that the only way young challengers could defeat super pro Tiger Woods would be to "lynch him" has earned her a two-week suspension and sparked a furor. The Golf Channel's lead anchor Kelly Tilghman made the comments in response to an on-air analyst's jokey suggestion that golfers should "gang up" to take on Woods. "Lynch him in a back alley," Tilghman piped in. More »

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      golf   Tiger Woods   racism   news anchor   Al Sharpton   lynching   Kelly Tilghman   Golf Channel

  • July 2007
    • Lynchings Re-enacted to Probe Cases

      Lynchings Re-enacted to Probe Cases

      (Newser) - Graphic re-enactments of lynchings, including ketchup-covered doll ‘fetuses’ ripped from ‘pregnant victims,’ were staged in a Georgia campaign to warm up some cold civil rights cases, CNN reports. Some groups have also offered private rewards, as local and national efforts converge in a desire to bring '60s-era murderers to justice. More »

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      Congress   murder   crime   Georgia   FBI   civil rights   lynching

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