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Every Month for
Years, He Handed
Her $100. Now,
His Secret Is Out

Every Month for Years, He Handed Her $100. Now, His Secret Is Out

Alabama farmer Hody Childress quietly paid locals' pharmacy bills for around a decade

(Newser) - Hody Buford Childress' obituary is a rather unremarkable one, just three brief paragraphs in the Jan. 4 edition of the Sand Mountain Reporter listing his age (80), day of death (New Year's Day), and information on survivors and funeral arrangements. But what Childress did in secret for the last...

Ex-Officer Cleared of Murder in Shooting of Mentally Ill Veteran

Ex-Officer Who Killed Veteran
Convicted, but Not of Murder

Oct 14, 2019 5:20 PM CDT

Ex-Officer Who Killed Veteran Convicted, but Not of Murder

Jury finds Robert Olsen guilty of lesser charges

(Newser) - A Georgia jury has found a former police officer guilty of aggravated assault, making a false statement, and violation of oath of office in the killing of an unarmed, naked man who was mentally ill. But not of murder. Robert Olsen could receive up to 35 years in prison when...

Woman, 11 Kids Held Hostage at Georgia Hotel

Woman, 11 Kids
Held Hostage in
Georgia Freed

UPDATED

Jan 5, 2016 7:44 AM CST

Woman, 11 Kids Held Hostage in Georgia Freed

DeKalb PD says woman placed a 911 call around 2am

(Newser) - A middle-of-the-night standoff at a hotel in DeKalb County, Ga., has ended with no harm to the woman and 11 children being held hostage within one of its rooms. The woman placed a 911 call around 2am following a domestic dispute, per a rep with the DeKalb PD; a SWAT...

Cop Shoots
Guy's Dog,
Blocks Him
From Vet

Jul 29, 2014 2:22 PM CDT

Cop Shoots Guy's Dog, Blocks Him From Vet

Wouldn't let owner leave scene because it wasn't procedure

(Newser) - Even the owner of a "friendly" and "socialized" German shepherd shot in the face by a Georgia cop last Thursday understands why the officer may have panicked upon seeing a pretty large dog running his way. What DeKalb County resident Tim Theall doesn’t understand is why Officer...

Police Piece Together Shooter's Trail

Feb 16, 2008 10:43 AM CST

Police Piece Together Shooter's Trail

Kazmierczak spent two days in motel room before shooting

(Newser) - Before his shooting rampage at NIU, Steven Kazmierczak spent two days in a motel, taking cold medicine and drinking Red Bull, the Chicago Tribune reports. He left behind no note, only a sealed duffel bag filled with gun ammo. Kazmierczak, who had stopped taking medication for anxiety, also sent his...

College Shooter Kills 5, Self

UPDATED

Feb 14, 2008 6:06 PM CST

College Shooter Kills 5, Self

Another 16 wounded after he opens fire in Northern Illinois lecture hall

(Newser) - A gunman opened fire in a packed lecture hall at Northern Illinois University today, killing five students before fatally shooting himself, the Chicago Tribune reports. Another 16 people were wounded. Witnesses say the gunman, clad in black, entered the lecture hall without speaking and opened fire. He had a shotgun...

Monster Truck Plows Into Crowd

Aug 10, 2007 5:19 AM CDT

Monster Truck Plows Into Crowd

Mother and child seriously injured

(Newser) - A mother and child were seriously injured yesterday when a monster truck stunt went horribly wrong and the vehicle plowed into a crowd of 100 spectators, AP reports. The trunk was crushing cars outside an auto parts store in Dekalb, Illinois, when the accident occurred. Another mother and her four...