US Volleyball Coach's Family Pulls Together After Stabbing

Though his heart is broken, Hugh McCutcheon won’t indulge in anger as he grieves for his father-in-law, Todd Bachman, brutally stabbed to death in Beijing on Saturday. "It hurts. I think it's something no one should have to go through,'' the US Olympic men’s volleyball coach told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. His focus is on helping his wife’s mother, Barbara, through the shock of losing her husband.

McCutcheon said his seriously injured mother-in-law’s condition is improving. He added that his wife, who was with her parents when the attack occurred, has shown “incredible strength. Clearly Elisabeth was a victim in this as well, even though she was physically unscathed. Having to deal with this event has been hard for her.” (More murder stories.)