Man With One Leg Kills Sex Offender Dating His Ex-Wife Posted: 3 years ago by indierockcafe
From story:
"He chose a 42-inch katana, a Japanese samurai sword, and went inside to confront Lee Alexander, a 25-year-old ranch hand from Polk County who was convicted in 2000 of a lewd and lascivious act on a person under 16. Less than 15 minutes later, Alexander was dead."
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Johns Hopkins student kills apparent burglar with sword Posted: 3 months ago by belvario
A Johns Hopkins University student killed an apparent burglar with a samurai sword after discovering the man in his garage, police said Tuesday.
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Samurai sword schoolboy pleads guilty Posted: 8 months ago by marcelsmit
FAMILY and friends of Jacques Pretorius wept as samurai sword killer Morne Harmse pleaded guilty yesterday to his murder.
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Interactive database: See crime stats for large US cities Posted: 6 months ago by bornbad
Crime dropped sharply throughout much of the United States last year, according to FBI data released Monday. Use this database to see a crime breakdown for every US city with more than 100,000 residents. And check back tomorrow for a detailed story about local crime trends.
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Man punched attacker with stump after having hand chopped off with sword Posted: 8 months ago by bingo
A man who had just had his hand severed with a samurai sword punched his attacker in the face with the stump, a court heard yesterday.
He said that the victim did not notice that he had lost his hand, which, he said, must have been due to shock.
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Caregiver Chases Kids With Samurai Sword Posted: 2 years ago by mitzuzake
A woman accused of chasing a group of Hispanic children with a sword allegedly chased the children, aged 9 to 15, with an 18-inch samurai sword because they were playing in a parking lot. Amanda Jane Darling Harris, 21, is employed by Pooh Corner Preschool, according to the arrest report.
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Teen Defends PS3 With Samurai Sword Posted: 2 years ago by punthe
A teenager with a brown belt in karate used a samurai sword to scare off a burglar who was after his PlayStation 3.
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How Alexander the Great used 'Mother Nature' Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Alexander the Great had ''Mother Nature'' on his side when he conquered the island fortress of Tyre in 332 BC, says a study published today.
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Man arrested at Macy's for carrying sword Posted: 2 years ago by pvisi111
A man who was carrying a rusted pirate-style sword through Macy's flagship store in Manhattan is facing charges of criminal possession of a weapon.
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Mother Hits Sex Offender with Baseball Bat, Gets 3 Months Posted: 9 months ago by bingo
A judge in the state of Washington has sentenced a mother to three months in jail for hitting a convicted sex offender with an aluminum baseball bat.
* Because he moved into her neighborhood
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Man arrested for stabbing roommate with sword Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
Little known fact, Napoleon Dynamite was a true and accurate depiction of life in Idaho.
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Blosker, a very strange social news site [NSFW] Posted: 3 years ago by norequest
Very interesting, very different social news site for strange, funny, scandalous and generally non-boring news.
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News of the Weird Posted: 1 year ago by keroberos32
For some readers, News of the Weird is a light diversion from the serious reporting of the week. For others, though, it's a weekly chronicle of the alarming decline of civilization. Or a therapeutic personal benchmark (for reassurance that the problem is other people, not you). Or, for the few who actually wind up in News of the Weird, a monument to lives interestingly lived.
I hope it's not a dupe, I searched and could not find it
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The Sword In The Stone Posted: 3 years ago by 86Apex
The most underrated Disney movie ever.
I thought this would be fitting for Mothers Day since I used to watch this with my mom.
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Doting Mom drives son to rob jewelry store. Waits in car while son stabs/robs jeweler Posted: 3 years ago by jokestarter
A 36-year-old German mother-of-five drove her son to a jewelry store he wanted to rob because she was afraid he may come to some harm, Bild newspaper reported Wednesday.
While her 17-year-old son and his two accomplices stabbed and robbed a jeweler in the eastern city of Dresden, the mother waited in the car...
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Sword wielding student gets his year book photo after all. Posted: 3 years ago by Boomshank
Follow up from this story:
Rhode Island's education commissioner has ordered a high school to publish a yearbook photo showing a teenager with a sword.
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Compare the various dating sites Posted: 3 years ago by cybertub
There are a ton of online dating sites out there. Which one is right for you? How do they compare with each other? Well now you can find out.
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Woman attempts drive-through bank robbery while riding in Limo Posted: 3 years ago by jokestarter
A 22-year old Rhode Island woman tried to conduct a drive-through robbery of a bank while riding in the back of a hired limousine...
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Idaho Falls man pleads guilty to stabbing roommate with samurai sword Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
Ruben Diaz, 25, now faces up to 30 years in prison on one count of aggravated battery, a felony accompanied by a deadly weapons enhancement.
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Grandpa fights off hooded bandits Posted: 11 months ago by bingo
A 68-year-old British grandfather uses a bottle of sherry to help fight off two Samurai sword wielding bandits.
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Release of convicted sex offender concerns community Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
About to be released from jail, a convicted sex offender accused of making a list of young girls (ages between 6-17) to look up, will be put on probation and the district attorney says they can't do anything about it.
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