NYT: Jeffrey Dahmer Bludgeoned To Death In Prison, November 29, 1994, Jeffrey L. Dahmer, whose gruesome exploits of murder, necrophilia and dismemberment shocked the world in 1991, was attacked and killed today in a Wisconsin prison, where he was serving 15 consecutive life terms. Mr. Dahmer was 34, older than any of his victims, who [...]
Obiwan Kenobi Arrested, Jedi-mind tricks apparently weren’t enough to keep Obiwan Kenobi out of the Placer County Jail. Roseville police said that over the weekend they arrested a 37-year-old with the same name as the Star Wars character on suspicion of hit-and-run causing injury. Kenobi was also wanted on an unrelated charge of petty theft, [...]
Mexican Mother Nine Babies, The story of a woman in Mexico who claimed she was pregnant with nine babies has been proven false. Karla Vanessa Perez was reportedly expecting the world’s first set of nonuplets, but when her hometown paper investigated, they stated Perez’s story was a hoax. Perez, 32, was supposed to have been [...]
Queen Elizabeth Lamprey, Fishery officials in the Great Lakes region have donated two pounds of lampreys to the British city of Gloucester to be baked in a pie for Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee in June. A lot of people would like to eat like a queen, but probably not if the dish was lamprey pie. [...]
Judas Actor Dies Hanging Scene, A Brazilian actor has died after accidentally hanging himself while portraying Judas during a scene in “The Passion of Christ”. Tiago Klimeck, 27, had been in a coma since the accident on Good Friday earlier this month in Itarare. Klimeck was enacting the suicide of Judas during the performance. He [...]
Jeffrey Dahmer Killer Book, Christopher Scarver, the killer of infamous serial murderer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, is reportedly shopping around for a book deal. It’s been almost 18 years since Scarver – who at the time of the murders was not up for parole until 2042, but who will now never be released – bludgeoned [...]
Celebrity Deaths in April, Director Sidney Lumet dies at 86. April 9, 2011. Award winning director of “Network”, “Serpico”, “Dog Day Afternoon” and “12 Angry Men”. Director Tim Hetherington dies at 40. April 20, 2011. Co-director of “Restrepo” died while covering battles between rebels and the Libyan governemnt. Phoebe Snow, ‘Poetry Man’ singer/song writer dies [...]
Escaped Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng, U.S. and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal activist who fled house arrest, with an agreement likely before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives this week, a U.S. rights campaigner said Monday. Bob Fu of the Texas-based rights group ChinaAid [...]