Ten Executions Gone Shockingly Wrong 1
Busted by Social Media in Three Hours 2
Clemency Request From Mass Murderer 3
By Aaron Rupar in Crazy threats
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 1:14 pm
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One unfortunate patron got a whole lot more than wings, beer, and sports during a recent trip to Buffalo Wild Wings. City Pages has the full story.
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By Sam Levin in assault
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 9:00 am

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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: After a random teenager beat an elderly immigrant man to death in broad daylight -- as part of some sort of twisted "knockout game" -- the surviving widow, also injured, says her life was destroyed. The suspect is now headed to jail after a guilty verdict years later. Riverfront Times has the story.

By Sam Levin in bizarre
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 8:00 am

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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Police say that a sixteen-year-old teenager took his friend's gun...and accidentally shot himself in the leg. The shooting, officials say, may have been part of a larger shootout. Riverfront Times has the story.

By Matthew Hendley in Police bungling
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 7:39 am
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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: One of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's detention officers stabbed his father after a long night of drinking, according to cops. C.J. Joe, a 27-year-old guard at Durango Jail, claims he "blacked out" and doesn't remember what happened, but his sister told police that Joe stabbed his father, 55-year-old Curtis Joe. Phoenix New Times has the story.

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By Michael Roberts in homicide
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 6:01 am

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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: The cavalcade of errors pile up no matter the manner of execution. In an execution, the man's head catches on fire. In a lethal injection, the IV comes unhooked and sprays deadly chemicals around the room. And that's not all. Westword has the story.

By Sam Levin in bad clergy
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 9:00 am

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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: The sex abuse of one St. Louis priest was so traumatic that the parents of the victim say their child eventually killed himself. And a new lawsuit alleges the priest is directly responsible for their boy's death. Riverfront Times has the story.

By Sam Levin in fraud
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 8:00 am

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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Two thieves in St. Louis, Missouri allegedly had a lucrative scheme to steal taxpayer dollars -- involving the resale of stolen dumpster hooks. The plan didn't last long. Riverfront Times has the story.

By Matthew Hendley in robbery
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:36 am
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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Having a robber sneak up behind you with a knife while you're at an ATM is undoubtedly scary as hell. If a robber sneaking up behind you with a knife looks like the guy in the photo to the left, we're guessing an involuntary bowel movement is the only logical reaction. Phoenix New Times has the story.

Tags: Arizona, Phoenix New Times
By Michael Roberts in True Crime Report
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 6:01 am

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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Cops Facebooked and Tweeted a video of Silva-Acosta, and within hours, he'd not only been accused by multiple tipsters, but they even tracked him down. And he's not the only case of social-media crime solving. Westword has the story.

By Michael Roberts in classroom creepiness
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 5:00 am

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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: In addition to his collection of child pornography and erotica, Moe registered his interest in the kids under his care with disturbing exactitude. But could the cops prove he crossed even more lines? Westword has the story.