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Teen Date Stabbed Newsman 50 Times: Cops

Attack occurred during sex arranged through teen's MySpace web page

(Newser) - A disturbed teenager stabbed an ABC radio newsman 50 times during $60 sex arranged through the boy's satanic MySpace web page, reports the New York Daily News. George Weber was found dead in his bed earlier this week after the knife-obsessed hustler attacked him, the 16-year-old confessed to police. The...

ABC Newsman Murdered in Brooklyn Home

Found dead in bed with stab wounds to chest, neck

(Newser) - A longtime ABC radio newsman was found stabbed to death in his Brooklyn home yesterday, reports the New York Daily News. George Weber, 47, was dead in his bed with wounds in his chest and neck, police said. His apartment was ransacked, but there was no sign of forced entry....

Suspect Killed in Court After Stabbing Judge

Accused murderer attacked justice during recess in Calif. trial

(Newser) - An accused killer jumped up and stabbed the judge presiding over his trial before a detective shot him dead in a California courtroom, Recordnet.com reports. David Paradiso was on trial for the stabbing death of his girlfriend. After the judge called for a recess, he attacked her “with...

'Angry' Knife Nut Guilty of Killing Potter Actor

He said 'Yeah, sweet' when Rob Knox died; sentencing tomorrow

(Newser) - A British court found a young knife enthusiast guilty today of murdering an actor from the next Harry Potter film, the Guardian reports. Karl Bishop, 22, stabbed the 18-year-old actor Rob Knox five times with a pair of kitchen knives last May, as Knox tried to protect his brother Jamie...

Knox: 'I Heard Meredith Screaming'
Knox: 'I Heard Meredith Screaming'
Feb 26, 2009 3:55 AM CST

Knox: 'I Heard Meredith Screaming'

Prosecutors to confront Knox with contradictory statements

(Newser) - Accused student murderer Amanda Knox will be confronted in court with her contradictory stories about the night her British roommate was killed when prosecutors reveal her handwritten statement to police that she heard "screaming" the night Meredith Kercher was stabbed to death, reports the Independent. The accused killer from...

Attacker Wanted Breast Implants Back: Witness

Roommate of man charged with attempted murder outlines post-breakup attack

(Newser) - Testimony began this week in the trial of a California man who attacked his ex-girlfriend with a knife, allegedly with the intent to remove breast implants he’d paid for, the Victorville Daily Press reports. Thomas Lee Rowley is charged with attempted murder in the 2006 assault on his ex,...

Details Emerge on Belgian Baby Killer

Thousands march to honor dead; worker praised as a hero

(Newser) - Details of a Belgian daycare stabbing spree emerged today as thousands marched to honor three dead and 12 wounded in the attack, the Telegraph and AP report. A photo has surfaced of suspect Kim de Gelder, a loner who sniggered during police questioning and refused to cooperate. Police believe he...

3 Dead in Belgian Nursery School Attack

Attacker in face paint injures 20; children evacuated

(Newser) - An unknown man wielding a knife at a Belgian nursery school killed at least 2 children and one adult today, the BBC reports. A dozen or more were said to be injured in the attack northwest of Brussels. The attacker, wearing black-and-white face paint, fled by bicycle, says the Times...

Student Held in Fatal Virginia Tech Stabbing

Student alert system launched

(Newser) - A Chinese graduate student has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a female student in a cafeteria of the Virginia Tech campus. The death was the first campus killing since a suicidal gunman shot dead 32 in 2007. A student alert system devised after that attack was launched when...

USC Student Fatally Stabbed in Neighborhood Attack

Los Angeles campus tense after killing, sexual assaults

(Newser) - USC students are demanding the university beef up security after a film student was fatally stabbed yesterday in a neighborhood attack, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Idaho native was killed after an argument with a man in an apartment complex near the LA campus. A wave of anxiety has...

40-Year-Old Virgin Actor Charged With Stabbing Ex

Woman in critical condition

(Newser) - An actor in The 40-Year-Old Virgin was arrested in San Diego last night on attempted murder charges for allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend. Shelley Malil, 43, was nabbed on his way to meet with his attorney, who along with family and friends had persuaded him to turn himself in, police said....

US Volleyball Coach's Family Pulls Together After Stabbing

McCutcheon 'not indulging in anger'

(Newser) - 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...

Canadian Bus Passenger Beheaded by Seatmate

Horrified witnesses flee savage random attack

(Newser) - A "totally calm" attacker stabbed and beheaded his seatmate on a bus in Canada, the Globe & Mail reports. In an apparently random act of violence, the man suddenly stood up and slashed his sleeping victim dozens of times with a hunting knife. Terrified passengers fled as the attacker...

Facebook Pulls Stabbing App Amid UK Knife Deaths

Britain concerned about spate of knife violence

(Newser) - A surge in knife crime has shaken Britain, ABC News reports. Twelve people—six of them teenagers—were stabbed to death in a single week this month. Public concern has caused Facebook to yank a third-party application where users could send each other "virtual stabs," and Nike has...

Homeless Man Charged in UK Student Killings

33-year-old turns self in for brutal stabbings of French PhD pair

(Newser) - London authorities charged a homeless man today with the brutal murders of two French students, the Guardian reports. Nigel Edward Farmer, 33, is accused of stabbing the two a total of 243 times in a London flat June 29, and then setting the apartment on fire. Farmer was arrested after...

Cops Probe 'Horrific' London Murder of French Students

Brits jolted by brutal killings

(Newser) - Scotland Yard detectives are investigating the "frenzied" murder of two French research students in their flat on a quiet London street, the BBC reports. The biochemistry students were tied up and stabbed a total of 243 times before being set alight. A man was seen running from the building...

Four Japanese Busted for Copycat Stabbing Threats

Warnings followed stabbings by crazed attacker

(Newser) - Threats of copycat violence posted on Japanese websites have led to four arrests in the wake of seven fatal stabbings in Tokyo this month by a crazed attacker, AP reports. “I'm going to do it, too. I’m going to kill 100 people,” wrote one man. Last week's...

7 Killed in Tokyo Stabbing Spree
7 Killed in Tokyo
Stabbing Spree
Jun 8, 2008 7:36 AM CDT

7 Killed in Tokyo Stabbing Spree

10 more wounded after man drove truck into pedestrians in electronics district

(Newser) - A Japanese man plowed his truck into Tokyo pedestrians before jumping out and stabbing them, killing at least 7 and wounding 10 more, the AP reports. Police nabbed a 25-year-old man in the attack, which occurred in the city’s leading electronics district, a hotspot for young people. The suspect...

Britney's Ex: Sex Tape Drew Death Threats

Paparazzo-turned-boytoy says he was stabbed over tape of Spears stripping

(Newser) - Britney Spears’ onetime paparazzo-turned-lover Adnan Ghalib says he was stabbed because he was planning to post a sex tape of the pop wreck on his website, the Sun reports. The video is reportedly of the “Toxic” star performing a private striptease during an overnight getaway in Mexico during a...

Harry Potter Actor Killed in Vicious London Knife Fight

Knox had finished filming on new movie

(Newser) - Robert Knox, a young British actor set to appear in an upcoming Harry Potter movie, was stabbed to death outside a London bar early today, the Daily Mail reports. The teen, who had finished filming his part as Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby, was killed defending his younger brother following an...

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