Tag: murder/mayhem
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#PopOcculture: Cardinals, Remains, Traditions
22 Cardinals Join Club to Elect Pope’s Successor // ‘Pope will be assassinated within next 12 months’ // Vatican dismisses pope assassination threat document // MEPs Question EU Funding of ILGA Over NAMBLA Ties // Nepal villagers burn ‘witchcraft’ suspect alive // More Human Remains Found on Long Island // Mardi Gras Indians share tradition;…
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Gacy Had At Least One Accomplice, Two Lawyers Believe
Did the “Killer Clown” act alone? Two Chicago lawyers have re-examined the circumstances surrounding the disappearances of three victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy — and concluded he probably had one or more accomplices.
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1/26 Pop Occulture: Film Prophecies, Honor Killings
The top 10 prophecies in movies // Suspected ‘honor killings’ shock Canada // How religion is infiltrating public schools // Public School Holds Christian Rally to Convert Students
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1/12 Binge & Purge: OJ, Disputes & ‘The Stuff’
Coke says it found fungicide in orange juice // OJ tumbles most in 2yrs as FDA halts imports to test for prohibited pesticide // Superweeds spreading into Canada // Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually work for Monsanto // Navigating Netflix: Streaming ‘The Stuff’ // Audio satire: Pfizer’s new prescription-only sandwich ‘Hoagizine’
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murder/mayhem: silent night, deadly night
update: police say texas gunman dressed as santa police find 7 dead in texas apt from ap: Seven people who were believed to be related had opened their Christmas gifts and started cleaning up the wrapping paper when they were shot to death in a suburban Fort Worth apartment, police said Sunday. Authorities said they…
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12/8 binge & purge: rhetoric, recalls & recipes
newt says obama the ‘finest food stamp’ president* is obama the ‘food stamp president’?* supervalu joins farmers behind US food stamps at $71.8b* world food prices fall for a fifth straight month, united nations says may be ‘bottoming out’* 46 million on food stamps, up two-thirds* woman denied food stamps kills self, shoots children* iowa…
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12/1 pop occulture: good spirits & the last taboo
an evil force lurks among us* preachers confront ‘last taboo’: condemning greed amid great recession* billy graham in ‘good spirits’ in hospital* video: israel’s anti-US ads not kosher* iran’s leaders believe ‘end of days’ here* 3 in s. african court for church attack plot* uk cops hunt relative of ‘demonic women’* therapist ‘brainwashed’ woman to…
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Halloween Hitlist: ‘I Want Candy, Bubblegum & Taffy!’
Dentists buy back Halloween candy to send to troops // Video: Mc Pee Pants – “I WANT CANDY” // 10-year-old draws a pistol to protect his Halloween candy // Beware of gummy bears found under the influence
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murders of peruvian shaman investigated; mayor lead suspect
the killing of folk healers in peru causes alarm from guardian: The Peruvian government is sending a team of officials to a remote region of the Amazon jungle to investigate the deaths of 14 shamans who were killed in a string of brutal murders. The traditional healers, all from the Shawi ethnic group, were murdered…
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10/6 pop occulture: pagan pride, jobs, knox & the satan motive
calif. gov jerry brown prevents ban on male circumcision* kentucky town celebrates pagan pride day* georgia church produced film ‘courageous’ lighting up box office* nj gospel choir breaks guinness record with 1,542 people* the zen of steve jobs* the spiritual side of steve jobs* amanda knox & why the satan motive never stacks up in…
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9/29 binge & purge: pantries, pets & pig thieves
is the govt stockpiling food in anticipation of economic crisis?* report: emergency food pantries become a mainstay* illinois food bank grows to meet bigger demand* food pantry repeat visits increase in northeast florida* need for pet food banks is up in down economy* midwest farmers on alert as pig thieves strike* video: will food trucks…
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Florida Murder Suspect Claims She’s Part Vampire, Part Werewolf
A Florida teenager is behind bars as an accessory to the brutal murder of 16-year-old Jacob Hendershot. But that may not be the most shocking part of the crime – Stephanie Pistey says she believes she’s part vampire and part werewolf.
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Diane Linkletter 1969 Suicide Jump Likely Not Caused By LSD
Diane Linkletter (left) assumed place in popular myth of LSD tragedy – suffering delusion she could fly – after her October 4, 1969 suicide jump. Fatherly Art Linkletter, host of House Party TV series, willingly became a spokesman against drugs after loss of his youngest child. A 1970 record, “We Love You Call Collect,” a…

