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—>Police in Peru say that they've caught a group that was allegedly killing people and harvesting their fat to sell to Europeans who wanted it for cosmetics. More »
—>About a month ago, a mother and daughter were chosen at random and brutally attacked in their home in small-town New Hampshire. The daughter survived, but the mother did not. And within days of this tragedy, ADT sales reps began going door-to-door to sell alarm systems. More »
—>If you've ever wondered why medicines have tamper-proof seals — there's one reason: an group of still unsolved murders over a quarter of a century old. In September of 1982, cyanide-laced Tylenol killed seven people in the Chicagoland area. Despite a nationwide recall and investigation, no one was ever charged with the crime. Now the FBI has reopened the case. More »
—>We're trying to figure out who this inflatable crime scene is meant for. With its puffy cuteness, built in lights, and "castle" style walls, it looks like it would be a perfect entrance to a backyard Halloween party for kids. But with its "crime scene noises" and someone-is-being-murdered vibe, it seems more appropriate at a celebration for short police academy graduates. Either way, it can be yours for $125 and a relinquishing of any sense of good taste. [Update: this post is meant humorously—I belly-laughed when I first saw the product.] More »
—>There's some backlash brewing against Etsy.com for a fashion article about recreating "Bonnie Parker's look" in which they describe Bonnie & Clyde as, "rather infamous characters in U.S. history, and for good reason: honestly, what's sexier than a nefarious duo driving cross country on a crime spree of such massive and public proportion?" The author of the article is being taken to task in the comments and the Etsy Bitch blog has picked up the story as well. More »
—>Medicines have tamper-proof seals for one reason: A 25-year-old case involving cyanide-laced Tylenol that killed seven people in the Chicagoland area during September of 1982. More »
A Polish immigrant was killed because a cable repairman was allowed to continue making house calls despite being a suspect in a murder investigation, the victim's fiance alleges in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Chicago. More »
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—>TechCrunch thinks there could be privacy breaches as people look up personal info which can then be correlated to their other searches. More »
—>Vardan Kushnir, Russia's spam king. He sent out over 25 million emails a day, finally ending in an open battle with Russia's Deputy Minister of Communications in which the Deputy Minister had to concede defeat. More »
—>While we're subversively busy this morning giving our TSA lurkers more bullet-points for cool swag they can justify confiscating from us as dangerous weapons (we imagine a common determinant in their thought process is: "Wouldn't I look just darling in that passenger's swank rhinestone belt and Gucci stilettos?") let's add the iPod Nano to the list! More »
If you've ever wanted to kill someone for yakking on their cellphone, watch out. They may be packing heat. More »
