A 15-year-old South Carolina girl who was shot earlier this week by a man authorities say fits the description of a serial killer has died, police said Saturday. “Let me say that, under the FBI’s definition of a serial killer, yes, we have a serial killer,” Sheriff Bill Blanton told reporters Friday in Gaffney.
Archive for July, 2009
Teen dies, fifth victim of S.C. ‘serial killer’
D.C.’s Marion Barry arrested again
Former D.C. mayor, now Washington councilman, Marion Barry has been arrested again.
S.C. sheriff: ‘Yes, we have a serial killer’
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released a second sketch of a man believed to have fatally shot four people in less than a week near Gaffney, South Carolina. “Let me say that, under the FBI’s definition of a serial killer, yes, we have a serial killer,” Sheriff Bill Blanton told reporters in Gaffney.
Sailor gunned down on sentry duty
A sailor found dead earlier this week at California’s Camp Pendleton was shot while standing sentry, and a fire was set in an attempt to cover up evidence, the U.S. Navy said. A relative suspects a hate crime, and a congressman is calling for a full and “transparent:” investigation.
Girl, 9, allegedly targeted in Craigslist ad
A Long Island, New York, social worker is facing two misdemeanor charges after allegedly posting a sexually suggestive ad on Craigslist that gave interested parties the home phone number of a 9-year-old girl.
Couple, dog shot to death on camping trip
Cold Case: Campers Steven Haugen and Jeanette Bauman went camping with their Labrador retriever, Caesar, in the Willamette National Forest on June 30, 2005. Their bodies were found the next day. There are no suspects, but FBI profilers believe it may have been a “territorial” killing.
Suspect surrenders in bus-stop shootings
An 18-year-old suspect in Tuesday’s bus-stop shootings that wounded seven people in Detroit, Michigan, surrendered to authorities Wednesday, police said.
Police: Duke official offered son for sex
A Duke University official is accused of offering his 5-year-old adopted son for sex on the Internet, according to the FBI and court documents in the case.
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