Crime Stories from October 3, 2021 (Change date)
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Former NASCAR driver Townley killed in Georgia shootingOct 03, 2021 3:05 pm - ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the s...
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3rd victim dies after angry co-worker's rampageOct 03, 2021 11:05 am - DAVENPORT, Fla. (AP) - Authorities said Sunday a third victim has died following a violent attack where an angry electrician wielding a knife and baseball bat killed thr...
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The stories that stick with us: Tylenol murders: a big crime story with lasting impactOct 06, 2021 6:05 am - One of the biggest stories of my nearly 43-year newspaper career started with an early morning phone call. I was one of the first — if not the first — reporters in the n...
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The stories that stick with us: How a victim of unthinkable tragedy prevailed over his darkest daysOct 04, 2021 8:19 am - Tom Burleson had just about every excuse to give up in August 1999, after a drunken driver heading the wrong way on a McHenry County highway slammed into his family's va...
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Juvenile seriously injured in Elgin shooting Sunday morningOct 04, 2021 11:07 am - Elgin police are investigating a shooting near the city's downtown early Sunday morning that left a juvenile hospitalized with serious injuries. According to police, off...
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The stories that stick with us: In the wake of a tragedy, strangers step in to help orphaned girlsOct 04, 2021 8:17 am - Cook County courts is a bleak beat. Justice - when it prevails - is rooted in loss and frequently in tragedy seeing as how it results from crime. In 2013, after five yea...
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