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Good Reason to Kill #36: Dubstep; and #37: King of Pop 27 Aug 2013 | 01:55 am
From an Aug. 23 press release by the SF Public Defender's Office: San Francisco, CA — A 52-year-old man accused of smashing a champagne bottle over his 30-year-old coworker’s head after the younger m...
"The Super Bowl of Fortuneteller Fraud Cases" 26 Aug 2013 | 11:40 pm
That's how the New Times describes a trial beginning today in West Palm Beach. Prosecutors say that Rose Marks, "the 62-year-old matriarch of a local gypsy family," cheated clients out of $25 million ...
Attorney General Questions Value of a Degree From "Trump University" 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
He's a little late to the table, frankly, but on the other hand it appears that thousands of people persist in not questioning whether attending "Trump University" would be a good idea, some paying te...
Man Loses Bob Dylan Hair in Divorce Settlement 23 Aug 2013 | 10:29 pm
No further details are available yet—TMZ reported it without posting the actual documents—but it appears that Black Keys singer Dan Auerbach will give up some significant assets as part of a divorce s...
Allegedly Handsy Mayor of San Diego May Resign Friday 23 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that Mayor Bob Filner may resign on Friday as part of a proposed settlement of a sexual-harassment lawsuit against him and the city. As you may recall, more an...
Why Is Trader Joe's Suing Its Best Customer? 21 Aug 2013 | 11:44 pm
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the "Trader Joe's" grocery chain is suing a guy who has spent more than $350,000 at its stores in the past two years, and many stores have put up his picture ...
Good Reason to Kill #35: Missing Can of Shrimp 20 Aug 2013 | 11:59 pm
Not only is this a great reason, it also involves great weaponry. From the Orlando Sentinel: Jayson [L.], 34, of Deltona used a sword to break down a door and threw kitchen knives at family members a...
Police Pretty Sure Man Tied Himself Inside Sack and Shot Himself Before Jumping Into River 19 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
"We are 99.999 percent certain it was suicide," said a spokesperson for the police department in Hamburg, Germany, and it's really hard to see what other conclusion you could reach on this one. Local ...
And No Warrants Shall Issue, Unless the King Says So 19 Aug 2013 | 02:11 am
In what is surely an incredible coincidence, the partner of the reporter (Glenn Greenwald) who has been embarrassing the NSA over the past few weeks was just detained at Heathrow airport under the Ter...
Okay, Sir, I'm Going to Make Two Hand Gestures at You Now 16 Aug 2013 | 11:58 pm
I have no idea what the underlying issue was here—apparently some kind of traffic violation—but the clip is well worth watching because you just don't get that many chances to see an attorney and a wi...
