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'Always smiling': Portraits of Conn. victims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press Most died at the very start of their young lives, tiny victims taken in a way not fit for anyone regardless of age. Others found their life's work in sheltering little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. After the gunfire

Mental health toll emerges among Sandy survivors

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By MEGHAN BARR and KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The image of his brother trapped in a car with water rising to his neck, his eyes silently pleading for help, is part of a recurring nightmare that wakes Anthony Gatti up, screaming, at night. Gatti hauled his brother out of the

What we know about the Connecticut school shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By The Associated Press Key facts related to the Connecticut elementary school shooting: THE VICTIMS: The chief medical examiner said all the victims at the school were shot with a rifle, at least some of them up close, and all of them apparently were shot more than once. All six adults

Routine morning, then shots and unthinkable terror

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By PAT EATON-ROBB and ADAM GELLERAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Inside the four-bedroom colonial set on a small rise, Nancy Lanza was already dead. But it was early yet, and it would be hours before her body was found - time enough for her son to unleash a slaughter. For now, though

Conn. gunman broke in, shot kids multiple times

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and MATT APUZZOAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The gunman behind the Connecticut elementary school massacre stormed into the building and shot 20 children at least twice with a high-powered rifle, executing some at close range and killing adults who tried to

Routine morning, then shots and unthinkable terror

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and JOCELYN NOVECKAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - First, he killed his mother. Nancy Lanza's body was found later at their home on Yogananda Street in Newtown - after the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School; after a quiet New England town was scarred

Convicted Calif. killer admits to 2 NYC killings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A serial killer already sentenced to death in California admitted Friday to murdering two other young women in New York City in the 1970s. Rodney Alcala told a Manhattan judge that he wanted to plead guilty to two murder counts so he could get back

Idaho Man Charged, Arranged To Meet 13-Year-Old For Sex

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A 31-year-old Boise man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual enticement of a minor over the Internet after arriving at a convenience store to meet someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl for a sexual encounter. Court records say Randy Wade Standlee was

Cops thwart convicted killer's plan to strangle, castrate and kill Justin Bieber

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

By Kate Stanhope, Investigators have thwarted a convicted murderer's plan to strangle, castrate and murder Justin Bieber, Albuquerque's KRQE reports. Dana Martin, who is currently serving two life sentences in state prison for raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in Vermont in 2000,

West Central Murder Victim Helped Care For Mother With Cancer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane murder victim Michelle Koenen had a kind heart for people and animals, said her mother Doris Koenen. "I thought she was a very happy person," Doris said. "I think she liked people and was very friendly." Koenen's family is in mourning this week after Michelle was found