Topic: Jack Levin
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The unusual confessor who broke the Etan Patz cold case
Killing Etan Patz in 1979 may have been the only time alleged killer Pedro Hernandez hurt someone. While he avoided detection for 33 years, the secret took enough of a toll that Hernandez broke down in tears as he confessed, appearing remorseful and ‘relieved.’
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Craigslist killer suspect's suicide riles victim's family
Craigslist killer suspect Philip Markoff's suicide denies the victim's family members a chance to confront him in court.
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Elias Abuelazam serial stabber case befuddles experts
Criminologists say the serial stabber may be a hybrid criminal: someone who is motivated by the grievances of a mass killer but uses the tactics of a serial killer. Police arrested Elias Abuelazam in Atlanta Wednesday.
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Steve Slater to McNugget rage: Customer service or customer to blame?
JetBlue flight attendant Steve Slater vented plenty of job frustration before sliding to fame. Now comes the case of McNugget rage in which a McDonald's customer attacks employees. Is workplace anxiety rising?
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'Jihad Jamie' and the 'black widows': Why women turn to terrorism
Statistically, women are far less violent than men. But the case of Jihad Jane's alleged conspirator, Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, and the resurgence of the black widows in Chechnya suggest that when it comes to terrorism, men and women have much in common.
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Beat-up cars and neuron computers: broken 'dream' of Amy Bishop?
The emerging portrait of neurobiologist and murder suspect Amy Bishop shows a disconnect between how she saw herself and her life and the actual reality of her experience.
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Amy Bishop case: Why no red flags were waved before shooting spree
Neurobiologist Amy Bishop, charged with killing three faculty colleagues at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, had a squeaky-clean public record despite several brushes with the law. There's more than one reason her record didn't follow her.
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Holocaust Museum shooting: A spike in domestic extremism?
The attack, which killed one, is the third fatal shooting by an extremist in 10 days.
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Shootings, murder-suicide raise broader question: Is violence linked to recession?
The deaths in North Carolina and California follow other high-profile shootings in recent weeks.
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U.S. violent crime falls slightly
But national one-year averages mask better progress in big cities and a crime rise in the South.
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