Suspect in 6 slayings once ran for mayor
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Many people in this southern Illinois town thought Bruce Mendenhall was loud, hot-tempered and a little peculiar, but they were still stunned to hear police say he has confessed to killing six people.
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A serial strangler who tormented his victims and taunted a town with his murderous boasts before disappearing for 25 years has resurfaced with proof that he had killed again -- in 1986.
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Convicted terrorism conspirator was once accused of plotting a "dirty bomb" attack in a major city.
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A1 of the Oct. 12, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. POLICE yesterday filed multiple murder charges against six suspected
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Mayor Richard M. Daley won a sixth term Tuesday, overcoming a City Hall corruption scandal and putting himself on course to eclipse his legendary father's record as the city's longest-serving mayor.
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Ralph J. Phillips, the prime suspect in the shootings of three troopers, has a long criminal history.
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KIRKWOOD, Mo., Feb. 7 -- A gunman with a history of acrimony against civic leaders stormed City Hall during a council meeting Thursday night, killing two police officers and three city officials before law enforcers fatally shot him, authorities said. The mayor was critically injured in the rampage,...
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In what could have passed for a campaign kickoff, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday touted fresh statistics that show crime in the city continued to plunge this year.
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The year is 1992, and life stinks for Carl Johnson. His mom&#39;s been murdered, his family is in disarray, his childhood friends have turned against him, and corrupt cops are framing him for a murder somebody else committed.
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A suspected murderer who is thought to have killed again stayed on bail despite breaching a condition.
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A MAN accused of killing six hunters told investigators he began firing after he was shot at and some victims called him racially derogatory names.
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By Jeffrey Spivak, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 19--At one time, Albert Riederer decided to stay out of the Kansas City mayor's race.   But the candidates he wanted to support didn't run, and those who were running did not have qualities he wanted to support.
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Mayor Frank Melton came into office like a Wild West marshal sworn to clean up the town. But somewhere along the line, prosecutors say, the crimefighting mayor crossed over from lawman to vigilante.
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MINNEAPOLIS - A man suspected in 23 bank robberies in the Twin Cities during the last year and a half was well-known to authorities as a public nuisance with a temper and a long history of criminal activity, according to police records.
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HAYWARD, Wis. - The man suspected of shooting six hunters to death and a survivor agree that the tragedy began with a confrontation on private land.
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U.S. News & World Report - Gavin Newsom has been mayor of this city for barely a year, and already he's fantasizing about re-election and his ideal opponent. "I'd sure love to run against me in 2008," says the dashing 37-year-old Democrat, who could have been plucked straight from the pages of the Most Promising New Politicians catalog. "I'm an easy target to exploit."
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A new report finds evidence that onetime police hero Jon Burge used violence against suspects