Wesson Family Massacre: Children Tell Story of Murder and Sexual Abuse
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LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) It is the worst mass murder case ever seen in Fresno, an agricultural town in the heart of California's Central Valley.
On March 12, 2004, officers were summoned to Marcus Wesson's rundown home after his two nieces, who had escaped from the home, went back to try to get their children.
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Megan Williams Says Tale of Racially Motivated Gang Rape Was All Made Up Or Was It?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (CBS/AP) Megan Williams told West Virginia authorities in 2007 that seven white people had raped and tortured her over several days in a racially motivated attack, and minority rights groups rallied to her support.
Now more than two years later, Williams says it was all a lie designed to exact revenge against her boyfriend, who was one of the accused attackers. All but one went to jail.
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Welcome Home? Roman Polanski May Be Back on American Soil After 31 Years
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GENEVA (CBS/AP) Roman Polanski has not set foot in the United States in over 31 years.
PICTURES: Polanski, A Life in Pictures
The 76-year-old filmmaker fled the country after being prosecuted in California for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 and has never returned.
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Don't Taser Me Bro! Stun-Gun Maker Says Taser to Chest Could Cause Cardiac Arrest
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It marks the first time that Taser International has suggested there is any risk of cardiac arrest related to the use of its 50,000 volt stun guns.
As part of a revised training manual issued Monday Oct. 12, the Scottsdale-based taser maker advised law enforcement not to shoot the stun guns at a suspect's chest.
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Will Balloon Boy Mom Mayumi Heene "Go Down with the Ship?"
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) On an episode of ABC's "Wife Swap," Mayumi Heene pounds her fists and shouts in frustration because she believes her co-star isn't paying enough attention to one of his sons.
Photos: The Bizarre "Balloon Boy" Incident
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Father Runs Over Daughter For Being Too "Westernized"
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PEORIA, Ariz. (CBS/AP) Police believe a 20-year-old girl was run over in a Phoenix suburb because she had become too "Westernized." And the man they suspect was behind the wheel was her own father, an Iraqi immigrant.
Police say 48-year-old Faleh Hassan Almaleki of Glendale allegedly ran his daughter over Tuesday at an Arizona Department of Economic Security parking lot in Peoria.
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Parents of Chicago TV Host Garrard McClendon Found Shot to Death in Forest
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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) A couple found shot to death in a forest preserve outside of Chicago have been identified as the parents of local television host Garrard McClendon.
CLTV producer Jerry Riles says the two victims found in a Cook County Forest Preserve have been identified as 78-year-old Milton and 76-year-old Ruby McClendon of Hammond, Ind. He said they are the parents of McClendon, a CLTV television host and African American education promoter.
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Florida Millionaire James "I Just Shot My Wife" Ward Now Says it was Suicide
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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Financially troubled Florida millionaire, James Robert Ward, shot his wife in the face, killing her, called 911 to confess, then later told several people via email that his wife had killed herself because of their actions, according to police.
Documents released Tuesday show Ward had his Blackberry with him in an interview room, and sent a chilling e-mail to several people, including a trustee involved in a bankruptcy case involving Ward's fortune. "I hope you're happy," the e-mail read. "Diane killed herself this evening. Go to hell."
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Search for Missing 7-Year-Old Somer Thompson Leads to Body in Landfill
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ORANGE PARK, Fla. (CBS/AP) Detectives searching for a missing 7-year-old north Florida girl say they have found the body of a young child in a Georgia landfill.
Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said the body found Wednesday had not been identified but the parents of Somer Thompson have been notified.
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Sweat Lodge Survivor Beverley Bunn Says James Arthur Ray Played God Before Deadly Ending
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (CBS/AP) Beverley Bunn, a Texas woman who took part in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that resulted in three deaths, says the man who led the event pushed people too far, even after several participants got sick and passed out.
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