ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 3, 2008

Greek Man Shows Off Girlfriend's Head

Suspect Captured After Beheading Woman, Running Over Two Other Women In Stolen Police Car

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(AP)  A 40-year-old man killed his girlfriend on the Greek island of Santorini, beheaded her, then tried to flee in a patrol car, a local official said.

He ran over two women doctors who were riding on a motorcycle before he was caught by police, the official said.

The unnamed suspect was shot by police five times and is undergoing surgery at an island hospital, said Chrysanthos Roussos, head of the Santorini district on the island.

Initially, the man roamed the village of Vourvoulos exhibiting the woman's head, Roussos said.

When a policeman tried to handcuff him, the suspect knifed the officer and flung the victim's head into a patrol car, Roussos said.

The suspect then made off in a second patrol car and ran over the motorcycle before he was caught, Roussos said. The two doctors suffered multiple fractures, Roussos said.

The suspect, from northern Greece, was reported to have worked at a local restaurant.

The victim, said to be in her mid to late 20s, was a teacher in a local village, Angelos Roussos the mayor of Thira, the island's main town, was quoted as saying by TV station Antenna. Angelos Roussos and Chrysanthos Roussos are not related.

Police refused comment.

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by whiskyrokkr August 3, 2008 5:34 PM PDT
Why are they going thru the trouble of shooting this guy up and then trying to save the scumbag? Idiots
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by sociald63 August 3, 2008 5:44 PM PDT
he wasnt thinking and lost his head ... oops, sorry - no pun intended
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by junepotato August 3, 2008 5:45 PM PDT
I wonder if she was listening to head phones like the guy on the bus. Nothing ticks me off more than trying to talk to someone with headphones on. The little voices in my head get realllllly upset when that happens.................... or maybe he just finished watching Zoro.
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by u-r-right August 3, 2008 5:46 PM PDT
HOO-FAAA!!!

The whole world must be spinning too fast.
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by junepotato August 3, 2008 6:00 PM PDT
C''mon, "Greek Man Shows Off Girlfriends Head!" What kind of Headline is that? They could have said the obvious like, "Man Taunts Cops with Head of Murdered Girlfriend" or "Greek Man Decapitates Girlfriend, Goes on Rampage!"

They made it appear as if the guy was walking around with a dolled up head. I can just picture this guy walking up to someone, twirling this head around his finger by the hair and saying "Hey dude, this is my girlfriends head. Prettiest head you ever seen ain''t it? You think the heads nice, you ought to see her body. Together they were really something, that is before they got separated."
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by dana417 August 3, 2008 6:06 PM PDT
Beware of Greeks
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by toolmangler-2009 August 3, 2008 6:17 PM PDT
I wonder if that was his brother in canada?
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by toolmangler-2009 August 3, 2008 6:24 PM PDT
Must be something in the air. I wonder how the two doctors are? Did they get killed? what gives with reporting these days?
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by republic1776 August 3, 2008 6:48 PM PDT
It''s ALL Bush''s fault!
(Along with Neocons, Golbol Warming, And Big Oil)
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by sistatee-2009 August 3, 2008 7:17 PM PDT
What were two women doctors doing on a motorcycle?
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by smallman07 August 3, 2008 7:22 PM PDT
My Big Fat Greek Beheading
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by dmhphils August 3, 2008 8:06 PM PDT
You gotta go a long way to beat that one......but I have no doubt someone will.
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by patriot12436 August 3, 2008 8:10 PM PDT
All countries have their off the wall mental cases. The doctors were reported to have multiple broken bones and it is quite common for many people to ride motorcycles as transportation in many countries.
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by ubrew12 August 3, 2008 8:17 PM PDT
"A 40-year-old man killed his girlfriend on the Greek island of Santorini, beheaded her, then tried to flee in a patrol car"

40 year olds and beheading. Is this a facebook thing? If his name is Li, I''m gonna freak out.
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by haoli25 August 3, 2008 8:32 PM PDT
I''m sorry, but that''s just showing off!
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by noirceur August 3, 2008 8:36 PM PDT
I wonder if she was listening to head phones like the guy on the bus. Nothing ticks me off more than trying to talk to someone with headphones on. The little voices in my head get realllllly upset when that happens.................... or maybe he just finished watching Zoro.


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Posted by Junepotato

Most wear headphones to kick back and relax so they don''t have to listen to gabby people.I guess not all can take the hint.
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by timdgrim August 3, 2008 9:02 PM PDT
Canada and now Greece....TWO heads are better than one, I guess.
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by rushlimpdrug August 3, 2008 9:07 PM PDT

Oh, so now the Canadians are vacationing in Greece.

Hat''s off to the cops that shot him.

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by deacon20081 August 3, 2008 9:09 PM PDT

Posted by zgomer
It is open season on the libs, one down...
-----------------------------

I was an Crazy Republican once. Then they put me in a cell and the rats came.......I hate Rats! They make me Crazy .....I was a Crazy Republican once..then they put me in a cell and then the rats came.......I hate rats. I was a crazy..........

Slap...Ok I am better now.
Had a McCain moment there sorry
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by jediservant August 3, 2008 9:12 PM PDT
What is wrong with you people(smallman07,ubrew12, noirceur, timdgrim, ccfsdca)?

Your comments are as barbaric as the people that committed these bizarre crimes!
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by soshljustic August 3, 2008 9:50 PM PDT
yeah,whats wrong with men. Better yet, whats right with them?
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by lindaboyki August 3, 2008 10:00 PM PDT
Now that man was adam fool. he should be put to death. People like him do not evern deserve a to go to court wasting people tax money when they know he is guilty.
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by lewiston14 August 3, 2008 10:02 PM PDT
Another case of sick and gross, Has this become the new in thing? This world is out of control
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by txgrouch2006 August 3, 2008 10:11 PM PDT
Sounds like another psychotic who went off his meds.

The problem with anti-psychotic medications is, the body builds up a resistance to them, and they stop working. The doctors have to keep changing up the medications to keep the psychosis under control.

The change-over of meds is not pretty. The patient usully needs to be hospitalized until he''s stabilized on the new meds.

With the economy the way it is, some folks are just barely making a living. I know of individuals in sales who are postponing medical treatment because they''re afraid of losing income while they''re away from work for treatment. In sales, it''s not just the time you miss. They say any time you take time away from work, it takes an equal amount of time to get your sales rate back up to what it was before you left.

So we might start seeing more medicated psychotics going off their meds because they''re relulctant to take the cure when they know they need to change meds.
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by yamuttya August 3, 2008 10:21 PM PDT
Oh, so now the Canadians are vacationing in Greece.

Hat''''s off to the cops that shot him.


Posted by rushlimpdrug at 09:07 PM : Aug 03, 2008

Hahahahaha, good one ! touche !
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by o2bewealthy August 3, 2008 10:26 PM PDT
Agree that this is probably another case of a psychotic individual who went off his medication. Until the world starts to see mental illness as a serious issue deserving of funding, we''re going to see continued incidents like this one. What the mental health field needs are some great lobbyists.
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by rwsmith29456 August 4, 2008 12:57 AM PDT
Decapitation really is the big thing now, isn''t it?
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by pirmin3 August 4, 2008 1:16 AM PDT
It this trend keeps up someone can petition to have it as an Olympic event. The Saudis could field a formidable team. LOL
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by oneworldusa August 4, 2008 1:30 AM PDT
He should be run over twice by a motorcycle and then beheaded.
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by mommakat64 August 4, 2008 1:37 AM PDT
pirmin3.....good one...LMAO....
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by spadeisspade August 4, 2008 1:42 AM PDT
The media is so one track minded. School shootings, shark attack stories one season, carnival ride deaths another. Now psycho beheading stories, that have to be so far reaching as to go from Canada to Greece. What are we gaining from this? Why did I even read this?
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by slader99 August 4, 2008 4:11 AM PDT

Its Bill Clintons fault.
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by watercam August 4, 2008 4:13 AM PDT
I think the guy just wanted to get a head in life!
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by petro49l August 4, 2008 7:24 AM PDT
The Felon should immediately receive a full frontal lobotomy from the Court''s surgeon. This type of criminal activity must be controlled.
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by rytom64 August 4, 2008 8:13 AM PDT
Weird things can happen on Aug. 32, 2008. That''s the date of this article.
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by u-r-right August 4, 2008 8:43 AM PDT
Weird things can happen on Aug. 32, 2008. That''''s the date of this article.


Posted by rytom64 at 08:13 AM : Aug 04, 2008

I thought Dr. Suess was dead? This must have been written by one of his relatives except there is no rhyme to it.
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by nincomp August 4, 2008 10:17 AM PDT
What a crusader that man is
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by nincomp August 4, 2008 10:17 AM PDT
What a crusader that man is
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by l8c6 August 4, 2008 10:35 AM PDT
Hmm, something gone wrong with age 40. The canadian beheader the other day was 40.

Weird things can happen on Aug. 32, 2008. That''''s the date of this article.

Posted by rytom64------ Good catch.


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by l8c6 August 4, 2008 10:35 AM PDT
Hmm, something gone wrong with age 40. The canadian beheader the other day was 40.

Weird things can happen on Aug. 32, 2008. That''''s the date of this article.

Posted by rytom64------ Good catch.


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by l8c6 August 4, 2008 10:35 AM PDT
Hmm, something gone wrong with age 40. The canadian beheader the other day was 40.

Weird things can happen on Aug. 32, 2008. That''''s the date of this article.

Posted by rytom64------ Good catch.


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by l8c6 August 4, 2008 10:37 AM PDT
Hmm, something gone wrong with age 40. The canadian beheader the other day was 40.

Weird things can happen on Aug. 32, 2008. That''''s the date of this article.

Posted by rytom64------ Good catch.


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by usmcvn1 August 4, 2008 10:41 AM PDT
A HIGH SCHOOL, somewhere USA.......

5 children, 3 teachers, beheaded & eaten!! Coming to a city or town close to you soon! Stay turned!

LOL, LOL!!
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by meanbiker August 4, 2008 10:56 AM PDT
All he wanted was some head..
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by siriusly2 August 4, 2008 10:57 AM PDT
GOP - I HOPE you''re joking. It''s hard to tell.


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by petro49l August 4, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
The Courts should freely issue lobotomy orders for felons. Bizarre, public killings would become a thing of the past. Judges have the legal right to lobotomize defendants who will not obey the decorum.
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by latrocinor-2009 August 4, 2008 11:24 AM PDT

Posted by GOP_forever
..................

Keep in mind your sarcastic attacks against GOP supporters is an invention and state of YOUR mind.

You may need to get help for your illness and the hate fictional sarcasm that you are so obsessed with it has forced you to create a fictional character.

You are not well, and untreated, these types of hate things only get worse.

I am sorry you are suffering and hope you can get treatment for your pain. Best wishes.
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by shingles1 August 4, 2008 11:29 AM PDT
They shot him FIVE times, and he''s still alive??!!

Either the Greek police need more target practice or they need to layoff the Ouzo while on duty.
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by displeased August 4, 2008 11:29 AM PDT
"The unnamed suspect was shot by police five times and is undergoing surgery at an island hospital..."

Why waste resources saving him? Crazy ***. By the way, anybody else notice the date of the article, Aug 32? Somebody doesn''t edit well.
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by latrocinor-2009 August 4, 2008 11:33 AM PDT
Weird things can happen on Aug. 32, 2008. That''''''''s the date of this article.

Posted by rytom64------ Good catch.

Posted by l8c6
................

It''s hard to find good help nowadays.
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