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Claire Buoyant: So, Mrs. Claus is a Ho! Ho! Ho! more »
D2theMatthews: Just as I suspected, a blatant rip off of Lawrence Kasdan's Body Heat. It's all there. more »
KikiCanuck: Meanwhile, Santa's out in the barn giving the reindeer a little "pep talk." Turns out he has two beards. more »
OliversArmy: Who can blame her? Did you see the carrot on that snowman? more »
AzureTexan: Hmmm. I'm guessing that the Island of Misfit Toys also includes nostril beads, ben-wa squares and a vibrator shaped like William Howard Taft. more »
Spirit Fingers: Well obviously claymation marionettes kill. The hell is more evil than a frigging marionette that isn't a head-chewing clown? Just what?! more »
Mediahohoho: They grow bad so fast. more »
Miss Anita Manbadly: I've always said it, and I always will say it. The name of their state is not pronounced Miz-sur-ree, it's pronounced Misery. And the people who liv... more »
toweringinferno: Are we just hearing more about incredibly violent kids under 16...or are kids under 16 a hell of a lot more violent than they used to be? more »
lobstr: If anything, give her the chair for her usage of Comic Sans. more »
iplaudius: I guess we can look forward to another Ellen Page vehicle. more »
Poop Cooper: What I find even more interesting is the model Missouri has for incarcerating its youth: "[If Bustamanate is convicted] of first-degree murder, it's ... more »
CrayonSmoothie: This story is just so goddamn sad...I hope nobody tries to sensationalize it. more »
raincoaster: I guess they never heard of Nick Cave's Curse of Millhaven, or any of the kids listed here eh? [www.trutv.com] more »
RandomLunatic: Azaria, people have been doing stuff like this with really interesting cases - like this one - for years now, including the crowd-sourcing part of it.... more »

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Mrs. Claus Caught in Gruesome Sex Murder
Here's the pitch: Horny Mrs. Claus fucks someone besides Santa, then murders her lover right there in the bed, to hide her shame. This will sell mobile phones. Good? Good. [Adfreak. Mrs. Claus, the NYT wants to speak to you.]
#truecrime

Nobody Knows What to Do with a Female Teen Killer, Other Than Watch Her Creepy Videos
As Alyssa Bustamante's cache of "Jackass stunt" videos resurface on YouTube, Missouri's penal system finds itself at its wits' end trying to accommodate a rare beast: the violent female juvenile offender. More »
#journalismism

Detroit: Murder Murder Murder, Kill Kill Kill
Rugged personality-possessing newspaperman Charlie LeDuff can typically be found roaming Detroit in search of frozen hobo bodies and colorful raccoon hunters. Today, he has a more serious topic: Enough violence to make you...well, never want to go to Detroit. More »
#crime

Arkansas Anchorwoman Killer Facing Death
An Arkansas man has been convicted of killing Anne Pressly, the 26 year-old Arkansas TV anchorwoman with a small role in the movie W who was attacked and stabbed in her home last year. The motive was not grand. More »
#discourse
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#weekinreview

The Week We Were All Glenn Beck's Appendix
This week was all about gun violence and terrible elections and Jay Leno. More »
#ivyleague

Harvard Has a Little Poison Coffee Problem
Somebody tried to kill a bunch of lab workers at Harvard Medical School two months ago, with deadly poison. This is just coming out now, because Harvard does not want you to know about its deadly coffee machines. More »
#andnowhesdead

Cozmik: Inline Skater, Teenager
Brian Scott, a.k.a. Cozmik, a well-known 18 year-old inline skater, was shot and killed—apparently as an innocent bystander—in a coffee shop in Brooklyn. Here are two highlight clips of his skating. Sad. More »
#suspicions

Feds Investigated Anna Nicole Smith for Plotting to Murder Her Dead Husband's Son
The FBI suspected Anna Nicole Smith of scheming to have E. Pierce Marshall, the son of her oil tycoon husband, killed in order to clear the path to inheriting her husband's fortune, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. More »
#gossiproundup

Tila Tequila Tweets Own Death
Things are getting bad down Tila Tequila way. Claudia Schiffer needs a prayer. And there's gay marriage in a certain Mad Men actor's future. Yes, it's your Tuesday morning gossip roundup! More »
#crime

After Derrion Albert's Video Taped Beating Death, a Few Questions
Derrion Albert, Chicago-based 16-year old who attended Bible Class every week, was beaten to death on September 24. A bystander's video captured the truly horrific ordeal. Four alleged attackers are now being charged as adults. And we have some questions. More »
#journalismism

Thanks, But No Thanks: Annie Le's Funeral
Murdered Yale student Annie Le's funeral was today. I wasn't going to write anything about it, because, you know, not a story. Not even a footnote. Apparently, I'm wrong: More »
#death

The War Against Census Takers
The coroner of Clay County, ~~Kansas~~ Kentucky has confirmed that the word "FED" was scrawled on the dead body of census worker and teacher Bill Sparkman, who was found asphyxiated earlier this month. More »
#andnowshesdead

Susan Atkins, Manson Girl
Susan Atkins died in prison last night at 61. Atkins was sentenced to death in in 1971 for her role in the Tate/LeBianca murders. She was denied parole for the last time on September 2. More »
#crime

Essex House Murder Gets Tenuous Celebrity Angle
As if the fancy Essex House doesn't have enough PR problems with a staff member accused of drunkenly murdering a businesswoman, it turns out that a semi-celebrity was also in danger! It's not affecting business, though. Chill out. More »
#yalemurder

Grisly Annie Le Scoop False, Say Cops
Yesterday the New York Post ran a gruesome update on the Annie Le murder, saying that Le's killer "broke the bones and mangled the body" before stuffing her into a wall. New Haven cops say: False. More »
#crazies

Rap Music Kills Again
Rap music: Will it ever stop inspiring America's youth to commit multiple homicides? Not likely, if the sad case of Richard "Syko Sam" McCroskey is any indication. Because he's charged with killing four people. More »
#crime

Essex House Murder Confession
Essex House murder suspect Derrick Praileau has reportedly admitted to killing 44 year-old businesswoman Andree Bejjani. The Post says Praileau came into work drunk at 5 a.m., broke into Bejjani's room, and "just lost it." [NYP. Pic: Flickr]
#crime

Essex House Murder the Latest Chapter in American Horror
Sigh. What's going on here? First there was poor Annie Le's murder at Yale. And now there's another murder an equally storied spot: New York's ritzy Essex Hotel. It's gruesome, sad and mind-bogglingly familiar. More »
#yalemurder

Evidence Mounts Against Raymond Clark
Yale murder suspect Raymond Clark—charged yesterday with killing Annie Le and hiding her body—is looking guiltier than ever, if you believe anonymous sources that leak to the media. Clark's DNA was a match, allegedly. Plus: An accomplice? More »

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