tragedy
Computers
Laptop Kills Woman
12:00PM Matt Buchanan | My brother is notorious for watching DVDs on his laptop while speeding down the highway (I just twitter on my phone). This is why he shouldn’t. More »
GPS
Daughter Uses Mobile Phone GPS to Find Mother Cheating, Father Kills All Kids
10:20AM Jason Chen | Here’s a very sad story. A man and his oldest daughter used the GPS locator feature on the wife’s phone to track her down and discover she was cheating. He then killed all his kids. More »
Games
5-Year-Old Stabs Older Sister to Get Nintendo DS
6:00AM Jesus Diaz | A five-year-old boy allegedly stabbed her ten-year-old sister over a Nintendo DS. The prosecutor says that little Chucky here thought the knife was part of a Power Rangers game. Update: It may have been the mother! More »
Press
Plane Crash Kills 49 in Upstate New York
5:30PM Elaine Chow | Flight 3407, a commuter plane crashed into a home in upstate New York and erupted in flames earlier tonight. Authorities say the death toll is currently at 49 people. Update More »
Computers
Laptop Distracts Truck Driver, Truck Driver Kills Family of Six
8:00AM Jason Chen | As much as we love using technology everywhere, this sad story of a truck driver killing a family of six reminds us to never use laptops when driving. More »
Press
Man Gets Life in Prison For Killing Wife Who Changed Facebook Status to ‘Single’
7:00AM Jack Loftus | Edward Richardson, douche bag, got what he deserved this week when a jury of his peers convicted him of murdering wife Sarah Richardson, after she changed her Facebook status from “married” to “single.” More »
Press
Chinese Graduate Student Murdered at Virginia Tech
3:15PM Elaine Chow | Just two weeks after arriving at Virginia Tech, a 22-year-old graduate student from China was murdered. The alleged killer, also Chinese, decapitated her with a kitchen knife at a local coffee shop. More »
Games
Halo 3 Shooter Daniel Petric Convicted of Murder
6:20AM Mark Wilson | Daniel Petric, a 17-year-old who was on trial for killing his mum and shooting his dad after being banned from playing Halo 3, has been convicted of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and other charges. Since writing the original article documenting how Petric broke into his father’s safe to retrieve his copy of Halo 3 while equipping himself with his father’s 9mm handgun, Petric’s attempted last words to his parents have revisited me now and again—”Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you.”—my mind accompanying the chilling lines with a vivid if not necessarily accurate rendition of the evening. [AP via Kotaku] More »
Games
30 Year Old Brothers Get Stabby, Chokey Over PS2 Controller
6:30AM Sean Fallon | Winter weather and cabin fever can lead to some strange behaviour. Take this tale of two thirtysomething Wisconsin brothers for instance. Apparently, a fight over a PS2 controller lead to punching, choking and stabbing. More »
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