Funeral home in sawn-off corpse’s legs horror loses license

By Calvin Palmer
A South Carolina funeral home that sawed the legs of a 6ft 7ins body so that it would fit in a casket may go out of business after a judge revoked its license.
Administrative Law Judge Deborah Durden gave her decision immediately after hearing the appeal of Cave Funeral Home and owner Michael Cave.
The [...]

Three more arrests in connection with killing of wealthy couple

By Calvin Palmer
Three more people were arrested today in connection with the killing of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting special-needs children.
Melanie and Byrd Billings were shot to death on Thursday in their home near Pensacola during a precisely executed break-in.
Prosecutor Bill Eddins said the main motive was robbery and revealed for the first [...]

Madoff arrives at North Carolina facility to start 150-year prison sentence

By Calvin Palmer
Fraudster Bernard Madoff today arrived at his new home for the next 150 years.
Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Linda Thomas said the former financier arrived at the Butner, North Carolina, facility after leaving federal jail in New York City yesterday.
Madoff has a projected release date of Nov. 14, 2139, assuming he gets early [...]

Naked gunman shot dead by police

By Calvin Palmer
A naked man, armed with a gun, rammed his car into a gate at a police station in northeast Houston in the early hours of this morning and fired at least one shot before officers shot and killed him.
Tony Wayne Johnson, 29, died outside the Northeast Patrol Station on Ley Road at about [...]