By David Lohr
Friday, January 12, 2007 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Authorities have found the bodies of four men at the bottom of city manholes. Two of the men have been identified. According to police reports, Michael Nolen Jr., 40, and Michael Lawson, 56, died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head. Autopsies are pending on the other two men, who were found in another manhole about 100 yards away. While police have ruled two of the deaths homicides, they are hesitant to suggest that a serial killer may be responsible for the murders. Nonetheless, they are searching manholes throughout the city, to rule out the possibility of additional deaths. The investigation is ongoing.
| Bobby Joe Long |
| ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Assistant State Attorney Phil Van Allen has retired. Allen was responsible for prosecuting some of Florida's most infamous criminals. Among his most famous convictions were serial killers Aileen Wuornos and Bobby Joe Long. |
Saturday, January 13, 2007
MUMBAI, India— Investigators are on the hunt for an elusive serial killer who has been nicknamed the "beer can killer." At least five people have been murdered in the past month and at the scene of each crime investigators have found a unique calling card, a beer can. A 90-member task force has been assembled to catch the killer, who is believed to be a mentally deranged male aged 25-30.
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