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On January 16, 2002, a school shooting occurred at the Appalachian School of Law, an American Bar Association accredited private law school in Grundy, Virginia, United States. Three people were killed, and three others were wounded when a former student, 43-year-old Nigerian immigrant Peter Odighizuwa, opened fire in the school with a handgun.
Roger Keith Coleman (November 1, 1958 – May 20, 1992) was an American convicted murderer and rapist who was executed on May 20, 1992, for the rape and murder of his 19-year-old sister-in-law, Wanda Faye McCoy, at her home in Grundy, Virginia on the night of March 10, 1981. A lifelong resident of Grundy, Coleman had worked as a coal miner.
Virginia fared slightly better than the national average during the same time period, with 4% of lynchers convicted for their crimes. [6] In 1926, the Virginia Law Register published an opinion by Chas. E. George that described lynching as "a necessity in order that … the virtue of the wives and daughters of every state [are] maintained."
Rosemary Anderson High School shooting: A gunman shot three students and a man outside Rosemary Anderson High School in north Portland. A 16-year-old girl was in critical condition, while the others suffered minor injuries. Two men, aged eighteen and twenty-two, were arrested in connection with the shooting. [245] December 17, 2014 Wyoming ...
On the 17th day of the trial on February 3, 1993, the 12-member jury returned with their verdict, and in the case of Johnson, they found him guilty of all seven counts of murder as originally charged, while Tipton was convicted of six murders but acquitted of two, and Roane was convicted of three killings but acquitted of the fourth and final ...
Garrett, who denies the accusations, is among four candidates for state legislative seats in Virginia this year who have been accused of physical violence against women — two during divorce ...
Jennifer Crumbley, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting her son carried out at a Michigan high school, is asking to be released from prison as her appeal ...
A former Massachusetts police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of killing a woman he is accused of sexually exploiting when she was underage and then trying to stage the death as a ...