Meat Cleaver Killer!

On Tuesday, February 12, a woman was found murdered in Manhattan. Kathryn Faughley, a fifty-six year old therapist was brutally attacked and killed in her office. Although the killer was not identified right away, after a few week investigations David Tarloff, 39, was named as the top suspect. Faughley was stabbed fifteen times with a meat cleaver and a nine-inch knife. Tarloff was interrogated and told investigators that he was there to rob Dr. Kent Shinbach, the doctor who committed him seventeen years ago and then leave the country with his mother. He then went into Faughley’s office and started attacking her. Tarloff released this information during a thirty-five minute interrogation. Two suitcases were found in the building of the murder, one bag was filled with adult diapers and women’s clothing and the other bag was filled with rope, duct tape, and knives, the knives were not the ones used in the murder. Tarloff was also arrested a month ago for punching a security guard in the face. The dinger prints taken then matched the ones on the suitcases at the crime scene. David Tarloff was arraigned on charges of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault.

Pettitte & Clemens, Steroid Users?

The New York Yankees has the most well known players around the world, not only are they the highest paid baseball players, and the best looking (in my opinion), they have won more world series then any other team. So when the story hit the public that two of their well known players, Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens have taken steroids or human growth hormones to better themselves in the game, it came as a shock to many people. However, unlike Pettitte who admitted to have taken them and apologized for it, Clemens is continuing to deny the accusations. The first accusations were made when the Mitchell Report on steroid use in Major League Baseball was released. Pettitte admitted to using HGH (Human Growth Hormones) in 2002 and 2004 while having an elbow injury, but only briefly both times, he admitted this in his testimony in front of congress last week. Both players, Pettitte and Clemens who are close friends, both worked with Brian MacNamee who was their trainer. MacNamee or Mac as Pettitte referred to him as, was the one who admitted to giving both Pettitte and Clemens the HGH. Andy testified that he and Clemens in fact did take these steroids and Clemens is saying it is not true. Clemens stated, “Pettitte must have "misremembered" me telling him that I used HGH in 1999 or 2000”. What I say is yeah okay Clemens, just admit and move on; most people will respect you more for it anyways!

Another Campus Shooting!

On the campus of Northern Illinois University, a graduate of the school, by the name of Steve Kazmierczak opened fire, killing five students. Kazmierczak had four guns on him, two of which he bought a few days before the shooting occurred. One gun was a 12-gauge shotgun and the other was a 9-millimeter Glock pistol, the other guns were a 9-millimeter and a .38-caliber. It was reported that he entered the school with the guns in a guitar case and the ammunition under his coat. Kazmierczak then entered a lecture hall from the side door and immediately started shooting the guns off. The police showed up in the matter of two minutes and Kazmierczak already killed himself along with five students. The students names were Daniel Parmenter, 20, Catalina Garcia, 20; Ryanne Mace, 19; Julianna Gehant, 32. The people who knew Steve said that this was completely out of character for him and could not imagine what the reasoning behind him doing something like this was. While enrolled in the school he was on the deans list and was liked by the faculty and the students. Because there was no note left behind there is no indication of why in fact Kazmierczak committed this horrible act. As a college student this opens my eyes to the fact that anything can happen no matter how safe a place can make you feel.

“It started and ended within a matter of seconds,”

-Mr. Grady (The Chief of Department of public safety)

Heath Legder, What happened?

On Tuesday January 22, 2008, talented actor and father, Heath Ledger was found dead at the age of twenty-eight. A housekeeper found the actor in his Manhattan apartment, he was said to be undressed and unresponsive. Although it is being assumed his death is due to a drug overdose, their is still no conformation that this is true . In his room an assortment of pills where found in his home, this included sleeping pills. As the investigation continued more and more questions needed to be answered. Like, why was Mary Kate Olsen the first person to be called? And Why did it take the housekeeper take so long to get help? These questions will probably never be answered. It has always been public knowledge that Ledger had many problems sleeping. The actor has been quoted by the New York Times saying, “Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night”. He then described his sleepless nights and mental exhaustion as he wrestled with his role as the psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic character of the Joker in the new Batman film which he just finished filming when he died, the movie will be coming out sometime in July. So, as the fans of Heath Ledger we will have to wait a while to learn what really happened to one of the most famous actors of young Hollywood, and until then well just believe what we want to believe.