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Allegations in Missouri incest case grow more bizarre

By Donald Bradley | Kansas City Star

The macabre story of the Mohlers took an even darker twist Tuesday — random murder, little girls with knives and a sex slave hidden in the crawl space. The new information comes from search warrants in the Lafayette County case that started explosively enough last week with the arrest of a senior citizen and his four middle-aged sons. All are charged with sex crimes against six children of the Mohler family, based on the allegations of a 26-year-old woman in August. » read more

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Final member of computer 'swatting' ring sentenced

By Bill Miller | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Carlton Nalley, 35, formerly of Alexandria, Va., the last member of a "swatting" ring, was given a nine-year prison sentence for prank calls intended to falsely alert the police and SWAT teams in the Johnson County city of Alvarado and in Fort Worth on unsuspecting victims. » read more

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