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Do Sneakers Hanging from Power Lines Carry a Secret Message?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 11, 1999 Contrary to what one hears, there's no one right answer as to why people practice 'shoefiti' or ...
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Cell Phone Guns

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Mar 3, 2016 The prototype for a gun that looks like a smartphone is real, but it isn't something designed by ...
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Crown Fools

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 8, 2015
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So Wrong at the Fair

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 2, 2015
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100 Gang Kills in 100 Days

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 26, 2015
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halloween gang initiation

Halloween Gang Initiation

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 1, 2008 Were gang initiates really planning to kill 30 or more women on Halloween 2008?
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Gang Initiation - Ask Directions, Then Shoot

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan 12, 2008 Are gang initiates ask women directions, then shooting them?
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Gang Initiation by Chase Down

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 26, 2007 Are gang initiates attempting to force cars from the road in order to murder the occupants?
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Flashing Headlights Gang Initiation

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug 18, 2006 Are gang initiates flashing their headlights to get cars to pull over in order to murder their o ...
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Are Gangs Targeting Women for Murder at Walmart?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 19, 2005 Old gang rumor holds that initiates are under orders to kill a woman and small child in a Walmar ...
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White T-Shirt Revenge

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 5, 2005 Is the Mexican Mafia retaliating for a drug theft by killing 400 to 1,000 black men wearing whit ...
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Mutilated Boy

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug 28, 2000 Did a gang lure a little boy into a washroom and chop off his penis?
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Payphone Poison

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 6, 1999 Are gang members putting a mixture of LSD and strychnine on pay phone buttons?
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Etymology of Crips

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 31, 1998 What is the origin of name of the L.A. street gang known as the Crips?
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Flashing Headlights Gang Initiation

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 30, 1998 A warning about gang members driving around with their headlights off, then killing anyone who f ...
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