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Child Services Probed Octuplet Mom

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:38:01 CST

A pre-octuplets Nadya Suleman was investigated by LA’s Department of Children and Family Services, TMZ reports—and cops have been called to her last two homes eight times for reasons ranging from a missing child to a feared break-in. DCFS visited the home in July after a neighbor complained Suleman’s...

Judge Sends Kids Back to Polygamist Parents

Kevin Spak — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:45:41 CDT

A Texas judge ordered more than 400 children returned to their polygamist parents today, the AP reports. Parents could begin picking up their children at 10 this morning, but were ordered not to leave the state or interfere with ongoing child-abuse investigations.

NIU Shooter Saw Himself as Sensitive Victim

Kevin Spak — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:39:44 CDT

Steven Kazmierczak didn’t leave a note before his deadly February shooting spree at Northern Illinois University, nor clues to his motivations on his computer or cell phone. But in essays for graduate-school applications, the Chicago Tribune reports, the future killer writes extensively about his life and his mental problems—including...