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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Murders and shootingsen-usMon, 06 Oct 2008 20:03:11 GMT288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ar/Uus-preciousdoe.RT_2_IO6.htmlwed/ar/Uus-preciousdoe.RT_2_IO6.html1223322888Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ar/Uus-preciousdoe.RT_2_IO6.html"></a>KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A trial was under way Monday in Kansas City, Mo., for the accused killer of "Precious Doe," a young girl whose head was found in a trash bag in 2001.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ar/Uus-preciousdoe.RT_2_IO6.html">'Precious Doe' slay trial under way</a><br />KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A trial was under way Monday in Kansas City, Mo., for the accused killer of "Precious Doe," a young girl whose head was found in a trash bag in 2001.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/au/Uus-bodysearch.RAeT_IO6.htmlwed/au/Uus-bodysearch.RAeT_IO6.html1223321695Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/au/Uus-bodysearch.RAeT_IO6.html"></a>LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- California authorities say they're digging near a Los Angeles freeway for the remains of a 1960s victim of convicted child serial murderer Mack Ray Edwards.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/au/Uus-bodysearch.RAeT_IO6.html">Calif. cops dig for '60s teen victim</a><br />LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- California authorities say they're digging near a Los Angeles freeway for the remains of a 1960s victim of convicted child serial murderer Mack Ray Edwards.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cq/Uus-bacon.Rkdr_IO6.htmlwed/cq/Uus-bacon.Rkdr_IO6.html1223303086Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cq/Uus-bacon.Rkdr_IO6.html"></a>LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Kevin Bacon reportedly has signed on to star in "The Booths," a Showtime drama series about John Wilkes Booth and his brothers.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cq/Uus-bacon.Rkdr_IO6.html">Bacon to star in Booth series for Showtime</a><br />LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Kevin Bacon reportedly has signed on to star in "The Booths," a Showtime drama series about John Wilkes Booth and his brothers.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/au/Ujapan-stabbings.RNYV_IO6.htmlwed/au/Ujapan-stabbings.RNYV_IO6.html1223301288Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/au/Ujapan-stabbings.RNYV_IO6.html"></a>TOKYO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in Tokyo have given the go-ahead to indict a man who went on a stabbing rampage last June that left seven people dead and injured 10 others.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/au/Ujapan-stabbings.RNYV_IO6.html">Rampage suspect found mentally competent</a><br />TOKYO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in Tokyo have given the go-ahead to indict a man who went on a stabbing rampage last June that left seven people dead and injured 10 others.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/br/Uus-wifekill.RtGy_IO5.htmlwed/br/Uus-wifekill.RtGy_IO5.html1223234090Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:14:50 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/br/Uus-wifekill.RtGy_IO5.html"></a>WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A disbarred lawyer from Chappaqua, N.Y., has been convicted of killing his wife in a scheme to collect insurance money.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/br/Uus-wifekill.RtGy_IO5.html">Disbarred lawyer convicted of killing wife</a><br />WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A disbarred lawyer from Chappaqua, N.Y., has been convicted of killing his wife in a scheme to collect insurance money.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cj/Uiraq-violence.RB8__IO5.htmlwed/cj/Uiraq-violence.RB8__IO5.html1223234090Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:14:50 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cj/Uiraq-violence.RB8__IO5.html"></a>MOSUL, Iraq, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Eleven members of an Iraqi family, including women and children, were killed by a suicide bomber Sunday during a U.S. military raid, local police say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cj/Uiraq-violence.RB8__IO5.html">Iraqis: 11 family members killed in raid</a><br />MOSUL, Iraq, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Eleven members of an Iraqi family, including women and children, were killed by a suicide bomber Sunday during a U.S. military raid, local police say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cq/Ucanada-bearattack.R_GE_IO4.htmlwed/cq/Ucanada-bearattack.R_GE_IO4.html1223175916Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:05:16 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cq/Ucanada-bearattack.R_GE_IO4.html"></a>DIDSBURY, Alberta, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Canadian meat-cutter who died on a hunting trip was killed by a grizzly bear, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cq/Ucanada-bearattack.R_GE_IO4.html">Hunter found dead was killed by bear</a><br />DIDSBURY, Alberta, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Canadian meat-cutter who died on a hunting trip was killed by a grizzly bear, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/db/Uus-pamelasmart.RmoY_IO4.htmlwed/db/Uus-pamelasmart.RmoY_IO4.html1223156095Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/db/Uus-pamelasmart.RmoY_IO4.html"></a>NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Pamela Smart, the New Hampshire teacher convicted of recruiting a student to kill her husband, may receive a settlement from New York State over sexy photos.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/db/Uus-pamelasmart.RmoY_IO4.html">N.Y. may settle convicted killer's lawsuit</a><br />NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Pamela Smart, the New Hampshire teacher convicted of recruiting a student to kill her husband, may receive a settlement from New York State over sexy photos.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bt/Uturkey-kurds.Rt68_IO4.htmlwed/bt/Uturkey-kurds.Rt68_IO4.html1223119488Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:24:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bt/Uturkey-kurds.Rt68_IO4.html"></a>ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Fifteen Turkish soldiers have been slain by Kurdish separatist rebels in the country's restive southeast, officials said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bt/Uturkey-kurds.Rt68_IO4.html">15 Turkish soldiers slain in Kurd attack</a><br />ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Fifteen Turkish soldiers have been slain by Kurdish separatist rebels in the country's restive southeast, officials said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ba/Uiraq-alqaida.RmU9_IO4.htmlwed/ba/Uiraq-alqaida.RmU9_IO4.html1223117688Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ba/Uiraq-alqaida.RmU9_IO4.html"></a>BAGHDAD, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A man alleged to be one of Al-Qaida In Iraq's chief terrorist leaders has been slain In Baghdad, military officials say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ba/Uiraq-alqaida.RmU9_IO4.html">Alleged al-Qaida leader slain in Iraq</a><br />BAGHDAD, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A man alleged to be one of Al-Qaida In Iraq's chief terrorist leaders has been slain In Baghdad, military officials say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ax/Ufrance-skydiver.Rfe__IO4.htmlwed/ax/Ufrance-skydiver.Rfe__IO4.html1223099688Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ax/Ufrance-skydiver.Rfe__IO4.html"></a>ORLEANS, France, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- An attempt at a spectacular opening to a soccer match in France ended badly when a skydiver hit a floodlight and crashed into spectators, killing himself.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ax/Ufrance-skydiver.Rfe__IO4.html">Skydiver killed in display at soccer match</a><br />ORLEANS, France, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- An attempt at a spectacular opening to a soccer match in France ended badly when a skydiver hit a floodlight and crashed into spectators, killing himself.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cn/Ucanada-rabbits.R2xL_IO1.htmlwed/cn/Ucanada-rabbits.R2xL_IO1.html1222909514Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:05:14 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cn/Ucanada-rabbits.R2xL_IO1.html"></a>KELOWNA, British Columbia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Kelowna City Council has ordered a firm hired to kill 2,000 rabbits in the Canadian city to quit using air rifles to achieve its goal, a city official said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cn/Ucanada-rabbits.R2xL_IO1.html">Rabbit-killing method halted in B.C.city</a><br />KELOWNA, British Columbia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Kelowna City Council has ordered a firm hired to kill 2,000 rabbits in the Canadian city to quit using air rifles to achieve its goal, a city official said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bb/Uus-moose.RPxP_IO1.htmlwed/bb/Uus-moose.RPxP_IO1.html1222882498Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:34:58 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bb/Uus-moose.RPxP_IO1.html"></a>WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A wild bull moose that wandered into Worcester, Mass., and startled machinists at a factory warehouse has been killed by police, officials say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bb/Uus-moose.RPxP_IO1.html">Wild moose killed after city rampage</a><br />WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A wild bull moose that wandered into Worcester, Mass., and startled machinists at a factory warehouse has been killed by police, officials say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cl/Ufinland-campusshooting.Rrwu_IO1.htmlwed/cl/Ufinland-campusshooting.Rrwu_IO1.html1222881886Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cl/Ufinland-campusshooting.Rrwu_IO1.html"></a>KAUHAJOKI, Finland, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The officer who didn't take the gun from the man who then went on a fatal shooting spree at a Finnish college could face criminal charges, prosecutors said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cl/Ufinland-campusshooting.Rrwu_IO1.html">Officer's acts probed in campus shooting</a><br />KAUHAJOKI, Finland, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The officer who didn't take the gun from the man who then went on a fatal shooting spree at a Finnish college could face criminal charges, prosecutors said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dh/Uus-syria.Re-O_ISU.htmlwed/dh/Uus-syria.Re-O_ISU.html1222781086Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dh/Uus-syria.Re-O_ISU.html"></a>NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Syria, branded by the United States as a sponsor of terrorism, is encouraged by recent meetings with U.S. officials, the country's foreign minister says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dh/Uus-syria.Re-O_ISU.html">Syria encouraged by U.S. talks</a><br />NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Syria, branded by the United States as a sponsor of terrorism, is encouraged by recent meetings with U.S. officials, the country's foreign minister says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/af/Usrilanka-fighting.Rruk_IST.htmlwed/af/Usrilanka-fighting.Rruk_IST.html1222663486Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:44:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/af/Usrilanka-fighting.Rruk_IST.html"></a>COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military claimed its forces killed 62 Tamil Tiger rebels and lost three of its own in weekend battles in the island nation's northern region.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/af/Usrilanka-fighting.Rruk_IST.html">Military says 62 rebels killed</a><br />COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military claimed its forces killed 62 Tamil Tiger rebels and lost three of its own in weekend battles in the island nation's northern region.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cf/Uprep-playershot.RfJP_ISS.htmlwed/cf/Uprep-playershot.RfJP_ISS.html1222621513Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:05:13 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cf/Uprep-playershot.RfJP_ISS.html"></a>PAHOKEE, Fla., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A Florida prep football standout with a promising athletic future ahead of him was fatally shot after walking away to avoid a conflict at a dance, police say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/cf/Uprep-playershot.RfJP_ISS.html">Promising prep player fatally shot</a><br />PAHOKEE, Fla., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A Florida prep football standout with a promising athletic future ahead of him was fatally shot after walking away to avoid a conflict at a dance, police say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/du/Uus-cat.RNp1_ISR.htmlwed/du/Uus-cat.RNp1_ISR.html1222542887Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:14:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/du/Uus-cat.RNp1_ISR.html"></a>NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A New York judge declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in the case of a man accused of brutally killing a cat.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/du/Uus-cat.RNp1_ISR.html">Mistrial declared in cat killing trial</a><br />NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A New York judge declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in the case of a man accused of brutally killing a cat.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bk/Usrilanka-violence.Rxlo_ISQ.htmlwed/bk/Usrilanka-violence.Rxlo_ISQ.html1222451088Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:44:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bk/Usrilanka-violence.Rxlo_ISQ.html"></a>COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan troops killed 48 members of the Tamil Tigers rebel group while suffering four casualties near the city of Kilinochchi, the military says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bk/Usrilanka-violence.Rxlo_ISQ.html">48 Tamil Tigers killed in Sri Lanka</a><br />COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan troops killed 48 members of the Tamil Tigers rebel group while suffering four casualties near the city of Kilinochchi, the military says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dh/Ufbc-collins.RBSh_ISP.htmlwed/dh/Ufbc-collins.RBSh_ISP.html1222372488Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dh/Ufbc-collins.RBSh_ISP.html"></a>OMAHA, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Thunder Collins, a former University of Nebraska running back, has been charged with first degree murder in an alleged Omaha drug deal, police say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dh/Ufbc-collins.RBSh_ISP.html">Former Nebraska back charged with murder</a><br />OMAHA, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Thunder Collins, a former University of Nebraska running back, has been charged with first degree murder in an alleged Omaha drug deal, police say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bi/Uus-taser.RbCK_ISP.htmlwed/bi/Uus-taser.RbCK_ISP.html1222345488Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:24:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bi/Uus-taser.RbCK_ISP.html"></a>NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- An apparently emotionally disturbed Brooklyn man died following a fall from a building ledge after police shot him with a stun gun, officers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bi/Uus-taser.RbCK_ISP.html">Man dies in fall after shot with stun gun</a><br />NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- An apparently emotionally disturbed Brooklyn man died following a fall from a building ledge after police shot him with a stun gun, officers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bc/Uus-dementia.RKf6_ISO.htmlwed/bc/Uus-dementia.RKf6_ISO.html1222285488Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:44:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bc/Uus-dementia.RKf6_ISO.html"></a>SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A judge has set bail for an elderly Southern California man charged with trying to kill his wife and himself with car exhaust fumes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/bc/Uus-dementia.RKf6_ISO.html">Bail set in failed murder-suicide case</a><br />SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A judge has set bail for an elderly Southern California man charged with trying to kill his wife and himself with car exhaust fumes.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dr/Uus-tarantino.RI62_ISO.htmlwed/dr/Uus-tarantino.RI62_ISO.html1222284896Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:34:56 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dr/Uus-tarantino.RI62_ISO.html"></a>NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A New York millionaire business owner was arrested Wednesday on charges of orchestrating three slayings, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dr/Uus-tarantino.RI62_ISO.html">NY businessman arrested for slayings</a><br />NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A New York millionaire business owner was arrested Wednesday on charges of orchestrating three slayings, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ag/Uus-goats.RVKk_ISO.htmlwed/ag/Uus-goats.RVKk_ISO.html1222266289Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:24:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ag/Uus-goats.RVKk_ISO.html"></a>ALBUQUERQUE, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Film stars George Clooney and Ewan McGregor are heading to New Mexico to shoot their new movie "Men Who Stare at Goats," the movie's publicist says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/ag/Uus-goats.RVKk_ISO.html">Clooney, McGregor to shoot 'Goats' in N.M.</a><br />ALBUQUERQUE, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Film stars George Clooney and Ewan McGregor are heading to New Mexico to shoot their new movie "Men Who Stare at Goats," the movie's publicist says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dn/Uitaly-mafia.R986_ISO.htmlwed/dn/Uitaly-mafia.R986_ISO.html1222236310Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:05:10 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dn/Uitaly-mafia.R986_ISO.html"></a>ROME, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The Italian government responded Tuesday to an increase in mob killings by approving a task force of 500 soldiers to fight organized crime.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime.murders.misc/2/wed/dn/Uitaly-mafia.R986_ISO.html">Italy deploys more soldiers against mob</a><br />ROME, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The Italian government responded Tuesday to an increase in mob killings by approving a task force of 500 soldiers to fight organized crime.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI)