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Unusual First-Degree Murder Charge Filed in Cyclist’s Death Signals Intentional Act, Not Traffic Accident

COURTENAY, British Columbia – A Victoria lawyer has deemed the first-degree murder charge laid in the death of cyclist Rodney Kelly to be unusual, suggesting that the hit-and-run in Courtenay last week may not have been a simple traffic accident. Steven Henry Squires, 45, of Cumberland, was charged Sunday with first-degree murder in the death of Rod Kelly, who died in hospital after being struck while cycling on the Comox Valley Parkway near Minto Road …

Convicted Killer’s Unusual Demands Spark Deathbed Confession of 11 Murders

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Before his death, convicted killer Garry Artman made two unusual requests – a private prison cell and a ham sandwich from Subway with double meat – before confessing to the murders of nearly a dozen women in Grand Rapids three decades ago, according to sources familiar with the case. Artman, who died from lung cancer on Dec. 28, made these demands at the age of 66, prompting detectives to work …