Daily Archives: May 28, 2012

Murder-Suicide Suspected in Oregon

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A mother and her three children were found dead in their Oregon house, while the children’s father was found dead later in his car.

Early May 22 morning, Salem firefighters were called to a house on fire.  A neighbor had awoken at 5:30 am to the fire, and had heard people screaming.

Five hours later, the fathers was found dead in his car about 75 miles south of the home.

The victims have not been identified and police are unaware of the parent’s relationships.

Police believe this incident to be a murder-suicide.  Autopsies are currently being arranged.

Pope’s Butler Arrested

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The butler for Pope Benedict XVI, Paolo Gabriele, was arrested because of secret documents discovered in his apartment, according to the Vatican’s spokesperson. Gabriele had worked for the pope since 2006, and was often pictured with the Catholic leader on outings.

Sources believe that Gabriele’s arrest is a part of the recent “Vatileaks”, which is the release of top-secret documents from the Vatican. The president of the Vatican bank, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, also lost his job this past week for the leakage and for not doing his job.

These documents have undermined the Vatican, and shown corruption in the finances of the city, along with discrediting the secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.

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