Arkansas College Shooting

Four men were charged last week with capital murder and other felonies for the fatal shootings of two students and wounding of a third near a University of Central Arkansas dormitory. The officials said the victims may not have been the assailants' targets. Isn't that something?

The two murder charges against each defendant carry either the death penalty or a life sentence if convicted. The prosecutor declined to say if he would ask a jury for the death penalty. Two of the men were only 19 and the other two were 20 years of age and they also face charges of attempted capital murder, eight counts of terroristic threatening and gun violations. I am in favor of the death penalty and so is God.

Suspect in Slaying of Student Arrested

German police on Tuesday arrested a fugitive wanted in the sex slaying of a British college student in Italy. They arrested an African man whose fingerprints had been found at the bloody scene of the sordid crime that has gripped Italians. Hours later, another man was freed from jail, where he had been held after being accused of the stabbing by yet another suspect, the victim's 20 year old American roomate. I am glad they caught him.

Arrests Over Murder of Russian Writer

Ten people have been arrested in Russia over the murder of investigative journalist, Anna Politkovska.The prosecutor told Russian TV the suspects included a secret service officer and the leader of a Chechen organized crime gang. He said serious progress has been made in the investigation into the killing, which was widely condemned.

Killer of Peace Corps Worker is Charged

A 40 year old Peace Corps Worker disappeared April 8, during a solo hike to lfugao province's famed mountainside rice terraces. The man who killed her admitted he bludgeoned her with a rock and a wooden stick in a fit of rage when she bumped into him. She was from Fairfax, Virginia. She was found buried in a shallow grave last month. Previously prosecutors were treating the case as a homicide which carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence. Murder is punishable by up to 40 years because it can involve treachery or cruelty.