The Murder of A Loved Local Man - July 31 2022
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07/31/22 • 10 min
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How does one rationalize murder? On July 31st 2003 an unlikely suspect made a bold claim in an attempt to justify the murder of a well loved member of the community. A claim that divided a town’s opinions and left 2 families defending their loved ones.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Glenn_Kopitske, https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Health/story?id=591736&page=1, https://mycrimelibrary.com/gary-hirte-teen-killer/, https://madison.com/news/local/judge-allows-teenage-murderer-to-have-the-possibility-of-parole/article_379f229e-b235-5ef8-a99b-7bb46587de29.html, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4386006, https://journaltimes.com/news/state-and-regional/city-shocked-that-high-school-standout-accused-of-murder/article_8339f3ba-920a-5a95-8119-225c08f825d7.html, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/02/10/teen-charged-in-homicide-when-alleged-boasts-surface/5c40a8f3-df25-42bf-a5e1-48d451941c57/, https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2004/02/26/a-town-s-achiever-is-suspect-in-slaying/, https://congenitaldisease.tumblr.com/post/190164339773/glenn-kopitske-was-adopted-by-a-couple-in
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How does one rationalize murder? On July 31st 2003 an unlikely suspect made a bold claim in an attempt to justify the murder of a well loved member of the community. A claim that divided a town’s opinions and left 2 families defending their loved ones.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Glenn_Kopitske, https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Health/story?id=591736&page=1, https://mycrimelibrary.com/gary-hirte-teen-killer/, https://madison.com/news/local/judge-allows-teenage-murderer-to-have-the-possibility-of-parole/article_379f229e-b235-5ef8-a99b-7bb46587de29.html, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4386006, https://journaltimes.com/news/state-and-regional/city-shocked-that-high-school-standout-accused-of-murder/article_8339f3ba-920a-5a95-8119-225c08f825d7.html, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/02/10/teen-charged-in-homicide-when-alleged-boasts-surface/5c40a8f3-df25-42bf-a5e1-48d451941c57/, https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2004/02/26/a-town-s-achiever-is-suspect-in-slaying/, https://congenitaldisease.tumblr.com/post/190164339773/glenn-kopitske-was-adopted-by-a-couple-in
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Hebei_tractor_rampage, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/02/digger-rampage-kills-11-china, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-10837287, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-on-drunken-tractor-rampage-kills-11-in-china/, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/death-toll-rises-in-china-tractor-rampage/article1375645/, https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/drunken-man-kills-in-china-tractor-rampage/article_e656b15d-628d-5e79-9e0f-55b7eecd0c82.html, https://www.smh.com.au/world/eleven-killed-in-china-tractor-rampage-20100802-112rh.html
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