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Widow of Confederate soldier dies at 93

AP — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:55:42 +0000

Maudie White Hopkins, who grew up during the Depression in the hardscrabble Ozarks and married a Confederate army veteran 67 years her senior, has died. She was 93.

Deputies Sue Widow of Slain Man

Kimberly — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:45:03 +0000

A carved post and a boulder mark the place where Eddie Mies gunned down his dad last year on the family’s rustic homestead in Shingle Springs.

Ugly Side of Iraq fiasco

Bijoy — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:01:01 +0000

Post Saddam Hussain’s hanging, things haven’t changed much and a new phenomenon is grappling Iraq, with a new trend emerging with the rise in the number of widows. One such widow is Suad Rzuki Aboud who lost her husband, three sons and...

Widow cleared of murder wants death certificate changed

AP — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:53:27 +0000

Cynthia Sommer has a death certificate for her Marine husband that lists homicide as his cause of death. Forensic experts said Todd Sommer was poisoned with arsenic.But the lab results underpinning that finding were discredited two weeks ago,...

Widow cleared of Marine's death criticizes prosecutors

AP — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:20:29 +0000

A woman cleared of killing her Marine husband with arsenic after two years in jail says she doesn’t know how prosecutors can sleep at night.Cynthia Sommer’s sharp words on Friday are for San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie...

Judge dismisses murder charges against Marine widow

AP — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:07:50 +0000

A woman once convicted of killing her Marine husband with arsenic to pay for breast implants was cleared Thursday after new tests showed no traces of poison.Prosecutors who were preparing for Cynthia Sommer’s second trial found that...

Prosecutors to drop charges against Marine widow

AP — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:50:46 +0000

Prosecutors in San Diego say they are dropping all charges against a woman accused of killing her Marine husband after new tests showed no traces of poison.The San Diego County prosecutor’s office asked a court on Thursday to dismiss murder...

Widow of Soldier Successful In Having Sperm Extracted

EnJames — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:23:53 +0000

A soldier’s widow has succeeded in having sperm taken from his body and frozen four days after he was slain in Iraq, though medical experts said it’s highly unlikely she would be able to bear his child. Sergeant Dayne Darren Dhanoolal,...

Suicide claims two men who shared one heart

Andrew — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:21:34 +0000

After Terry Cottle killed himself more than 12 years ago, his heart beat on in former Hilton Head Island resident Sonny Graham. Grateful for the transplant that saved his life, Graham wrote to thank the Cottle...

French Widow Gets Stay of Deportation

AP — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:02:42 +0000

An Illinois congressman says a widowed illegal immigrant from France who overstayed her visa has gotten a one-year stay of deportation.Rep. Dan Lipinski says the move gives immigration officials more time to investigate Corina...