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Ol' Dirty Bastard's FBI File: Wu-Crimes and Tons of Guns
Hamilton Nolan · 01/11/12 12:53PMThe Year in Dumb, Convoluted, and Non-Terrifying Terror Plots
Hamilton Nolan · 01/10/12 02:00PM
Once again this week, the FBI has foiled an incredibly unconvincing terror plot replete with plans that fail to strike fear in the heart of any American. Sami Osmakac, a 25 year-old in Tampa, Florida, has been arrested for allegedly plotting to destroy bridges and bomb nightclubs in the name of Islam. Anyone who's been to Florida knows that destroying nightclubs in Tampa would be a great public service, to the United States of America.
Seattle Murder Committed by Either Time-Traveling Pilgrim or His Descendant
Max Read · 01/10/12 12:56PM
Seattle police have re-opened the 20-year-old cold case of Sarah Yarborough, who was killed in 1991, and using DNA samples from the scene, they've narrowed the suspect down. To a member of "the family of Robert Fuller, who settled in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1630 and had relatives who came over before him on the Mayflower."
Frappucino Firebomber Sounds Like a Giant Bigot, After All
Maureen O'Connor · 01/05/12 11:55AMMan Knifed Because He Didn't Know Jay-Z and Beyoncé Are Married
Seth Abramovitch · 01/04/12 09:11PM
As the world sat glued to their media display devices awaiting the latest Beyoncé BabyWatch developments, one man — a 48-year-old resident of Ohio — whiled away the holiday weekend in a state of blissful Beyoncé ignorance. Not only was he unaware that a Lil-Z might shimmy out from between her million-dollar legs at any given moment, he had no clue that Beyoncé and Jay-Z were even married. We know, we know — shocking. Still, it doesn't seem quite bad enough to earn him a stabbing.
Frappucino Firebomber Confesses: I'm Not a Bigot, Just a Petty Jerk
Maureen O'Connor · 01/04/12 10:31AM
After apprehending the New Yorker who constructed Molotov cocktails out of Starbucks Frappucino bottles and used them to attack Hindu and Muslim places of worship, a bodega, and a priate residence yesterday, the NYPD extracted a confession from the Frap-otov bomber. He's not a huge bigot, just a minor one with a really strong sense of vengeance, the New York Post reports:
iPhone Photography for Perverts
Ryan Tate · 01/03/12 06:27PMCrazed Butt Doctor's Victim Count Rises to 30
Maureen O'Connor · 01/03/12 01:35PM
The investigation into Oneal Ron Morris—the Floridian fake doctor accused of preying on the transgender community and injecting "cement, Fix-a-Flat, mineral oil, and superglue" into patients—has expanded to include "as many as 30" victims, the New York Daily News reports. Victims of "The Duchess" are coming forward from as far away as Indiana, The Miami Herald reports, and the Department of Health is now involved. [NYDN, Miami Herald]
Frappucino Firebomber Targeted Hindus and Muslims, Is Almost Too Symbolic
Maureen O'Connor · 01/03/12 11:15AM
Not much is known, yet, about the motives of a New York man who poured gasoline into Starbucks Frappucino bottles, stuffed toilet paper into the top as a wick, and proceeded to fling lit firebombs at a Hindu temple, a Muslim community center, a bodega, and possibly two private residences on New Year's Day.
The Queen Probably Did Not Murder the Dead Woman Found on Her Estate
Max Read · 01/03/12 11:03AMLos Angeles Temporarily Saved From Burning to the Ground
Adrian Chen · 01/03/12 10:39AMBusted Drunk Bus Cop Too Drunk to Ride Bus
Hamilton Nolan · 12/30/11 09:33AMHere you see (an extremely uncooperative) Carlos Fabara, an NYPD sergeant of 14 years experience, being hauled off a Greyhound bus and arrested, for being drunk. Too drunk to ride a Greyhound bus? Think about that. A helpful Youtube commenter explains: "yeah so before the video was taken, he and his friend were stumbling drunk and slurring when they boarded (too early) and refused to get off when they were asked to wait outside with the other ticketed customers. Plus, the driver was on a short fuse after [a man was kicked off for smoking cigarettes in the bathroom], so things just escalated really quickly. they weren't doing anything in particular, but they also weren't cooperating. not really sure if they deserved to get arrested, but the one officer did."
Extorting David Letterman Not Enough to Keep Guy Out of a TV Job
Hamilton Nolan · 12/29/11 01:00PM
Last year, veteran TV news producer Joe Halderman was sentenced to six months in jail for pulling a failed $2 million blackmail scheme on David Letterman, who was having an affair with a staff member. Now, the ID Discovery network's "On the Case With Paula Zahn" has hired Halderman as a producer. He's experienced, so he should be fine, as long as he does not blackmail Paula Zahn for $2 million.
Attract Government Spies By Tweeting These Words
Ryan Tate · 12/27/11 06:28PM
The Department of Homeland Security makes fake users on Twitter and Facebook with which to follow suspicious people. But what if you're not shifty enough to get your own government e-stalker? No problem: Just tweet "My cow collapsed, and now there's a human to animal infection outbreak among illegal immigrants."
Santa Kills Six
Hamilton Nolan · 12/27/11 09:04AMUse 'Romance Scams' To Score Free Therapy This Holiday Season
Ryan Tate · 12/21/11 02:02PM
There was a 30 percent increase in complaints about "romance scams" last month, according to Western Union. A "romance scam" is where someone spends months and months having in-depth email conversations with you, and then gets you to send them money. Except for the lack of a proper couch, formal credentials, and some honesty, these scams sound a lot like psychological counseling. So why not reverse the scam?
Court Docs Confirm O'Reilly's Crusade Against Cuckolding Cop
John Cook · 12/21/11 01:50PMThe Nassau County Police Department has acknowledged in a court filing that Bill O'Reilly played a role in an internal affairs investigation into an NCPD detective, confirming a key element of Gawker's exclusive story last August detailing how the Fox News blowhard tried to have the cop who was dating his wife investigated by his own police department.
Bad Flack Ronn [sic] Torossian Under Federal Investigation for Allegedly Extorting Famous Rabbi
Hamilton Nolan · 12/20/11 12:30PM
For years upon years, we here at Gawker have been bringing you stories of the sheer fuckery of incompetent superflack Ronn [sic] Torossian (pictured), head of 5WPR, the most shameless public relations firm in New York City. Here is a bit of news that we view with exceeding interest: Ronn Torossian is caught up in a federal investigation. A very serious one.