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The Gift Shop is Now Open!

Don't forget to drop by the gift shop, where you can plaster your favorite chapter mascot across your chest, desk or tote bag. (And all merchandise is American-made, for you red-blooded types who care about such things.) Check out the new online Gift Shop to find out what the hubbub's all about!

The Hood Ornament
In the year's most inhumane act, a hit-and-run leaves her victim to die — in her garage.
Fox News, Mar 9, 2002
Mallard told authorities she was "messed up" on ecstasy
and alcohol when she crashed her car into Biggs along a
Ft. Worth highway near her house, according to the affidavit, and that after she struck the man, she got scared and continued driving home.

Once there, police say, she parked the car in the garage with Biggs still bleeding and lodged in the windshield, his body halfway in the passenger side of the car. After having sex with her boyfriend, she returned with him to the car.

"The man wasn't dead yet, but he was dying," the affidavit states. "Shantae [sic] stated that the man was asking them to help him, but that they just walked back inside."

Defense attorney Heiskell said the victim died a few hours after Mallard drove home and was in her garage no more than 24 hours. Mallard's friends advised her not to call for help and suggested dumping the body ...

(Chapter 6)

The Ghosts of Chickamauga
At a crematory in Georgia, the dead have been quietly piling up for years.

(Chapter 10)

Slapshot
In the NHL's first fan fatality, teen is struck by errant hockey puck.

(Chapter 4)

The Bicycle Thief
The downside to the eco-friendly getaway vehicle.

(Chapter 5)

Note to Self
Planning is usually a good thing — until the police find your notes.

(Chapter 6)

Look at You Now
Always ask your girlfriend if her ex carries a machete.

(Chapter 6)

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