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Words to Die By Critic of seat-belt legislation meets his unsurprising destiny. Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska), Jan 4, 2005

Derek, who was thrown from the vehicle, was not wearing a seat belt, Lefler said. He said Havermann and Uphoff were wearing seat belts at the time. In a column written for the Daily Nebraskan in September, Derek attacked seat belt laws as intrusions on individual liberties and expensive to enforce. "It is my choice what type of safety precautions I take," he wrote. "There seems to be a die-hard group of non-wearers out there who simply do not wish to buckle up no matter what the government does. I belong to this group...."

(Chapter 5)

The Couch Potato: 480-pound woman blurs the fine line between human and divan.

(Chapter 4)

Sweet Child of Mine: When maternal instincts lead to murder.

(Chapter 6)

Diamonds are Forever: Company converts departed family members into the family jewels.

(Chapter 10)

Blind Man's Blunder: Every sightless person's nightmare.

(Chapter 4)

Hot Lava: Kitschy volcano in trailer home erupts.

(Chapter 4)

UPDATE: The Ghosts of Chickamauga: Verdict in Georgia's crematory scandal.

(Chapter 10)

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