Posts Tagged ‘homicide’

Stone Age Murder

June 2, 2015

Stone Age Murder

“Scientists at Binghamton University have analyzed fatal wounds on a 430,000-year-old skull, and believe that they have uncovered one of the oldest murder cases known to man. The skeletal remains in question were found at an archaeological site in Spain, where at least 28 other skeletons were also discovered.”

–“Wanted: 430,000-Year-Old Murder Suspect,” Dustin Petzold, Big Think

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Guns and Death in the USA

December 15, 2012

Guns in the USA: 12 Facts

“Nation Reels After Gunman Massacres 20 Children at School in Connecticut,” James Barron, New York Times

“Do we love our guns more than our kids?” Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald

“There Are 88.8 Guns per 100 People in This Country,” Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic Wire

“Twelve facts about guns and mass shootings in the United States,” by Ezra Klein, Washington Post blog

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