Pedionomidae
Pedionomidae (plains-wanderer; class Aves, order Gruiformes) A monospecific family (
Pedionomus torquatus) which is a small, quail-like bird, mainly brown, with loose plumage. It has a neck longer than those of quails, and tends to stand erect. Its feet have a hind toe. A terrestrial species, rarely flying, it is found in open grassland, feeds on insects and seeds, and nests on the ground. It is confined to Australia.
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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MURDERS, THEY WROTE MURDER, DINNER MAKE A TASTY COMBINATION
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 6/5/1988; 700+ words
; ...shining in her eyes. "There are some murder mystery companies that give you all numbers...give you all papers and there's one murder and you sit there and be bored." Murder One, however, offers much more, including an estimated three to four murders per evening. In the mystery game, the...
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James Patterson, THQ & I-play Announce 'Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion' for Nintendo DSi[TM] and DS[TM].
Newspaper article from: Leisure & Travel Week; 6/27/2009; 700+ words
; THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and I...Games of Passion In Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion, players...investigative shoes of the Women's Murder Club members, Lindsay, Claire...string of seemingly unrelated murders as they unfold. Beautiful...provoking mini-games, Women's Murder Club: Games of ...
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 "Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA)")
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Nearly one murder per week in High Desert.
Newspaper article from: Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA); 6/9/2006; 700+ words
; ...Cusimano said. He added that each of the murders stemmed from different motives, including...number of random and pre-meditated murders. Although murder rates can fluctuate greatly, authorities...000 residents. There have been 20 murders here and 24 in the city of San Bernardino...difference, that ...
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Southern States Top List Of Highest Murder Rates;About 70 People Are Slain Each Day in U.S.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/2/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...with the highest per capita murder rates are in the South, according...Population Reference Bureau Inc. (PRB). In 1992, Louisiana led all states with 18.5 murders per 100,000 people, followed...000 people. Maryland's murder rate stood at 13.2 per 100...
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 "Daily Press (Victorville, CA)")
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Nearly one murder a week: Number of cases in Victor Valley double from last year at this time.
Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Victorville, CA); 6/9/2006; 700+ words
; ...station said. He added that each of the murders stemmed from different motives including...number of random and pre-meditated murders. Although murder rates can fluctuate greatly, authorities...000 residents. There have been 20 murders here and 24 in the city of San Bernardino...difference, that ...
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Cortez still faces murder charges: Barstow native who pleaded guilty to rape and felony murder, now faces charges of premeditated murder.
Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Victorville, CA); 1/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...faces charges of premeditated murder for the March 12 raping and...pleaded guilty to rape and felony murder charges in the plea agreement...military but not to premeditated murder. The government will attempt...write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite...
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Someone in this room is a killer: diners at murder mystery eating experiences get into more than just food fights. (murder mystery companies employed to entertain customers at restaurants)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 4/15/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...dinner and the mistress of murder, wearing fashionable...chef," the mistress of murder tells the guests as the...a burl," he notes. Murder mystery companies have...Walt Disney Co., MCA Inc.'s record division...away the time with Mattel Inc. and Pacific Bell. Keith...
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 "Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL)")
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Death on the docket: Dozen suspects await murder, capital murder trials in Limestone.
Newspaper article from: Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL); 12/31/2006; 700+ words
; ...waiting trial for non-traffic-related murders in Limestone County. Love triangles...of two police officers led to these murder cases, authorities said. Of the dozen...it takes 18 months to prepare for a murder trial between defense motions, scheduling...mental evaluations. Also, some of these ...
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 "Times-News (Burlington, NC)")
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Murder is rare for the gentler sex: Women account for just 1.4 percent of all death sentences.
Newspaper article from: Times-News (Burlington, NC); 5/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...He has tried at least 10 murder cases and has pleaded out even...involved in three of the five murder trials in Alamance County in...of those cases involved the murder of a boyfriend or a husband...the women first. "A lot of murders in Alamance County arise from...write to The Permissions Group ...
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I-play Partners with James Patterson to Launch Second Women's Murder Club Interactive Game.
Business Wire; 2/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...heroines of Women's Murder Club are called to the...conspiracy. Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade...including an all new Women's Murder Club storyline; character...Entertainment, a division of THQ Inc. About I-play I-play...division of Oberon Media, Inc., is the world's leading...
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Inc. Murder
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Inc. Murder name given to the...Troop, as the gunmen of Murder, Inc., were called, and the...committed well over a hundred murders. They continued their criminal...1940-41) an assault on Murder, Inc.; it resulted in numerous...
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murder
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
murder get away with (blue) murder succeed in doing whatever one chooses without being punished or suffering any disadvantage. Murder, Inc. in the US of the 1930s, originally and especially in New York...
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Murder, Inc. Trials: 1941
Book article from: Great American Trials
Murder, Inc. Trials: 1941 Defendants: Frank "The Dasher...x2014; labeled by the press "Murder, Inc." They also helped advance two political...had invented the corporate title "Murder, Inc." to identify the hit squad that was Dewey...
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Anthrax, Investigation of 2001 Murders
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
Anthrax, Investigation of 2001 Murders The 2001 anthrax letter attacks brought the first known deaths ever...a supermarket tabloid newspaper published by American Media, Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida. Stevens became ill on September 29 while...
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Lepke, Louis 1897-1944
Book article from: American Decades
...LOUIS 1897-1944 Gangster; head of "murder, inc." Gangster Louis Lepke had the dubious...city's garment industry. Murder, Inc On 15 October 1926 Lepke machinegunned...trouble controlling all of it. Murder, Inc., employed so many hired killers...
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