Anteater Birth No Male, How does a giant anteater get pregnant and give birth without her mate?

It’s a question the staff members at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Connecticut, have been asking themselves since discovering the baby anteater in April, the Greenwich Time reports.

The story began in August, when Armani gave birth to baby Alice. Male anteaters commonly commit infanticide, so Alf, the father, was removed from the enclosure. He has remained in a separate space since then, the Time reports.

As far as zookeepers know, Armani and Alf haven’t had contact since August. Yet eight months later, little Archie was born.

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In this case, Disney (DIS) has listened to the more than 210,000 petitioners who complained about the sexy makeover given to the fiery-haired Merida, heroine of “Brave.” The media giant on Wednesday restored the original, more realistic version (pictured, left) to its official princess Website. On late Thursday, Disney told MSN moneyNOW that the makeover had been designed as a “one-time effort.”

As reported Friday, parents were up in arms over Merida’s sexy makeover (pictured, right) to get her ready for her coronation into the Disney princess lineup.

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The rock veteran explained to US DJ Howard Stern that he met who he thought was an attractive blonde woman at a bar in Australia in the 1970′s.

He brought the ‘woman’ back to his hotel room, only to realise that he was actually male, and that his Faces bandmates had likely pranked him.

“There was this beautiful woman and I was thinking, ‘Why aren’t the guys trying to chat her up?’” he said.

“They said, ‘Rod, we have left her for you’. It turned out she was a guy. I finished up in bed with a bloke who had a block and tackle.

“I thought, the guys have set me up, fair enough. I just said, ‘You stay there, I’ll stay over here’.”

When asked how far he had got with his bedmate, he said: “There may have been a peck on the neck.”

Stewart added that he has never been a fan of group sex, saying: “I never really got into orgies. I tried it with a couple of Japanese girls a long time ago and I found it all a bit disappointing and distracting.”

Rod Stewart recently revealed that taking steroids for years ended up shrinking his penis.

He is currently on course to top the UK album chart for the first time since 1976.

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It’s not like Love’s play on the field was a huge problem. He made the team as an undrafted free agent in 2010, working his way up to becoming an 11-game starter last season. The Patriots rewarded Love before last season with a two-year contract extension that included a $500,000 signing bonus. Love responded with strong performances against the run, playing 49 percent of the Patriots’ snaps in 2012, according to Reiss, mostly on running downs.

Love’s agent, Richard Kopelman, said his client lost weight this offseason, but he gained most of it back quickly after the diagnosis.

“Naturally, we are disappointed that the Patriots decided to part ways with Kyle, especially in light of the fact that a number of elite, professional athletes with diabetes — both Type 1, which is known to be far more difficult to manage than Type 2 diabetes — have had very successful careers in professional football, hockey, baseball and basketball,” Kopleman told Reiss.

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Blanche and Buck Barrow, 1931

When word of Buck’s dire situation reached Texas, Dallas County Sheriff R.A.”Smoot” Schmid wrote a letter of introduction to the local authorities for Buck and Clyde’s mother Cumie, and a deputy sheriff provided money to help her cover the costs of the 36-hour drive to Iowa by Model-A. She and her youngest son LC arrived for Buck’s last conscious hours. As his pneumonia strengthened he became delirious and finally slipped into a coma, from which he did not wake.

Henry and Cumie Barrow put off buying a gravestone for Buck. They were sure Clyde would follow him into death any day, and whether for practical or loving reasons or a mix of both, decided to wait for Clyde. Clyde liked the idea and suggested the epitaph to go over himself and his brother: “Gone But Not Forgotten.”

On Buck and Clyde’s shared gravestone, Buck’s year of birth is incorrect. His mother gave the stonecutters their sister Nell’s birth year for him. However, she had recorded the birth dates of all her children in the family Bible; there, Buck’s birthdate is 1903.

March 24 1909: Clyde Chestnut (“Champion”) Barrow born, Telice, TX.

October 01 1910: Bonnie Parker born, Rowena, TX.

1930:

March 02 1930: Buck Barrow escaped Eastham Prison Farm, TX.

March 11 1930: Bonnie smuggles .32 Colt to Clyde in Waco jail. Clyde escapes.

March 18 1930: Clyde recaptured, Middleton, OH, and returned to jail, Waco, TX.

April 21 1930: Clyde transferred from Waco jail to Huntsville Penitentiary, TX.

1931:

July 01 1931: Buck Barrow married Blanche Caldwell.

December 27 1931: Buck Barrow surrendered himself at Huntsville Penitentiary.

1932:

February 02 1932: Clyde Barrow paroled from Eastham Prison Farm.

March 22 1932: Bonnie arrested Kaufman, TX, robbery and car theft, Clyde escaped.

March 25 1932: Clyde Barrow and Ray Hamilton robbed Sims Oil Co., Dallas, TX, for $300.

April 27 1932: Clyde robs and kills grocer and jeweler John Bucher, Hillsboro, TX.

May 05 1932: Clyde robs and kidnaps owners of 2 service stations, Lufkin, TX.

May 12 1932: Clyde Barrow robbed a Dallas, TX liquor store for $76.

June 16 1932: Bonnie Parker arrested Kaufman, TX, for burglary.

June 17 1932: Bonnie Parker released, lack of evidence, Kaufman, TX.

July 31 1932: Clyde and Ray Hamilton rob Neuhoff Packing Co., West Dallas, TX, for $1,100., escaping to Oklahoma.

August 05 1932: Clyde and Ray Hamilton bring Bonnie back to her mother’s house, Dallas, TX, and leave for Oklahoma. In Atoka, OK, they shoot and kill Sheriff Maxwell and Deputy Moore, escaping to Grapevine, TX.

August 06 1932: Bonnie rejoins Clyde near Grand Prairie, TX.

Buck Barrow gunshot wounds pneumonia, August 13 1932: Bonnie and Clyde took Sheriff Johns of Carlsbad, NM, hostage.

August 14 1932: Bonnie and Clyde release Sheriff Joe Johns, San Antonio, TX, steal another car in Victoria, TX, and escape a police trap at the Colorado River Bridge, Wharton, TX.

October 08 1932: Clyde and Ray Hamilton rob bank in Cedar Hill, TX, for $1,401.

October 11 1932: Clyde robbed and killed grocer Howard Hall, Sherman TX.

November 09 1932: Bonnie and Clyde robbed Oronogo Bank, Oronogo, MO, for $200.

December 01 1932: Bonnie and Clyde joined by W.D. Jones, Dallas, TX.

December 06 1932: Bonnie and Clyde’s accomplice, Ray Hamilton and Gene O’Dare arrested Bay City, MI, taken to Texas for trial.

December 25 1932: Clyde and W.D.Jones stole car and killed Doyle Johnson, Temple, TX.

1933:

January 06 1933: Clyde escaped ambush, killing Investigators Malcom Davis and Fred Bradbury, Dallas, TX.

January 09 1933: Bonnie and Clyde held policeman Thomas Persell hostage.

March 22 1933: Buck Barrow receives pardon from Huntsville Penitentiary.

April 13 1933: Bonnie, Clyde, W.D. Jones, Buck and Blanche escape police trap, Joplin, MO, Clyde wounded, killing officers Wes Harryman and Harry McGinnis.

April 27 1933: Bonnie, Clyde, W.D. Jones, Buck and Blanche steal a car, kidnapping undertaker, H.D. Darby and his fiance Sophie Stone, later releasing them unharmed, Rustin, LA.

May 08 1933: Bonnie and Clyde and the Barrow Gang robbed Lucerne State Bank, Indiana, for $300.

May 15 1933: Bonnie and Clyde and the Barrow Gang robbed First State Bank of Okabena, MN, for $1,500.

June 11 1933: Clyde wrecks car, Bonnie severely burned, Sheriff Dick Corey and Marshall Paul Hardy kidnapped, Wellington, TX, taken to Erick, OK, left wired to tree. Bonnie, Clyde and W.D. Jones rejoined by Buck and Blanche.

June 19 1933: Clyde leaves Ft. Smith, AR, to pick up Bonnie’s sister Billie in Dallas, TX.

June 23 1933: Buck and W.D. Jones robbed Piggly Wiggly store, Fayetteville, AR, escaped police trap, Alma, AR, killing Marshal Henry Humphrey, stealing his car.

June 25 1933: Clyde and W.D. Jones stole car, Enid, OK, and robbed National Guard Armory of automatic weapons and ammunition.

June 26 1933: Bonnie, Clyde, W.D. Jones, Buck and Blanche return Billie Parker to Sherman, TX, traveling to Oklahoma then to Great Bend, KS.

July 18 1933: The Barrow Gang held up 3 gas stations, Ft. Dodge, IA. That night, at Red Crown Tavern, Platte City, IA, escaped police raid led by armored car, Buck seriously wounded, Blanche injured.

July 24 1933: The Barrow Gang surrounded by posse, Dexter, IA, Bonnie, Clyde, and W.D. Jones escaped with bullet wounds, Buck, shot 6 times, captured with Blanche.

July 29 1933: Buck Barrow died of 6 gunshot wounds, Perry, Iowa.

August 08 1933: Ray Hamilton transferred to Huntsville Penitentiary, sentenced to a total of 263 years imprisonment.

September 07 1933: Bonnie and Clyde returned to Dallas to visit Bonnie’s family.

November 08 1933: Bonnie and Clyde robbed MacMurray Refinery, Dallas, TX.

November 15 1933: W.D. Jones arrested, Houston, TX, gave full confession.

November 22 1933: Bonnie and Clyde, wounded, escaped posse, Grand Prairie, Texas.

December 21 1933: Bonnie and Clyde robbed citizen, Shreveport, LA.

1934:

January 16 1934: Bonnie and Clyde broke Ray Hamilton, Joe Palmer, Hilton Bybee, J.B. French and Henry Methvin out of Eastham Prison Farm, killing a guard, Major Crowson.

January 20 1934: Bonnie and Clyde robbed bank, Lancaster, TX.

February 01 1934: Frank Hamer, ex-Texas Ranger, hired to hunt Bonnie and Clyde, for $180./month. Gave up $500./month employment to do so.

February 17 1934: Bonnie and Clyde escaped police and National Guard dragnet, Cookson Hills, OK.

February 19 1934: Bonnie, Clyde, Mary O’Dare, Ray Hamilton, Henry Methvin and James Mullen robbed the National Guard Armory, Ranger, TX.

March 06 1934: Barrow Gang members Ray Hamilton and Mary O’Dare left for Texas.

March 10 1934: Bonnie, Clyde, Joe Palmer and Henry Methvin returned to Dallas for a family reunion, escaping police chase.

April 01 1934: Bonnie, Clyde, and Henry Methvin killed 2 State Police, Grapevine, TX, escaping to Oklahoma.

April 04 1934: Bonnie, Clyde, and Henry Methvin sighted in Duvant, OK, by Frank Hamer, Manny Gault, Bob Alcorn and Ted Hinton.

April 06 1934: Bonnie, Clyde and Henry Methvin shot and killed Officer Cal Campbell, wounded and kidnapped Police Chief Percy Boyd, Commerce, OK, releasing him unharmed the next day near Ft. Scott, KS.

April 19 1934: Clyde writes famous letter to Henry Ford, from Tulsa, OK.

April 25 1934: Ray Hamilton surrendered to police, Sherman, TX.

May 21 1934: Bonnie and Clyde staged party at Black Lake, LA. Law enforcement officials were not invited.

May 22 1934: Special ambush posse, Frank Hamer, Manny Gault, Prentis Oakley, Henderson Jordan, Bob Alcorn, and Ted Hinton, hid overnight in woods and trees, waiting for Bonnie and Clyde, Arcadia, LA.

May 23 1934: Bonnie and Clyde killed by Frank Hamer, Manny Gault, Prentis Oakley, Henderson Jordan, Bob Alcorn, and Ted Hinton, with 187 rounds from pistols, shotguns, rifles and machineguns.

May 25 1934: Clyde Barrow buried next to Buck, West Dallas Cemetery, TX.

May 26 1934: Bonnie Parker buried Fishtrap Cemetery, West Dallas, TX.

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Dylan Dougherty 32-year sentence, Dougherty gang among them 74 years, Dougherty gang 20 prior felonies,

The Elreda Family
After a two-year investigation, Bell, Calif., resident Ali Khalil Elreda operation bell bottoms, his brother Mohamad Elreda Bell drug trafficking, sister Susanne Elreda Bell drug trafficking and nine others were arrested for drug trafficking and selling counterfeit clothing (‘hood cocaine ring Los Angeles Fashion District), as well as for money laundering, in the early 2000s. The feds gave their investigation of the family a punny nickname Ali Khalil Elreda Operation Bell Bottoms.
Elreda + Bell $123,000 cash cocaine hundreds of thousands of dollars in counterfeit clothing, Ali Khalil Elreda Los Angeles International Airport, Ali Khalil Elreda attempting to smuggle funds in a toy.

The Guerena Family
In January 2013, Alejandro Ortiz Guerena was arrested for allegedly heading up a multimillion-dollar drug ring Alejandro Guerena at least $4.9 million worth of marijuana in Arizona. His wife Pauline Guerena drug trafficking, his brother Gerardo Guerena drug trafficking, Gerardo, and a few in-laws were all suspected to be in cahoots in the enterprise.
Alejandro Guerena fled to Hermosillo, Mexico, Jose Guerena Iraq War veteran killed by SWAT

The Kray Twins
The Kray Twins, Reginald and Ronald, were notorious for running an expansive underworld crime ring in this London neighborhood during the 1950s and ’60s. Their older brother Charlie Kray, Jr. was one of many associates. “Britain’s best-known gangsters” Krays Britain’s best-known gangsters were involved in a laundry list of crimes, including murder. Kray Twins Jack “The Hat” McVitie George Cornell,
Kray Brothers life in prison,
Ronnie died in 1995 Ronald Kray heart attack
Reggie died in 2000 Reginald Kray cancer
Kray Twins prison paintings auction their prison creations were auctioned in 2012

The Landfried Brothers Noah Landfried drug ring
Noah Landfried and his older brother, Ross, were sentenced for running an interstate drug distribution ring that ran large quantities of marijuana Landfried 5,200 pounds of marijuana from Mexico to their home turf from 2002 to 2007. Eleven others were convicted along with the brothers.
Noah Landfried + life in prison marijuana distribution

The Mohler Family
In November 2009, Burrell Mohler, four of his sons and his brother, Darrel, made major headlines. They were arrested on allegations of child sexual abuse, forced weddings and other unspeakable crimes during the mid-’80s to mid-’90s. Who were the alleged victims? Mohler family arrested alleged victims were relatives.
Mohler family charges dismissed, Burrell Mohler charges dropped prosecutor doubted she could convince jury.

The Nejloveanu Family
Romanian-born Marius Nejloveanu and his father, Bogdan, stood accused of fronting a sex trafficking ring in the UK in the late 2000s. According to authorities, Marius even tried to enlist the help of his mother once the odds were against him. The elder man received a six-year sentence. Marius Nejloveanu phoned mother to ask for help in bribing victims.
Marius Nejloveanu 21 years in prison, Marius Nejloveanu longest sentence for trafficking, Marius Nejloveanu cousin.

The Phrakousonh Family
In 2010, San Diego’s Chansamone Phrakousonh (his native home?) was busted for running a methamphetamine distribution ring that included his brother, sister and parents. His arrest was the result of a two-year FBI investigation.
Chansamone Phrakousonh 135 months, Phrakousonh father of a 19-month-old boy + dead in a dumpster,

The Tavena Family Tavena beer for drugs ring
The Tavenas — five cousins and siblings — terrorized convenience stores in this Southwestern city in 2010. Antonio Tavena led the gang that stole $7,000 worth of beer and re-sold it on the streets or traded it for drugs. Their crimes may sound relatively like chump change, but the family incurred a long list of charges.
Tempe 5 family members 93 felony charges

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Katy Perry brushes teeth six times a day

Katy Perry brushes teeth six times a day, Singer Katy Perry reportedly brushes her teeth six times a day because she is scared of getting fillings. The singer is said to keep 20 new toothbrushes.

“We won`t go anywhere without a stack of brushes,” a website has quoted a source as saying.

“When she was a kid she had 13 cavities. So she now brushes her teeth six times a day.”

The 27-year-old earlier revealed that her tooth-cleaning obsession was inspired by Britney Spears.

“I brush my teeth all the time. I wanted them to be, like, Britney Spears white. I used to grow up seeing her music videos and be like, `What does she do? Does she get a new set of teeth all the time? They`re so white`,” she said.

“I`ll brush my teeth (after) breakfast, lunch and dinner… I did have 13 cavities at one time, so you can imagine why I`m so freaked out. When I was a kid I didn`t really go to the dentist a lot and when I finally went, they were like, `You might as well get a new set of teeth`,” she added.

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The Bayou Strangler
Ronald Dominique was arrested in 2006 for the rape and murder of a number of men throughout the previous 10 years. The Bayou Strangler, as he became known, promised the men drugs or sex to lure them, only to suffocate or strangle them later. Ronald Dominique killed 23 men, Ronald Dominique sentenced to eight life sentences, Ronald Dominique from the Bayou Blue area of Louisiana, Ronald Dominique in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola,

The Chessboard Killer
Alexander Pichushkin also known as the Chessboard Killer is a Russian serial killer who took the lives of at least 48 individuals. He lured many of his victims with the promise of vodka, only to kill them a short time later. Pichushkin was finally arrested in the summer of 2006 after years of killing. Pichushkin has said his aim was to kill 64 people, the number of squares on a chessboard, Pichushkin murders for 14 years, Alexander Pichushkin struck on head with swing, damage to the frontal cortex of his brain, Alexander Pichushkin told judge there were 60 victims, Pichushkin sentenced to life in prison with first 15 years in solitary confinement,

The Railroad Killer
Angel Maturino Reséndiz was an illegal immigrant who killed about 15 people in the U.S. starting in the late 1980s and continuing through the 1990s. After his capture, Reséndiz also confessed to a number of murders in his homeland. He was known as “The Railroad Killer” because many of the murders took place close to rail tracks. Angel Reséndiz rode trains illegally to escape, Angel Reséndiz sentenced to death, Holly Dunn survived Angel Reséndiz’s attack, Holly Dunn runs nonprofit called Holly’s House that assists the victims of sexual and domestic violence, Angel Reséndiz’s sister Manuela helped in his capture,

The Spokane serial killer
Robert Lee Yates killed at least 16 people, mostly women over the course of 23 years starting in 1975. The majority of the murders took place in Spokane, Wash. Robert Lee Yates victims were prostitutes, Robert Lee Yates is on death row at the Washington State Penitentiary, Robert Lee Yates initially sentenced to 408 years in prison and later sentenced to death, Christine Smith escaped Robert Lee Yates,

Luis Garavito
Luis Garavito has been called the world’s worst serial killer for murdering at least 189 boys in Colombia in the 1990s. The total number of victims of “The Beast,” as Garavito is called, could actually be closer to 300. Most of the victims had this in common. Luis Garavito killed poor children who lived on streets, Luis Garavito sentence reduced because he confessed to the crimes and helped authorities locate bodies, Luis Garavito possible murders in Ecuador,

The Green River Killer
Gary Ridgway was convicted of killing 49 women throughout the 1980s and 1990s, although the number he confessed to killing is quite a bit higher. Ridgway is known as the Green River Killer for the location where some of the victims were found. Gary Ridgway confessed to killing 71 women, Gary Ridgway is in the Washington State Penitentiary, Gary Ridgway was arrested in 2001, Gary Ridgway victims were prostitutes, Gary Ridgway sentenced to life in prison,

The Milwaukee Cannibal
Jeffrey Dahmer also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, killed 17 male victims between the years of 1978 and 1991. He met some of the victims at gay bars and would invite them to his home, only to kill them a short time later. He was arrested in July of 1991, sentenced in 1992 and died in 1994. Jeffrey Dahmer was beaten to death in prison, Jeffrey Dahmer kept some of his victims body parts at home, Tracy Edwards escaped from Jeffrey Dahmer , Tracy Edwards charged with murder Jeffrey Dahmer,

The Rostov Ripper
Andrei Chikatilo also known as the Rostov Ripper murdered over 50 women and children in Russia between 1978 and 1990. He evaded police for years but was finally arrested in November of 1990. majority of Andrei Chikatilo murders were committed in the Rostov Oblast area of Russia, Andrei Chikatilo sentenced to death, Andrei Chikatilo confessed to 56 murders, Andrei Chikatilo was a teacher of Russian language and literature, Andrei Chikatilo forced to resign from teaching after students complained of sexual assault,

The Frankford Slasher
The Frankford Slasher refers to a possible serial killer in the Frankford area of Philadelphia during the years between 1985 and 1990. A number of female victims were found murdered there; however, the cases remain unsolved. The Frankford Slasher 8 or 9 victims, The Frankford Slasher described as a middle-aged white man, Leonard Christopher convicted of one of the Frankford Slasher murders,

The Moorhouse murders
Husband and wife David and Catherine Birnie were a serial-killing duo who took the lives of four women in Australia in the 1980s. The Moorhouse murders would have included a fifth victim but she managed to escape and alert police. The Birnies were arrested in November 1986 and later pled guilty to murder. David and Catherine Birnie, murders took place at the Birnie home on Moorhouse Street, David and Catherine Birnie sentenced to life in prison, David Birnie committed suicide in prison, Catherine Birnie in Bandyup Women’s Prison, Catherine Birnie head librarian in Bandyup Women’s Prison,

Alaska’s hunted humans
Robert Hansen murdered at least 17 women in Alaska in the early 1980s. The case horrified the public as Hansen reportedly flew his victims into the wilderness and then chased them down and killed them. Robert Hansen sentenced to 461 years in prison, Robert Hansen caught after would-be final victim escaped,

The Scorecard Killer
Randy Kraft murdered at least 16 men throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. The Scorecard Killer lured his victims with alcohol and drugs before he tortured and killed them. Randy Kraft called the Scorecard Killer because he had a coded list or scorecard of his victims, Randy Kraft is on death row at the San Quentin State Prison, Randy Kraft also known as The Freeway Killer, Randy Kraft total victims possibly 67,

The Atlanta Child Murders
At least 28 people, mainly children and young adults, were murdered in Atlanta from1979 to 1981. Wayne Williams was convicted of two of the murders and blamed by many for the others, but he has always insisted he is innocent. Wayne Williams sentenced to two life terms, Atlanta Child murder victims were African-American,

The Freeway Killer
William Bonin along with a number of accomplices, murdered at least 21 teenage boys in 1979 and 1980. The Freeway Killer showed no remorse for his actions and instead had this to say about it. William Bonin murders in southern California, William Bonin victims discovered by freeways, William Bonin said killing got easier each time, William Bonin sentenced to death, Vernon Butts hanged himself,

The Dating Game Killer
Rodney Alcala also known as the Dating Game Killer killed between eight and 130 people in the 1970s. He lured his victims by saying he was a professional photographer and would take photographs of them before taking their lives. Rodney Alcala on television show The Dating Game, Rodney Alcala is on death row in California, most Rodney Alcala murders were in California, Rodney Alcala found guilty of two New York murders, You, the jury by Rodney Alcala,

The Killer Clown
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. also known as the Killer Clown killed at least 33 young men, mostly teenagers, in 1970s. After assaulting and murdering his victims, Gacy buried them in and around his home. John Wayne Gacy dressed as a clown for children’s parties, John Wayne Gacy sentenced to death, John Wayne Gacy painted in prison, John Wayne Gacy murders were inspiration for the Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984,

Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy killed at least 30 girls and young women in the 1970s. One of the world’s most notorious serial killers, Bundy used different aliases and personas to gain his victims’ trust before assaulting and killing them. He managed to escape the authorities twice before finally being caught in 1978. Ted Bundy sentenced to death, Ted Bundy pulled over because car was stolen,

Son of Sam
David Berkowitz also known as the “Son of Sam” killed six people and wounded seven others in a year-long shooting spree in New York City in the 1970s. Because many of Berkowitz’s victims had long dark hair, females across the city cut and dyed their hair a different color to try to escape the killer. Berkowitz in Sullivan Correctional Facility in New York State, Berkowitz called Son of Sam in reference to his neighbor, Berkowitz sentenced to six consecutive life terms,

The Candy Man
Dean Corll killed at least 28 young men, mostly teenagers, in Houston in the early 1970s. Called the “Candy Man” and the “Pied Piper” because his family ran a candy factory in town, Corll had two accomplices to help lure his young victims. David Brooks and Wayne Henley, accomplice Wayne Henley killed Dean Corll, Dean Corll paid accomplices $200 for each victim they could lure in, Dean Corll accomplices both serving life terms,

The Zodiac Killer
The individual referred to as the Zodiac Killer was a serial killer in California in the 1960s and ‘70s. The killer, who sent a number of cryptic messages to the press was never caught and, in a number of California counties, the cases remain open. Zodiac Killer referred to self as the Zodiac, Zodiac Killer suspects, Zodiac Killer claimed 37 victims but police confirm only seven,

The Machete Murderer
Juan Corona also known as the Machete Murderer for the gruesome tool he used on his victims, killed 25 men in California in 1971. Juan Corona sentenced to 25 life terms, Juan Corona treated for schizophrenia, Juan Corona received shock treatment for schizophrenia, Juan Corona victims were migrant workers,

The Plainfield Ghoul
Ed Gein known as the Plainfield Ghoul for his grave-hunting activities in Plainfield, Wis., was also convicted of murdering two women in the 1950s. Parts of his victims’ bodies and other human remains, some of which came from corpses Gein removed from graves, were later found in his home. Ed Gein found to be legally insane, Ed Gein inspiration for Norman Bates in Psycho, Ed Gein’s dug up women who resembled his mother,

The Werewolf of Wysteria
Albert Fish also known as the Werewolf of Wysteria and the Boogey Man, killed at least four children in the 1920s. Fish, who also confessed to cannibalism, was determined to be sane by a jury in 1935 and sentenced to death. Albert Fish sentenced to death by electrocution, Albert Fish last words were I don’t even know why I’m here,

The Gorilla Killer
Earle Nelson also known as the Gorilla Killer killed at least 22 women in the U.S. and Canada in 1926 and 1927. Nelson was finally captured in the summer of 1927 and found guilty later that same year. Earle Nelson known as the Gorilla Killer because of his strength, Earle Nelson sentenced to death by hanging, many of Earle Nelson victims were landladies, Earle Nelson collided with a streetcar as a child,

Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper is an infamous serial killer who killed a number of women in London in the late 1800s. The Ripper’s victims were often found with their throats and abdomens cut. Jack the Ripper victims mostly prostitutes, Jack the Ripper name came from letter written by someone claiming to be the murderer, Jack the Ripper tour, over 100 suspects for Jack the Ripper,

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“Right now, we want to let them spend some time with their families and take this process very, very slowly and respectful for their families and the young girls’ needs,” Deputy Police Chief Ed Tomba said at a news conference Tuesday.

The three — Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight — were freed after Berry’s screams late Monday afternoon alerted a neighbor, who helped her slip through a small opening in a door.

Also freed was a 6-year-old girl believed to be Berry’s daughter, police said.

“Amanda is the real hero,” said Tomba. “This is the one that got this rolling.”

Authorities declined to say whether the women were restrained or if any of them had been sexually assaulted.

Police rushed to the scene within two minutes after Berry called 911 from the neighbor’s home. Police then freed the other two women.

The women were hospitalized in fair condition, but released to their families on Tuesday morning.

Police Chief Michael McGrath said the women’s emotional well-being was the top priority. “After we get that stabilized, we will move forward with the debriefing process,” he said.

Police also declined to elaborate on possible charges against the three suspects.

The three were identified as brothers, Ariel Castro, 52, the owner of the house and a former Cleveland school bus driver, Pedro Castro, 54, and Onil Castro, 50.

Police said authorities investigated Ariel Castro in January 2004 after he left a child in a school bus at the depot. All questioning took place outside of his home. No charges were filed in the case, police said Tuesday.

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Raleigh police say 26-year-old Gerald Thomas Swinehart and 28-year-old Marlaine Victoria Coffey are accused of tying the child to a gate with plastic ties normally used by electricians. They also say Swinehart pushed or kicked the girl so hard her lower teeth broke through her lower lip.

Arrest warrants say the abuse occurred earlier this year. The child was taken into the custody of social services March 31.

Swinehart is charged with two counts of intentional child abuse inflicting serious physical injury and is being held under $100,000 bond. Coffey faces one count and is being held under $50,000 bond. It’s not known if they have attorneys.

The warrants say it happened between February 1 and the end of March at an apartment in the 900-block of South East Street.

The warrants state that strapping the child to the gate caused “bruising to her wrists and ankles.”

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