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Florida Dentist Caught Up in Gruesome Scandal

(TheDailyHorn.com) – Every now and then a murder mystery grips the curiosity of the public. It becomes even more intriguing and frightening when law enforcement officials arrest someone in a murder-for-hire scheme. A Florida murder dating back several years recently captured public and media attention alike. In 2014, Florida State law professor Daniel Markel was shot dead in his Tallahassee home’s garage. The murder occurred as Markel was going through a brutal divorce with Wendi …

Adults Horrified After Kindergarteners Drink Alcohol at School

(TheDailyHorn.com) – Kids do the darndest things. Consider this for a moment. Could you imagine a scenario where Dennis the Menace accidentally grabbed a bottle of premixed cocktails, thinking it was just regular juice, throwing it in his backpack, and taking it to school for snack time? That’s pretty close to what happened in one Michigan school when a kindergartener brought a ready-to-drink Jose Cuervo margaritas bottle to school. In this case, though, the student …

Medical Student Gets Revenge on Patient for Not Agreeing With Her Politics

(TheDailyHorn.com) – Did the culture war around personal pronouns impact patient care at the Wake Forest School of Medicine? According to a tweet from a fourth-year medical student, that’s precisely what happened. On Tuesday, March 29, Kychelle Del Rosario said she was wearing a pronoun pin when a patient getting blood drawn saw it and laughed. According to Del Rosario, she posted on Twitter about the interaction and said she missed the man’s vein, so …

Widow Marries Cow She Believes Is Reincarnated Husband

(TheDailyHorn.com) – People respond to the death of a spouse in a variety of ways. Some people start seeing a counselor to help them work through the grieving process. Others may hold an annual event in honor of their lost love. One woman in Cambodia decided to marry a cow. One year after the death of her husband, Tol Khut, Khim Hang remarried. The 74-year-old came upon a cow on the family farm that she …

Submerged Car Found, Cold Case Possibly Solved

(TheDailyHorn.com) – Missing person cases go cold when investigators have no new leads and exhaust all efforts to look into the matter. Despite the status, there is always a potential for officials to solve the case if they uncover new information. A recent discovery brought an abrupt resolution to a case, long thought to be unsolvable. On April 3, 2000, teenagers Erin Foster and Jeremy Bechtel failed to return home after attending a party. Local …

Man Found Guilty of Lacing Ice Cream to Murder Wife

(TheDailyHorn.com) – When a person dies, the first suspect is almost always their significant other. Sometimes, the partner is entirely innocent, but then there are times when he or she is hiding a terribly dark secret. On December 13, a jury found David Pettis guilty of killing his wife, Peggy. The court found he had laced her ice cream with a lethal amount of hydrocodone. The amount of pain medication was about 10 times what …

Dangerous Bacteria Prompts Probiotic Recall

(TheDailyHorn.com) – Product recalls help keep consumers safe and allow companies to correct errors they may make. Livia Global, Inc noticed an issue during routine testing that led to a recall on products in two different categories, which is highly unusual. On December 1, Livia Global announced a recall of LiviaOne Liquid Probiotics, a human supplement, and BioLifePet Liquid Probiotics, which, as the name implies, is for cats and dogs. Both products are similar in …

Man Shoots Fridge After Soda Can Explodes

(TheDailyHorn.com) – With all the chaos in 2021, some of the year’s bizarre news didn’t get the recognition they deserved. One such story is about a man, his fridge, and a shooting that left everyone baffled. On July 24, officers in Yakima, Washington, reported to a home on South Naches Avenue after calls from concerned citizens over gunshots. Upon reaching the residence, they discovered a man outside incoherently yelling. A gun was lying in the …

These Families Are Anything But Blended

(TheDailyHorn.com) – When dating relationships turn serious, people often know they want to be together under one roof. If kids aren’t involved, it can be a simple arrangement, but blending families isn’t an easy decision. Thirty-eight-year-old Shelley Hunt and her partner, Peter Verge, came up with an interesting idea. She has two children, and he has three. So, they decided to live together but separately. The couple bought a home that has two suites. Shelley …

Man Tries to Use Fake Arm to Avoid Vaccine

(TheDailyHorn.com) – In recent weeks, it seems some people will do anything to get the benefits of a vaccination card without actually receiving a jab. Recently, the National Football League (NFL) caught several members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers falsifying vaccination cards. As bad as that is, a dentist in Italy attempted an even more remarkable way of obtaining a vaccination pass without getting an actual inoculation. ‘An Italian man who wanted a Covid vaccination …