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Man Killed His Brothers Over Property Dispute: Prosecutors | Illinois PatchPM

Tenant who dismembered landlord sentenced | 2 girls killed in UTV crash | Fireworks used to start arson fire

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Slaying Of Brothers Followed Financial Dispute Over House, Prosecutors Say

Prosecutors believe a man gunned down two of his older brothers days after their mother's death after a dispute over unpaid rent on the home. A relative of the brothers said they discovered earlier in the day that the youngest brother had changed the locks on their late mothers' home, and police were familiar with an ongoing dispute between the brothers regarding the youngest paying rent on their mother's house to cover the cost of property taxes.>>Read More.

Tenant Who Dismembered Landlord Sentenced To 58 Years: Reports

The victim's head, arms and legs were found in a kitchen freezer by police, according to authorities. Neighbors reported receiving strange texts from their landlord's phone after the slaying.>>Read More.

2 Teen Girls Killed, 1 Fighting For Her Life After UTV Collides With Grain Hauler

Police say that preliminary information shows a UTV with three 14-year-old girls riding in it failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into the grain hauler.>>Read More.

Arson Fire Started With Fireworks: Police

Police believe a man used fireworks doused in a liquid substance to start a fire near a home early Sunday.>>Read More.


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