Failed biology professor/murderer Amy Bishop, who killed her brother in 1986 with a shotgun she was "learning how to use," might not have killed him accidentally—and the Norfolk County district attorney has reopened the case. [Boston Globe]

Stephanie Madoff, the wife of Bernie Madoff's son Mark, wants to change her last name to "Morgan," for obvious reasons. So if you come across a "Stephanie Morgan," you know...we're sure she's nice and all. [WSJ. Pic via]

There's a reason everyone at the DMV treats you like shit: You're not paying them $7,000! For that nominal sum, customers at the Yonkers, N.Y., DMV—even Pakistanis on the no-fly list—could get licenses based on stolen identities.

Googlers are gobsmacked that an Italian court found three company executives guilty of violating Italy's privacy laws over a video uploaded to Google Video. After all, the company quickly removed the video, of an autistic student being bullied, in 2006.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is the most popular man in town, according to a recent poll. Kelly's approval rating is an impressive 70%—which is hilarious, because there's more news of the NYPD's corruption every day.

An adult male is in custody after shooting two people at a middle school in Littleton, Colorado. The victims, a boy and a girl, are in a local hospital, and neither injury "appears to be life-threatening," according to local authorities.

2001's Anthrax mailer, Dr. Bruce Ivins, killed five people and then himself. The FBI's closing the case file on him today. Interestingly, the guy hated New York. Sometimes, it sucks! But there are ways around this problem.

A Saudi prince is on trial in London for strangling his manservent.

Crooked former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik has been sentenced to four years in prison, after pleading guilty to eight felonies, for being a corrupt liar. This dude was almost our Homeland Security chief. Giuliani in 2012! [AP]

Crystal Mangum, the North Carolina woman who falsely accused those Duke lacrosse players of rape, has been charged with arson and attempted murder for setting her boyfriend's clothes on fire in a bathtub(!) and threatening to stab him. Goodness.

Last summer, the Washington Post delved into the murder of Robert Wone, an ambitious D.C. lawyer who was allegedly killed by three well-to-do gay friends in a polyamourous sadomasochistic relationship. Something called the "EROSTEK ET302R electrical shockwave generator" was involved.

NYPD "stop-and-frisk" breakdown, 2009: 55% black, 32% Hispanic, 10% white, 3% Asian. Great work, guys.

Curse the ignominy of being arrested while tagging the door of a police training class!

Amy Bishop, the biology professor who shot six of her colleagues, killing three of them, is a paranoid, angry woman who hates kids and was obsessed with a researcher who ended up in a dead-end job. (She also played D&D.)

Picking up any kind of "waning sign" for random acts of violence is—unless you're living in dystopian futures of mind-readers—nearly impossible. This reality only serves up Amy Bishop's past as even more of a bitter pill to digest.

We haven't heard much about the Madoff clan the past few months. That's not because the feds grew bored and decided to give up. They've been quietly assembling a case against Bernie's brother (Peter) and two sons (Andy and Mark), and may eventually charge them with tax fraud for using Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities as their "personal piggy bank":

Illinois hair crook Rod Blagojevich is calling on the feds to play all 500 hours of his expletive-laced corrupt horse-trading wiretap tapes, probably just to screw all the other people he talked to. Well, give him his wish, then. [NYT]

Just the latest outrageous allegation against Blackwater, the prosecution-proof mercenary army that somehow ran amok whilst doing the work of god and country overseas: they billed you, the taxpayer, for the services of a prostitute, allegedly. For morale purposes!

The Way We Live Now: doing anything for love. By "anything," we mean "anything worth less than $50," and by "$50," we mean "assuming we can steal that much from our fellow poor suckers for love."

Today, the New York State Senate may (or may not) expel violent lady-slasher Hiram Monserrate. There are extra sergeants-at-arms and state troopers posted inside and outside the chambers, just in case. (They should hide bottles and glassware!)