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Gay Couple Attacked with Wrench Over Pink Poodle's 'Un-American' Color
Neetzan Zimmerman · 03/06/13 09:39AMHalf-Naked and Drunk Arkansas Woman Attempts to Escape Police in Toy Power Wheels Truck
Taylor Berman · 03/05/13 10:44PM![](http://images.gawker.com/18glsx033db7xjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Florida Man, meet Drunk, Half-Naked Arkansas Woman: sometime Tuesday, 28-year-old Jamie Craft, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, allegedly went for drunken joyride in Jonesboro, Arkansas and crashed into a mobile home. Details are still sketchy now, but at some point between the crash and the arrival of the police, Craft reportedly took off her pants and attempted to flee the scene in what was apparently the only functional vehicle nearby: her son's battery powered Power Wheels truck.
Was a Gay Mayoral Candidate's Mississippi Murder a Romantic Tryst Gone Awry?
Cord Jefferson · 03/05/13 02:50PM![](http://images.gawker.com/18gklz3dd3529jpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Ever since 22-year-old Lawrence Reed, pictured at left, was found driving—and subsequently crashing—33-year-old Marco McMillian's SUV on a highway in Tennessee last week, news outlets have been trying to piece together exactly how the two men knew each other. McMillian, an openly gay candidate for mayor in Clarksdale, Mississippi, was found dead near the Mississippi River after Reed pointed police to his body, prompting many to immediately presume McMillian's death was a hate crime (a black gay man being murdered by bigots in Mississippi wouldn't be much of a stretch). Yet as more details emerge, McMillian's killing seems to be less about a targeted hate attack and more about a relationship that soured.
Realtor Too Busy Helping Himself to Female Homeowner's Clothes to Notice the Surveillance Camera Staring Him in the Face
Neetzan Zimmerman · 03/05/13 10:45AMFamily of Gay Mayoral Candidate Murdered in Mississippi Says He Was 'Beaten, Dragged, and Burned'
Cord Jefferson · 03/04/13 09:34PMCord Jefferson · 03/04/13 07:07PM
Man Fakes His Own Kidnapping to Avoid Angry Girlfriend, Gets Arrested
Taylor Berman · 03/03/13 08:37PM![](http://images.gawker.com/18ge5oujmmn6bjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
After Rahmell Pettway spent several weeks away from home without telling his girlfriend where he was, the 36-year-old probably knew he was in trouble. So Pettway, whom the NYPD describe as a career criminal, came up with a plan: he would fake his own kidnapping as an excuse. Brilliant idea? Eh, not so much.
'Harlem Shake' Finally Gets the Federal Investigation It Deserves
Taylor Berman · 02/28/13 11:05PMThe meme that's made Bauuer's incorrectly named "Harlem Shake" the number one song in America two weeks in a row is finally getting the federal investigation it deserves. Sort of. One of the more recent versions of the meme, made by the Colorado College Ultimate Frisbee Team – takes place aboard a Frontier Airlines flight. It starts off innocently/predictably enough, with a lone frisbee player dancing in a lacrosse helmet. Then, as always happens in these videos, the whole plane joins in, including other members of the team in various costumes, plus a confused-looking but game old man. Harmless fun, in an awful sort of way, right? Wrong, according to the FAA, who have launched an investigation into the video.
We're Locking Up Fewer Black People and More White People
Hamilton Nolan · 02/28/13 02:20PM![](http://images.gawker.com/18g26ntult11ppng/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png)
The USA incarcerates a higher percentage of its citizen than any other nation on earth. (We're #1!) Needless to say, we've accomplished that feat largely on the backs of minorities, particularly black people, who are incarcerated at more than six times the rate of white people. But, as unthinkable as it may have been not long ago, some elements of this trend are actually turning around for the better.
Girls Gone Wild Finally, Blessedly Files for Bankruptcy [UPDATE]
Cord Jefferson · 02/28/13 12:15PM![](http://images.gawker.com/18g1xwkou9dwxjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
After 16 godawful, Jägermeister-fueled years, the Girls Gone Wild amateur porn franchise is filing for bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal reports that company founder Joe Francis manager Chris Dale put GGW Brands LLC and other companies under the Girls Gone Wild umbrella into Chapter 11 protection yesterday to prevent the Wynn Las Vegas Casino and Resort from acquiring them in a multimillion dollar lawsuit:
Connecticut Man Caught Red-Handed After Bungled Bank Robbery Flashes Photographer a Priceless Smile
Neetzan Zimmerman · 02/27/13 04:05PMAccused Teen Killer Confesses to Sex on Victims' Bodies
Max Read · 02/26/13 12:34PM![](http://images.gawker.com/18fulnuxf4bl3gif/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.gif)
Eighteen-year-old Alisa Massaro confessed to having sex with her boyfriend, 24-year-old Joshua Miner, on the bodies of two men that Joliet, Ill. police say the pair killed in January, according to the Joliet Patch (yes! The Joliet Patch!), which has obtained police reports detailing the accounts of the four suspects in the deaths of Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover, both 22. Glover and Rankins were killed on January 10, allegedly when Miner, Massaro, 19-year-old Adam Landerman, and 18-year-old Bethany McKee lured them inside a house and strangled them to death.
Firefighters Rescue Bloodied Woman From Cleaver-Wielding Husband in the Middle of NYC's Chinatown
Taylor Berman · 02/25/13 12:15AM![](http://images.gawker.com/18fohu3trci3hjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
There was a gruesome scene Sunday morning in Manhattan's Chinatown after a man attacked his wife with a meat cleaver, causing critical injuries before nearby firefighters came to the woman's rescue. The unidentified 28-year-old attacker was pulling his wife down a busy street when two New York City firefighters, Jose Ortiz and James Trainor, spotted the pair from their firehouse and attempted to intervene.
Record-Setting Number of Heroin Bags Found Inside Gang Member's Anus
Neetzan Zimmerman · 02/22/13 12:05PMLandlord Whipped Tenant's 'Bare Buttocks' with Belt Over Late Rent Check
Neetzan Zimmerman · 02/21/13 11:40AMMan in Kentucky Arrested for Breaking Into Firehouse, Allegedly Masturbating On Firemen's Gear (UPDATE: Was the Alleged Firehouse Masturbator a Gay Porn Star?)
Taylor Berman · 02/20/13 10:08PM![](http://images.gawker.com/18fa7410q67yhjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Last weekend, 27-year-old Nicholas Gonzales got drunk in Louisville, Kentucky. Then, as drunk people tend to do, he made a stupid decision and allegedly broke into a nearby firehouse, smashing one of the building's windows. When firefighters went to investigate the sound of broken glass, they found Gonzales in the midst of an act that they probably weren't expecting: he was reportedly masturbating onto their gear, which he'd removed from their lockers.
Letters From Death Row: Britt Ripkowski, Texas Inmate 999325
Hamilton Nolan · 02/20/13 10:10AM![](http://images.gawker.com/18f8ez70rc07qjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
As part of an ongoing project, we've written letters to U.S. death row inmates who are scheduled for execution this year. We asked them about their lives and about their thoughts on various issues. Today, we received a reply from Britt Ripkowski, who is awaiting execution in Texas for multiple murders.
Mentally Retarded Man Granted Last-Minute Stay of Execution in Georgia
Cord Jefferson · 02/19/13 08:34PM![](http://images.gawker.com/18f68ct6o2rstjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Warren Lee Hill (pictured) was already serving a life sentence for one murder when he was convicted of murdering another inmate in 1990 and sentenced to death. Since that second conviction, three forensic psychiatrists who initially said Hill was mentally fit for execution have recanted their original testimonies, saying that they were inadequately prepared before and are now certain Hill is mentally retarded.
Pistorius' Story: 'I Heard a Noise... I Felt a Sense of Terror... I Grabbed My 9mm'
Max Read · 02/19/13 09:14AM![](http://images.gawker.com/18f4jfgglrmsrjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Paralympic champion and accused murderer Oscar Pistorius told a packed courtroom through a statement today that he "had no intention" of killing his girlfriend, the law student and model Reeva Steenkamp, whom he shot to death on Valentine's day—contradicting the accusations of prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who at the same hearing argued that Pistorius committed premeditated murder: putting on his prosthetic limbs, walking from the bedroom to the bathroom, and shooting Steenkamp three times through the door.