Robber kills self

Here's a headline that says: "Read Me":"Cornered and Bullet-Riddled, Bandit Blows His Brains Out."

I stumbled across this while researching the mysterious noise mentioned in Matt Weinstock's column and it's too good not to share. This is quite a story about a couple of very tough customers. The descriptions are ornate and graphic, especially on the runover. The "death room" for instance. And get a load of the men's hats.

Posted by Larry Harnisch on January 21, 2008 in Homicide , LAPD , Robberies , Suicide | Permalink

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what is a "panther girl"?

--I'm not sure, but I don't think it's a compliment.

--Larry

Posted by: jaded | January 21, 2008 at 08:30 AM

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