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Murder-suicide: Rio Mills standoff leaves two men dead Published on Dec 28th, 2012 21 comments A neighbor had heard gunshots before behind the Rio Mills Road house where two men were found dead December 26, but she didn't that day. "We heard nothing yesterday," says Charlotte Pusey. "We never...
Stony Point tragedy: Four dead in apparent murder-suicide Published on Aug 29th, 2012 15 comments Yellow police tape surrounds the tidy home at 3880 Stony Point Road across the street from Stony Point Elementary School where, police say, a mother and her three children were killed last night in...
Man allegedly shoots woman in neck Published on Mar 27th, 2011 10 comments As snow was falling over the county early Sunday morning, gunfire rang out just off of Hydraulic Road, and a woman became the year's first victim of a shooting in Albemarle. Charged in the incident...
Downtown attack: Man fights for life after brutal beating Published on Aug 17th, 2010 73 comments Kartheiser was discovered unconscious behind the bus stop near the Omni hotel. PHOTOS: HAWES SPENCER, CHARLOTTESVILLE The Charlottesville man found brutally beaten in some bushes at the western end...
No justice: But special grand jury for Justine Published on Nov 3rd, 2009 7 comments Six months before she died, Justine danced with her father at her wedding to Eric Abshire. FILE PHOTO COURTESY SWARTZ FAMILY While national attention focuses on the Charlottesville disappearance of...