The News About The Thrill Killer Dies

Richard Biegenwald, better known as “The Thrill Killer”, died yesterday at the age of 67 in the New Jersey State Prison. Biegenwald was sentence to four life sentences without the possibility of parole in 1983.

Richard Biegenwald’s troubled life started early. His alcoholic father frequently beat him when he was as a child and at the age of five he tried to burn down the family home. He was sent to a Rockland County Psychiatric Center for observation. By the time he was eight Biegenwald was drinking and gambling.

The Thrill Killer did his first kill at the age of 18 while robbing a Bayonne store killing the owner, Stephen Sladowski. He was caught, sentence and paroled in 1975.

After spending severals in and out of jail and getting married, Biegenwald was convicted of killing three teenage girls and a drug dealer in 1981 and 1982. The bodies of two of his victims were found dismembered and buried together in a shallow grave in the yard of his mother’s home on Staten Island.

On January 4, 1983, Richard Biegenwald shot and killed 18-year-old Anna Olesiewicz, whom he lured from the Asbury Park Boardwalk with the promise of marijuana. He was sentenced to death twice for the killing, but the State Supreme Court overturned the sentence both times.

Richard Biegenwald, “The Thrill Killer”, is dead, but it wasn’t soon enough or harsh enough as far as I’m concerned.

That’s the news about that. I hope the news about you is good news.

The News About Casey Knowles’ Support Of Barack Obama

You may be asking, “Who the hell is Casey Knowles?” Well, last week before the Texas primary, Hilary Clinton’s campaign run an advert the featured an 8-year-old Casey Knowles sleeping. The ad, which was originally shot for a railroad company was bought by the Clinton camp and then used to portray Barack Obama’s lack of experience in foreign policy matters.

Well, Casey Knowles is now 18-years-old and is a staunch Obama supporter and has even been campaigning for him. This is what Casey Knowles had to say about the Clinton ad, “What I don’t like about the ad is its fear-mongering,” she said. “I think it’s a cheap hit to take. I really prefer Obama’s message of looking forward to a bright future.”

Ms Knowles, support of Obama could do some damage to the Clinton campaign. Maybe Hilary Clinton should make sure she’s using a Clinton supporter in her next ad.

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The News About Heath Ledger, The Joker And Warner Bros

Warner Bros is in a bit of a pickle as to how to promote the upcoming Batman movie, “The Dark Knight”. Early promotion plans had Heath Ledger, as The Joker, planned for posters, billboards, bus stops and other promotional items.

But since the death of Heath Ledger, Warmer Bros has since started rethinking those promotional plans fearing that it may seem as though they were trying to cash in on Ledger’s death. They are opting instead to use the star of “The Dark Knight” Christian Bale more in the promotions.

I think it would be a mistake not to use Heath Ledger in the promotions. I believe people want to see The Joker and how Heath will portray him I know I do. I don’t see as cashing in or morbid at all. This movie is going to make big money with or without the Heath Ledger promotions, but I say give the people what they want.

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The News About Patrick Swayze With Pancreatic Cancer

Patrick Swayze, who became a big star and a household name after starring in the big hit movie “Dirty Dancing” has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Some early reports said Swayze had five weeks to live, but his doctor has since denied those reports and says “Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far”.

Patrick Swayze, who also starred in the mega “Ghost” with Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg and the movie “Roadhouse”, shot a pilot last December for the cable channel, “A&E” titled “The Beast”. In it Swayze plays an unorthodox FBI agent. “The Beast” is being considered to be turned into a series. Patrick Swayze, who is 55, is reportedly not working on any other projects.

I want to personally wish Patrick Swayze well and good luck on getting “The Beast” turned into a series.

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The News About Obama And Clinton Claims Of Misdoings In Ohio And Texas

Yesterday my home state of Ohio and Texas had their primary elections and caucuses. In both states one or the other of the two Democratic candidates, Obama and Clinton, had complaints about the voting system.

In Ohio Barack Obama successfully filed a court complaint asking that some polling places be kept open late because of ballot shortages. In Texas Hilary Clinton may mount a legal challenge to the state's caucus results. Texas has a two-step election, a primary and a caucus. Clinton won the primary, but it looks like Obama has won the caucus. Clinton is claiming that Obama supporters illegally obtained caucus packets in several precincts throughout the state.

It’s all very confusing and a Clinton supporter even introduced a resolution to abolish the caucus system. Maybe the system should be abolished, but to abolish it in the middle of an election would be unfair.

That’s the news about that. I hope the news about you is good news.

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The News About Airborne Refunds

Well, it looks like Airborne, the herbal formula that’s supposed to cure the common cold doesn’t work as advertised. As a result if you purchased Airborne from May 2001 through November 2007 and you kept your receipts you are entitled to a refund.

Airborne settled a class-action lawsuit for $23.3 million, which requires them to pay for false advertising. You have until Sept. 15, 2008 to submit a claim for your refund. Airborne agreed to settle the suit even though they deny any wrongdoing or illegal conduct.

Airborne was made by a former second grade schoolteacher who should have known better than to make false claims. Apparently the claims were made with no data to back them up.

My question is, is Airborne really going to have to pay much of this lawsuit? I mean how many people do you think saved their receipt for some over the counter dietary supplement, which is what Airborne is classified as?

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The News About Dr. Seuss’s Birthday

This month will mark the 104th birthday of Theodore Seuss Geisel who we all know as Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss has been a household name for decades and you would have to had lived in a cave all your life not to know at least two or three of the books he has written.

Books like “The Cat in The Hat”, Green Eggs and Ham”, “Horton Hears a Who”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and others are traditional school and household reads. Many of Dr. Seuss’s books have been made into movies and cartoon specials with “Horton Hears a Who” being the latest to be made as a movie.

All across the country Dr. Seuss’s birthday will be celebrated by making reading and literacy a priority. Dr. Seuss made his books fun to read thus making more people learn to read. So on his 104th birthday lets say thank you Dr. Seuss and happy birthday.

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