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Have you ever wondered why parents began checking their children’s candy after Trick-R-Treating? It all because of one man, known now as “The Candyman”. Ronald O’Bryan of Pasadena, a father of two, laced candy with cyanide and gave it out to five trick-r-treaters, including his own 5-year-old daughter and his 8-year-old son in 1974. You see, the twisted optician was deep in debt and had taken out a life insurance policy on his children worth $40,000. In his mind it would have been suspicious if only his children had fallen ill so he handed out the poisoned candy to other kids. His son, Timothy, ate the poison, hidden in an old-style Pixy Stix, which O’Bryan had opened, mixed with poison and resealed with staples. Only one of the five children ate the candy, Timothy. O’Bryan later claimed he held Timothy while he was vomiting and the child went limp in his arms. Timothy died en route to the hospital less
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Halloween is supposed to a time of fun, gathering with friends and trick-r-treating. But on Saturday night at a party in San Antonio, Texas five people’s live were forever changed when a man dressed as Freddy Krueger shot five people. At the party in question, five men showed up uninvited to a Halloween party in the early morning hours. Around 5 am the men started causing trouble. The party’s host asked the men to leave and the man dressed as the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ character pulled a shotgun hidden beneath his costume and opened fire, injuring 4 men and 1 woman. The male victims were rushed to two different hospitals. The female victim attempted to drive herself to the hospital but wrecked her car. Miracusly, all 4 victims four survived. Police are still searching for the shooter and his companions who fled the scene. Maybe they should check Elm Street. After we called 911, we were hesitant to open
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Have you ever wondered why parents began checking their children’s candy after Trick-R-Treating? It all because of one man, known now as “The Candyman”. Ronald O’Bryan of Pasadena, a father of two, laced candy with cyanide and gave it out to five trick-r-treaters, including his own 5-year-old daughter and his 8-year-old son in 1974. You see, the twisted optician was deep in debt and had taken out a life insurance policy on his children worth $40,000. In his mind it would have been suspicious if only his children had fallen ill so he handed out the poisoned candy to other kids. His son, Timothy, ate the poison, hidden in an old-style Pixy Stix, which O’Bryan had opened, mixed with poison and resealed with staples. Only one of the five children ate the candy, Timothy. O’Bryan later claimed he held Timothy while he was vomiting and the child went limp in his arms. Timothy died en route to the hospital less
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Halloween is supposed to a time of fun, gathering with friends and trick-r-treating. But on Saturday night at a party in San Antonio, Texas five people’s live were forever changed when a man dressed as Freddy Krueger shot five people. At the party in question, five men showed up uninvited to a Halloween party in the early morning hours. Around 5 am the men started causing trouble. The party’s host asked the men to leave and the man dressed as the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ character pulled a shotgun hidden beneath his costume and opened fire, injuring 4 men and 1 woman. The male victims were rushed to two different hospitals. The female victim attempted to drive herself to the hospital but wrecked her car. Miracusly, all 4 victims four survived. Police are still searching for the shooter and his companions who fled the scene. Maybe they should check Elm Street. After we called 911, we were hesitant to open
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