All entries by Ray

Body of Missing Girl Found at Holy Land USA

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An unfortunate incident that will only add to stories about the place.
[July 18, 2010] The body of a missing 16-year-old girl was discovered at Holy Land USA in Waterbury on Saturday, and police suspect foul play was involved …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American

“Human Hand” Turns Out to be Bear Paw

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Oh, bother.
[July 15, 2010] Middlebury police have determined that an object they discovered in the dumpster at the transfer station, which had to be shut down, was not a human hand as originally thought, but merely a stuffed bear paw …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American

No Answers in Tub Mystery

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If he’s doing to get attention . . . well, he’s doing a good job of it.
[July 15, 2010] A Middlebury man is still not saying why he is painting and placing claw-foot bathtubs around his property, only indicating that all will be revealed soon …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American

Psyche Out

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Your pet octopus might know what this article is about even before you read it — especially if his name is Paul.

Powerball Winner Loses Car

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Oh luck, you are a fickle maiden.
[July 13, 2010] A year after hitting a $25 million Powerball jackpot, a Newington man lost his rare Audi R8 after it burst into flame and was destroyed on the Merritt Parkway …
Source: Connecticut Post

Bathtubs Appearing in Middlebury

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Tub-henge?
[July 13, 2010] Eight claw-foot bathtubs, each standing on its end atop a pedestal (almost like Easter Island statues), have appeared on a homeowner’s property in Middlebury …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American

Mojo Rising

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The discovery of a new species of dinosaur by a Yale researcher is making its name in the paleo world.

ConnectiCon This Weekend

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If you want weird, the crowds alone are worth the visit.
[July 10-11, 2010] The Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford welcomes ConnectiCon, the “pop culture” convention, this weekend …
Source: ConnectiCon

Woman May Live With Corpses if Crypt is Built

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This just keeps getting odder …
[July 8, 2010] A woman who was living with the corpses of her husband and twin sister, a former West Hartford resident, will be allowed to keep them with her if an above-ground crypt is built …
Source: Hartford Courant

Woman Who Lived with Corpses Discusses Situation

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She makes it seem so simple, it’s actually kind of sweet … and creepy!
[July 7, 2010] A former Connecticut woman who made national headlines after it was discovered she was living with the exhumed bodies of her husband and twin sister recently discussed her situation …
Source: NBC 30