A buddy of mine grew up in Huntsville. His dad was in the aerospace industry. Their neighbor was Wernher von Braun. Said he was a nice old man despite his past.

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Posted by lsubatman1

Member since Feb 2009

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Posted on 7/30/26 at 7:44 pm to i am dan

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Was the wife "normal"?

She was slow and special ed herself. From what i remember she was cheating on him with someone else and he happened to walk in on them. After he caught them she made him mad and basically taunted him saying she never liked him and the baby wouldnt be his anyway. About a week or so after that he went to her home and shot her and then himself. Really sad situation all around

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Posted by tigerbaiter

Member since Dec 2006

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Posted on 7/30/26 at 7:53 pm to lsubatman1

Yes. Friend fot fes up with being bullied by a guy we went to high school with and one day walked out of his house -after a dispute during a pick up softball game - and shot him in the chest with a 12 gauge . Went to Angola and was EWE’s personal chef at the capital for a while during his last term. Mom of the guy he shot got word and they sent him back to the farm. FWIW… the guy he shot was a bully and an a-hole. Not that excuses anything but his day came .

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Posted by animalcracker

Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 7/30/26 at 8:14 pm to lsubatman1

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Like knew them closely

Not closely, went to a Christmas party with my wife, and her coworkers. It was at 1 of her coworkers house, met her, and her husband. Less than a year later he killed her. My wife was still working with her the day it happened. McLaughlin was her last name.

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Posted by Popths

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Posted on 7/30/26 at 8:46 pm to No Colors

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Posted by pdubya76

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Member since Mar 2012

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Posted on 7/30/26 at 8:56 pm to fallguy_1978

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knew a guy in HS some that killed 3 people and shot a 4th. Like he'd hang out with our friend group and we'd drink beer together. I hadn't seen him since highschool though and he killed those people many years later. Ryan Sharpe

His dad and I are very good friends. Sad story.

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Posted by greygoose

Member since Aug 2013

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Posted on 7/30/26 at 9:02 pm to lsubatman1

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Like knew them closely, not just some random douche that lived in your town that you heard of. If so, were there warning signs that you saw or did it completely shock you?

My cousin was a hitman for the Dixie Mafia. People in Biloxi would recognize his name.