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Rickie La-Douche La-Touche of Leigh, Greater Manchester, UK was recently sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife after she damaged his Star Wars collection. La-Touche said that after she damaged the collection, which he had been building since childhood, his wife threatened to leave him and said she would “make his life hell.” He then said that he “flipped” and suffocated her.
“She’s put me through it before. I couldn’t let that happen again. I then just remember getting up from on top of her. I think I’ve choked her,” he told detectives.
La-Touche pleaded guilty to manslaughter, however a jury convicted him of murder and sentenced him to life. He’ll be eligible for parole in 12 years.
(via Mirror)
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As we previously reported, Mike Meyer, a 48-year old mentally disabled man from Illinois, recently had his vast collection of Superman comics and memorabilia returned to him after it was allegedly stolen by this guy. Being a whole new breed of awesome, the comics community rallied in support of Meyer after the theft was reported and went out of their way to help him replace the stolen items, eventually doubling the size of his original collection.
“I have never felt so much love in my life; I no longer feel like the Frankenstein monster. I feel that people understand me now, for the first time in my life.”
Now that an arrest has been made and the items recovered, Meyer is paying the kindness forward by donating the excess items to the St. Louis Children’s Hospital, saying: “I’ve been blessed with a lot of things, so I wanted to share them.” The large donation reportedly provided six boxes of Superman items which were made available to the hospital’s sick and injured kids in the form of bingo prizes.
“When you make somebody happy, it does something for you, too,” Meyer said.
(via CA)
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If you recall the sad story of Mike Meyer, a mentally disabled man who had his vast collection of Superman memorabilia plundered by a former co-worker, you’ll be happy to know that police have arrested a suspect in the case. 37-year-old Gerry Arville Armbruster was arrested on Saturday for the unrelated, but equally douchetastic crime of robbing a 76-year old man of his jewelry and cash. During the subsequent investigation, he was linked to the Superman theft and all of Meyer’s beloved memorabilia was recovered and returned to him.
News of the theft resulted in a flood of kindness toward Meyer from all over the world, and he reports that his collection is now nearly twice as large as it was before the theft. Meyer said he wants to take the donations and give them to charity, possibly delivering them to a children’s hospital.
“People were generous to me; this is how I can be generous in return.”
Armbruster has been charged with one count of residential burglary, one count of robbery, and one count of aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
(KSDK.com and St. Louis Post-Dispatch via BoingBoing)
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If you’re around Illinois or surfing on eBay, keep an eye out for a sudden flood of Superman items. Mike Meyer, a 48-year old mentally disabled man from Illinois, recently had over 1,800 Superman comics and Superman memorabilia stolen from his house (worth about $4,000-$5,000). He’s been collecting since 1974 and, for the most part, didn’t tell strangers about his treasured collection.
However, he did share its existence with a co-worker he met while working at a Hardee’s in the early 90s. Meyer recently ran into that co-worker, a guy named Gary, and ended up giving him a tour of the collection after he all but demanded to see “his most precious comics”. Gary came back the next night with his girlfriend to watch Superman movies. While the movies were playing, Gary disappeared “for a while.” Two days later, Meyer’s noticed the theft.
All Meyer knows is that “Gary has dark hair, a goatee, is about 35 and drives a silver or gray car.” Not much to go on, but hopefully, someone out there can help him recover his collection.
(St. Louis Post Dispatch via Boing Boing)
A man wearing what was described as a “ninja suit” crashed a stolen Honda Accord into an Apple Store in Greensboro North Carolina in the wee hours of Friday morning.
He fled the scene and vanished without a trace—as ninjas are apt to do. However, panic must have set in quickly as he left without stealing anything. Needless to say, this guy must have flunked out of Ninja College when he couldn’t pass his classes in stealth and courage.
(MyFox8 via Geekologie)
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A 20-year old Florida resident named Cameron Pittman woke up this morning behind bars after he tried to rob a Sunshine Foods with a PlayStation controller he was trying to pass off as a gun stuffed in his pocket.
Working from a tip, police officers caught Pittman in the act and promptly “disarmed” him. He now faces robbery and probation violation charges.
He should have used a Wiimote—way more convincing.
(via Metro)
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Apparently, Dr. Zoidberg can’t catch a break in the real world either. Simply impersonating the character earned one 22-year old Charleston resident a broken nose and a chipped tooth.
The man told police he was “just playing around” Feb. 11 near King and Calhoun streets when he began imitating Zoidberg. The report says the 22-year-old described Zoidberg as “a lobster doctor that walks sideways with his claws out and makes noise.”
When “Zoidberg” passed another man on the street, the other man reportedly asked, “What did you say to me?” The 22-year-old’s friends pulled him away from the man, “telling him, ‘keep going, he said nothing to you,’ ” according to the report.
The man reportedly followed for about 20 feet and threw the punch. The alleged assailant, who is known by the 22-year-old, reportedly ran away, the report states.
I guess the moral of this story is that if you are going with a Futurama impression, make it Bender. Or maybe even Leela—she can kick some ass.
(P&C via Comedy Central via Geekologie)
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A 23-year old man was hit by an SUV in South Carolina on Monday night while playing a real-life version of the game Frogger in a 4-lane highway.
Amazingly, it’s not quite “game over” as he must have whipped out another quarter in the arcade of life. He is currently listed in stable condition at a nearby hospital.
(via Richmond Times Dispatch)
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