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This Week In OFF/beat Crime

Your weekly roundup of strange and stupid news from the world of crime and criminals.

By Emil Steiner | August 24, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Email a Comment

Man of Many Suits

Roy Pearson's title as most frivolous litigant may be in jeopardy: The challenger to his crown is a federal prisoner named Jonathan Lee Riches.

By Emil Steiner | August 23, 2007; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (24)

Thursday Breakfast Bender

Your daily dose of strange and interesting news from the world over.

By Emil Steiner | August 23, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (8)

Is Russia Researching Mind Control?

Can the government use psychotronic weapons to control your mind, or is it all just a lot of crazy talk?

By Emil Steiner | August 22, 2007; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (49)

Welcome to August 22nd! On this date 1442 years ago, Saint Columba reported seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland. This is the first recorded Nessy sighting. Future News Prediction: Teens looking for a service-oriented spring break flock to Cancun and use excess party foam to clean up the damage from Hurricane Dean. Here is your Wednesday Top 5: 5) Adiós, V-Test Bad news for chastity advocates in Indonesia's West Java province. The head of the Indramayu district, Irianto Syafiuddin, has reportedly dropped his proposed virginity test for high school females amid an uproar over human rights. Despite his setback, Syafiuddin plans to continue searching "for an alternative way to prevent students from engaging in pre-marital sex." Call me old-fashioned, but if the chastity belt ain't broke, why fix it? 4) Hands-Down DangerousAfter some serious arm twisting, the Atlus Co. of Japan, announced Tuesday it was yanking all 150 of...

By Emil Steiner | August 22, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (1)