News Of The Weird - Feb. 11, 2002

Bizarre but true stories about real people collected by syndicated columnist Chuck Shepherd.

The classic middle name: Arrested for murder:
– Anthony Wayne Grimm (Springfield, Ill., August);
– Daryl Wayne Smith (Wheeling, W.Va., August);
– Seth Wayne Campbell (Houston, July);
– Douglas Wayne Clark (Austin, Texas, October).
Convicted of murder:
– Gary Wayne Davis (Louisville, Ky., September).
Arrested on suspicion of murder at press time:
– Michael Wayne Bartlett (Ridgetop, Tenn., October).

The North Korean government gave its top yearly science prize to Pyongyang Hospital for developing a rhubarb-and-marijuana concoction that is “97 percent effective” in curing constipation.

Adele Robinson and several other New York City public-school contract teachers were mailed checks for 1 cent to correct a calculation error on summer-class pay.

Cheyenne Harley Kahnapace, 26, pleaded guilty to violating his parole restrictions after a police officer caught him out for a walk pushing a baby stroller containing a small keg of beer (Regina, Saskatchewan).

Prominent entomologist Elmo Hardy passed away at age 88, his legacy secure in that 50 species of flies are named for him (Honolulu).
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