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CHRISTMAS AND CRIME


© Elizabeth Becka Lansky
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Dec 1, 2001


Back to December. Some myths about holidays and homicide aren’t always true. I haven’t had a case where Uncle Larry stabbed Cousin Morty over the last turkey leg, or a New Year’s Eve kiss turned into a rumble. I didn’t notice a large increase in suicides over the holidays. No incidents such as a housewife shooting her Santa-disguised husband, thinking he was a burglar. However, there is an increase of robbery-murders. Small shops and stores become dangerous places to work. One December we had three people in a row killed during fast-food holdups in completely different areas of town, two at pizza parlors and one at a chicken place. Why the sudden increase? Well, criminals have to buy presents, too. They just never got around to joining the Christmas Club.

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1.   Dec 1, 2001 2:18 PM
I really enjoyed this article. I like the pictures you create with your words. I can see it. What cool images for a mystery novel - Christmas at the coroner's office, everyone discussing the up-coming ...

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