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Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Couple Admits To Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Couple Admits To Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC
Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Couple Admits To Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC The panhandler responsible for a life-altering attack on an elderly couple outside a Northwest DC grocery store admitted to beating the pair up with their own cane when they didn't give him enough charity last year. District resident Alexander Adams, 35, pleaded guilty on Monday in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to violently assaulting 78-year-old John Hopkins and then 79-year-old Claudia Hopkins outside Giant in the 3700 block of Newark Street NW, likely leaving the latter with permanent damage. According to prosecutors, at around 11:10 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2022, Adams randomly…

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by Zak Failla
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Death Of GWU Student Luke Wienecke, 20, Leaves Peers Reeling Death Of GWU Student Luke Wienecke, 20, Leaves Peers Reeling
Death Of GWU Student Luke Wienecke, 20, Leaves Peers Reeling Tributes are pouring in after the tragic death of beloved brother and 20-year-old George Washington University senior Robert “Luke” Wienecke on Friday, May 12. Born in Oklahoma City, Luke was raised in Nichols Hills, where he went to Christ the King Catholic and Bishop McGuinness High Schools, his obituary says. Luke was an AP student, serving for two years as Class President and all four years on student council. He also played on the school’s golf team and was known for his charismatic speeches at rallies and events. Luke went on to attend George Washington University in Washington D.C.…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ 'Werewolf' Killer To Be Released From VA Mental Institution NJ 'Werewolf' Killer To Be Released From VA Mental Institution
NJ 'Werewolf' Killer To Be Released From VA Mental Institution A New Jersey man who thought he was killing a werewolf when he attacked an Alexandria store manager is set to be released from a mental institution soon, a report says.  Pankaj Bhasin, 37, killed Bradford Jackson, a stranger to him, in 2018. A year later, a Virginia court determined that Bhasin was legally insane at the time of the killing, the Washington Post reported at the time.  Doctors at the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute now say he's well enough to leave the facility after two years of treatment, and a judge has agreed to allow him a conditional release, NBC…

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by Josh Lanier