Daily Rotten Archives January 5, 2003 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 New frontiers in postmortem identification Guardian | Submitted by: f00f "The victim's head and hands have not been found but a postmortem on Wednesday revealed she had had breast and bottom implants, which had serial numbers. These led detectives to the cosmetic hospital where she had undergone surgery and she was identified from medical records." Read article... Police shoot family dog during erroneous stop WTVF-TV 5 Nashville | Submitted by: ERUPTION "Smoak says their bulldog named Patton came out of the car and was killed by a shotgun blast from a Cookeville officer. The stop turned out to be an error. It was prompted by a driver who told authorities they saw a wallet and money fly out of a car. The wallet belonged to Smoak. He accidentally left it on top of his car while buying gas." Read article... Doctor exposes 100 patients to tuberculosis duluthsuperior.com | Submitted by: gypsy "A doctor who exposed as many as 100 patients to contagious tuberculosis should not have been seeing patients, a public health official said. Dr. Okechukwu Iwu, who practices at St. Mary's and Miller-Dwan medical centers in Duluth, is hospitalized with severe pneumonia caused by the tuberculosis. Iwu said he was sick when he saw patients in November and early December but didn't think he had full-blown tuberculosis." Read article... Philadelphia Mayor "regrets" First Amendment Philadelphia Inquirer | Submitted by: f00f "The skit is supposed to have altar boys escaping from priests' cassocks and nuns in go-go cages. But the Ducks' captain said Monday the whole routine was still in preliminary stages... Mayor Street last night expressed "regret that under the Constitution" he could not censor the Slick Ducks. He said the "sexual abuse of innocent children is no laughing matter." Read article... Nevada has Big Brother list of drug prescriptions Las Vegas Sun | Submitted by: Any Mouse Nevada keeps a list of prescription drugs filled in the state. Doctors can request lookups and find out what drugs you've been prescribed, if you're "doctor hopping" for prescription drugs. They say it's "not for law enforcement". Mmm hmm. Read article... Illegal alien employed at the White House CNN | Submitted by: Dirty Sammy "An illegal immigrant who worked on the White House grounds for two years, rubbing elbows with the likes of Bill Clinton and Dick Cheney, has been indicted in Texas where he is in federal custody, federal law enforcement sources told CNN Friday." Read article... Strom's nigger race Black Press USA | Submitted by: Dirty Sammy An accusation that the media has been taming Strom's 1948 speech down. The claim is that these are his words: "And I want to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that there’s not enough troops in the Army to force the Southern people to break down segregation and admit the nigger race into our theatres, into our swimming pools, into our homes and into our churches." Read article... Hot lesbian clone baby Canadian Press | Submitted by: Egoman!!! "Clonaid, the company that claims to have produced the first human clone, said Saturday a second cloned baby has been born to a Dutch lesbian couple. Neither baby has been confirmed to be a clone by genetic testing, and mainstream scientists are skeptical of the company's claims. "The second baby's name and gender have not been revealed." Hint: if it's a boy it ain't no clone. Read article... You've butchered my girlfriend! Marry me! Mainichi Daily News | Submitted by: Mister-FreNcH "What would you do if your girlfriend made a sudden confession one night and tells you she had butchered a woman you were having an affair with, sliced up her body and then systematically disposed of her chopped up remains in the trash?" Read article... Tastes Great, Less Filling Boston Globe | Submitted by: Michael C "In recent months, with more homeless on city streets, police say downtown convenience stores have seen a spate of thefts. The most stolen item: mouthwash. At $3.99 for a 50-ounce bottle, Listerine and similar brands pack a punch, with as much as 27 percent alcohol content, compared with about 12 percent for the typical bottle of wine. "I drink the big bottle every day. I can't stand the taste, but it carries me over; it prevents the seizures." Read article... Prosecutors wear cool neckties New Orleans Times-Picayune | Submitted by: Dirty Sammy "Neckties worn by two Jefferson Parish prosecutors that depicted a hangman's noose and the Grim Reaper at a recent hearing in a capital murder case have drawn a stern rebuke from District Attorney Paul Connick Jr., who warned them that such attire is inappropriate and should not be worn again." Read article... Chomo tries to buy child Wire Services | Submitted by: Dirty Sammy "Parnell, who never got the child, was booked into the Alameda County Jail for investigation of conspiracy to commit child stealing and solicitation to commit a felony crime, authorities said. He had drawn national attention years earlier when his kidnapping of Steven Stayner, a boy he kept with him for several years, became the subject of the book I Know My First Name is Steven and a 1989 TV movie of the same name." Read article...