Daily Rotten Archives February 7, 2006 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Farmer fails to plant deep enough WIS-TV 10 Columbia | Submitted by: xxxtinct species-reader57 "Decomposing body parts have been found near a Johnston County, North Carolina, farm, and the husband and wife who live in the farmhouse are in custody." ... " Deputies searched the property last Saturday and found plastic bags of decomposing body parts. A local medical examiner says the remains might be of two people." Read article... Comments (54) Shitty way to die CNN | Submitted by: Rockspin "A teenager charged with murdering his family on newsman Sam Donaldson's ranch was a cold-blooded killer who methodically shot his father, stepmother and stepsister, then hid their bodies in a manure pile, a prosecutor told jurors Monday." ... "And on the stand, Posey claimed his father burned him with a metal welding rod after he refused to have sex with his stepmother the night before the slayings." Read article... Comments (49) I am not an animal Houston Chronicle | Submitted by: tucan "The Frenchwoman who received the world's first partial face transplant showed off her new features to the public today, saying in a heavily slurred voice that she now looks like everyone else and hopes to resume a normal life." ... She said she was passed out when the dog bit her, and she did not immediately realize the extent of her disfigurement when she awoke. "When I woke up, I tried to light a cigarette, and I didn't understand why I couldn't hold it between my lips," she said. "That's when I saw the pool of blood and the dog next to me. I looked at myself in the mirror, and there, horrified, I couldn't believe what I saw — especially because it didn't hurt." Read article... Comments (135) Prison For Gropey OB-GYN CNN | Submitted by: Depleted Your Cranium "A gynecologist was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for raping and fondling women who came to his clinics for treatment." ... "The obstetrician-gynecologist prescribed addictive painkillers for no good medical reason, pressured patients into surgeries and double-billed insurance companies for procedures, prosecutors said." Read article... Comments (68) Not all male cheerleaders are gay WEWS-TV 5 Cleveland | Submitted by: Ms. Crappy Pants "A trusted cheerleading coach at a local school faced a judge Friday, charged with having sex with a teenage boy she was coaching, NewsChannel5 reported. As part of a plea agreement, Mishelle Robinson, 29, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual battery and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She will also be labeled as a sex offender." Read article... Comments (68) Another Bitch From Hell Houston Chronicle | Submitted by: redrubberballs[salty] "The monthlong search for a Washington state woman accused of systematically abusing her teenage foster child — including blinding the girl in one eye with a syringe — finally ended Saturday with her arrest at an apartment in northwest Harris County." ... "She would drop 10 pound dumbbells on her feet (and) burn her hands on top of the stove." Read article... Comments (55) Covered in Pot San Francisco Chronicle | Submitted by: Depleted Your Cranium "After driving over a second set of spikes set out by authorities, the suspect finally stopped and was taken into custody, and he was literally covered in marijuana, [police] said." Read article... Comments (38) Why we have the Darwin Awards KMGH-TV 7 Denver | Submitted by: Poots Brownhole "All the windows were blown out, the vehicle doors were bent towards the outside and the roof was pushed about a foot higher than normal." ... "They explained that they were taking a balloon to a Super Bowl party -- a balloon filled with acetylene, a very explosive gas used in welding -- so they could blow up the balloon while celebrating. However, on the drive, the balloon rolled across the back seat, possibly causing static electricity, and igniting the gas, causing it to explode." Read article... Comments (51) Karate Chopper Parrot Stopper Canoe | Submitted by: Mikeisgreen "Organizers of a vintage car rally in New Zealand have hired karate experts to protect vehicles from marauding native parrots." ... "The karate experts will protect the cars from Keas, sharp-beaked native parrots which have been known to damage vehicles in their search for shiny items." Read article... Comments (36) How Zombies Are Made BBC | Submitted by: Jonny Plasma "Facial tumours that have killed thousands of Tasmanian devils could be spread by the animals biting each other during squabbles over carcasses. The illness has been blamed for a large fall in numbers of the black, fox-sized scavengers in the past decade." Read article... Comments (28) Crash bang wallop Yahoo | Submitted by: Space Jew "A man who tripped, fell down a staircase and smashed into three rare Chinese vases in a museum two weeks ago said on Monday it was just a regrettable accident." ... "Shocked but determined museum staff have vowed to glue the pieces back together again and take steps to ensure a similar accident doesn't happen again." Read article... Comments (34) Explaining to the police why you masturbate in the public library ASU Web Devil | Submitted by: Major Minor "An 18-year-old male ASU student was arrested Sunday night at Hayden Library and charged with indecent exposure and public sexual indecency. The suspect allegedly pulled his pants and underwear to his mid-thighs to masturbate while watching pornography on his laptop. When asked why he had gone to the library to view pornography and masturbate, the suspect allegedly told police..." [more] Read article... Comments (53)