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Latest self defense Stories
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    Colin KalmbacherAug 19th
     
  • 'He didn't care who he was coming after': Fired construction worker mows down boss with SUV, tries to kill others before neighbor takes him down with shotgun

    Colin KalmbacherAug 5th
     
  • 'Flies in the face of human nature': Stunned dissent takes Minnesota Supreme Court to task for new self-defense rule that mandates a 'duty to retreat before making threats'

    Colin KalmbacherAug 1st
     
  • 'Ashley Benefield feared him': Attorney for ex-ballerina who shot and killed husband focuses on 'disturbed' man's alleged abuse in opening, state says she engaged in a 'ruse'

    Colin KalmbacherJul 23rd
     
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  • Woman who admittedly killed her rapist and set his house on fire is arrested on bail-jumping charges several states away

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    Vanessa BeinNov 28th
     
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  • Girlfriend locked up for the rest of her natural life after strangling new boyfriend over loud music, praying, taking a snooze and claiming self-defense

    Matt NahamSep 5th
     
  • Ballerina murder trial updates: Alleged killer wants case dropped claiming self-defense

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  • Prosecutor says 'insufficient evidence' for murder charge against white woman for fatally shooting Black neighbor knocking on her front door

    Jerry LambeJun 26th
     
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  • 'Just a killing': White neighbor who killed Black mom in front of kids arrested as authorities say self-defense claim 'not justifiable' 

    Jerry LambeJun 7th
     
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  3. 'She was pretty open': Woman shot and killed husband who was sitting alone watching TV because she was annoyed with him for bothering her, authorities say

  4. Man with custody 'vendetta' against ex-wife calmly walked into grocery store where she worked and shot her dead, along with new husband: Police

  5. Man chased and trapped ex-girlfriend with his car before shooting her twice with a 12-gauge shotgun in broad daylight as their 10-year-old daughter watched

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