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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 2003
Page
2
A killer testifies that genetic factors may have shaped their behavior. The statement suggests biology played a role in the course of actions, as the defense seeks to frame culpability through biological predisposition. Attorneys argue the claim reflects underlying genetic influence on decision making.
About 20 houses were evacuated Sunday in a remote area of south-central Washington as a wildfire spread rapidly in nearby timber near Tampico west of Yakima. The fire had burned 1,200 acres, up from 300 to 500 the day before, officials said. Fire trucks protected evacuated homes while crews monitored expanding flames. In Arizona, rain aided containment efforts on Mount Lemmon where a separate wildfire has destroyed hundreds of homes.
A motorist, Honorio Martinez, 37, allegedly struck and killed Armant Williams, a 3-year-old, on a rural West Palm Beach road. More than a dozen men dragged him from his car and beat him before deputies arrived. He faced felony driving without a license resulting in a death and was held on $50,000 bail.
Police killed 40 year old fugitive Scott Allen Woodring who fled during a July 6 standoff in Dayton Township after police located him in a vehicle four miles away. Officials say he emerged with an assault rifle and faced officers. He died at the scene.
Landon May, 21, on Pennsylvania death row for torturing to death a school principal and her husband, asks the state Supreme Court to allow experts to testify that he may be genetically predisposed to violence. His lawyer says such evidence could sway jurors during sentencing, despite prosecutors noting the brutal 2001 murders by May and accomplice Michael Bourgeois.
A hurricane watch stretched from Port O’Connor to Brownsville as Tropical Storm Claudette drifted toward the Texas coast. The center logged 65 mph winds, with landfall expected near Padre Island Tuesday afternoon, while residents and about 900 RVs on the island prepared for possible conditions and restricted access to the mainland via the bridge.
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