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What motivates public place murders?

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imageKillers who deliberately commit their acts in public places are often motivated by revenge.Reuters/Chris Keane

Few details have come to light about what motivated Vester Lee Flanagan, the shooter of two Virginia television reporters, to commit his atrocious on-air crime. Reports suggest he was a disgruntled former employee of the TV station who...

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