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(DA)Chalk one up for the dog.
(DA)Slip Sliding Away
(?)Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
(?)Mamba kills Man
(Hmmm)Surfing the wrong wave
(DA)A Breathtaking View
(HM)Mexican Divorce
DA:Dynamite Defroster
(?)Die Hard
(DA)Chemistry Went Over Her Head
(>)Living the High Life (On a Budget)
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(?)Darwin in heavy traffic
(DA)Stabbing suspect dies in car crash
Fatal Ski Slope Prank
(?)Winched up
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Monk killed by own runaway lawnmowe
Up, Up, and Away!
(DA)Hare today, gone tomorrow
Top of the train
Killer locomotive
A good thought gone bad
(HM)Shock Horror
Inspiration + Youth + Explosives =
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Manhole kills man, Dove in for Cana
Bridges are lower than they appear
no diving please
Roping a Bobcat
Mattress Race
Just Say No
Old shells never die
Man has friend shoot him to get off
Wash those genes away
BASE jumper succumbs to stupidity
A Mattress of Life and Death....
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boat welding
Trail Blazing Gaffe
It only works in the movies
feeling tyred - near miss
Tram drags man with him
Tree felling made easy
Community service for teen who burn
If at first you don't succeed
The $500 Bullet
Please Take This Outside
Trailer burns when woman uses gas t
Man dies trying to beat train in Sa
Death by iPod?
BBQ Whippits
Two men burned in backyard blast
Sledding Accident
The Widow Maker
Redneck Bee Exterminator
Miner nearly crushes himself
Too Close For Comfort
A fool and his bike
Drain Surfing
arrange your own hit
A tough act to swallow for student
Grocery Bang!
Drove 2.5 miles on the wrong way
2 teens hurt by explosion while dri
Departing parted
I'm dying for a drink
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Dynamite Defroster

2008 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

I saw on the PBS show Nova a story about looking for the real Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. They had a renown forensics expert go to the town in Bolivia that it was believed that the two died in. The two outlaws did die in a gunfight vaguely similar to the famous one from the movie. That being that they were outnumbered, but the similarity ends there.

When digging in the local cemetery for the outlaws' remains they found from the town records that there were two other Caucasians buried there. This being important because the forensics man could tell the difference between European and native Indian remains.

One of these men should be considered for an award. The city records shows he was a European mining engineer that died when he tried to defrost dynamite in a wood burning stove. Maybe his nickname could be "Butchered Cassidy" or the "Last chance Kid".

Submitted on 02/05/2008

Submitted by: Steve Gilbert
Reference: PBS Nova

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
I did some searching for a reference to back up this story but haven't been able to find one. If this can be verified through Nova then I'd definitely say its worthy for an award. I'll let this go on to Darwin to take a look. Thanks, Steve!


James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
If this WERE true, it would be a classic DA! I imagine stupidity and high explosives have always been bedfellows of sorts...! Do keep us posted!


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