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National Briefing | South: South Carolina: Halloween Shooting

Dec. 18, 2008
An ex-convict charged with killing a child who knocked on his door on Halloween night is facing a federal weapons charge, prosecutors said.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler