Borderline Personality News

April 6, 2007

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Police Say Woman Who Claimed Rape Admits She Lied
Eyewitness News Memphis
A woman who claimed she was raped in February sent a letter of apology to a local newspaper, saying the rape never happened.

Doctors discuss Tabler's faculties <>
Killeen Daily Herald
The prosecution and the defense concluded their cases Friday in the punishment phase of convicted murderer Richard Tabler after both sides called expert medical witnesses to testify about the mental capacity, capability and overall decision-making ability of the 28-year-old Killeen man.

US Iraq vets cheated out of medical care, disability pay
Middle East Times
MIAMI, FL, USA -- Over the past six years, some 22,500 soldiers have been discharged on grounds of "personality disorder," a condition that can be claimed as having existed prior to their tour of duty, thereby absolving the Pentagon of its obligation to provide them with medical care and pay for their benefits.

Violent inmate escapes mental hospital
Denver Post
A violent state mental hospital patient, committed after he made up a story about a genie commanding him to stab a fellow prison inmate, escaped on Saturday, officials say.

Terminating parental rights: 'They took Jesse when he was born'
La Crosse Tribune
Crystal Taylor has had two children with David Erickson.

Man gets prison for arson fires
Casper Star-Tribune
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- A Florence man who set numerous wildfires in western Montana over the summer -- including the Gash Creek fire, which burned nearly 8,500 acres and cost more than 7 million to fight -- was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in the Federal Bureau of Prisons and ordered to pay 455,00 in restitution.

Experts: Recent false rape reports exception, not rule
Jonesboro Sun
JONESBORO -- When is rape not rape? It's when a person files a police report based on a rape that did not occur.

Breaking the cycle
The Spokesman-Review
On a snowy day last January, as Malcom and Rebecca Engle celebrated the birth of their first son, the state's child welfare system moved quickly into action.

Tabler gets death penalty
Killeen Daily Herald
Nearly two and a half years after he confessed to killing four people in three days, Richard Tabler was sentenced to death Monday by a Bell County jury, bringing an end to a trial that began March 19.

Convicted sex offender whom prosecutors sought to keep committed under Ryce Act to be released today
Naples Daily News
A 41-year-old East Naples man who spent the last decade in prison on molestation charges will be released today after a judge ruled he doesn?t suffer from a mental disorder that makes him likely to commit a violent sexual offense.

Fugitive "felt unsafe" after his reports of contraband
Denver Post
A violent patient at the state mental hospital in Pueblo says he escaped after the staff retaliated against him for reporting that a hospital employee was bringing "contraband" to patients.

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