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Unabomber Updates His Harvard Alumni Status, Lists Occupation As ‘Prisoner’


Posted on May 23, 2012 @ 06:00PM - 2 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Even one of America’s most notorious criminals wants to stay in touch with old school friends, and while it’s understandably tough for Ted Kaczynski to chat on Facebook, the infamous ‘Unabomber’ was keen to update his Harvard alumni magazine with his current status.

While most of his former classmates at the Ivy League University are well-aware of their former pal’s predicament, Kaczynski enlightened the rest with what has got to be the most bizarre posting the class of ‘62 has read.

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Even one of America’s most notorious criminals wants to stay in touch with old school friends, and while it’s understandably tough for Ted Kaczynski to chat on Facebook, the infamous ‘Unabomber’ was keen to update his Harvard alumni magazine with his current status.

While most of his former classmates at the Ivy League University are well-aware of their former pal’s predicament, Kaczynski enlightened the rest with what has got to be the most bizarre posting the class of ‘62 has read.

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Make His Dream Come True! Nine-Year-Old Cancer Sufferer’s Dying Wish Is To Trend On Twitter


Posted on May 10, 2012 @ 02:15PM - 1 comment

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Instead of going to Disneyland or meeting his favorite sports idol, a nine-year-old boy who is dying from brain cancer just wants people to tweet about him so that his name will live on after he dies.

Ryan Kennedy, of Clarkston, Michigan, has battled brain cancer for five years and endured seven surgeries, four rounds of chemotherapy and two courses of radiation, reported the News Herald, and he’s had enough.

Instead of going to Disneyland or meeting his favorite sports idol, a nine-year-old boy who is dying from brain cancer just wants people to tweet about him so that his name will live on after he dies.

Ryan Kennedy, of Clarkston, Michigan, has battled brain cancer for five years and endured seven surgeries, four rounds of chemotherapy and two courses of radiation, reported the News Herald, and he’s had enough.

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Former Miss USA Rima Fakih Dodges Jail In DUI Case, Claims She ‘Doesn’t Have A Drinking Problem’


Posted on May 09, 2012 @ 11:20AM - Add a comment

By Debbie Emery
Radar Reporter

The former Miss USA who was caught with an open bottle of bubbly in her car while weaving in and out of traffic at 60 mph has escaped jail time and instead has been sentenced to six months probation.

After pleading no contest to driving while impaired last month, Rima Fakih appeared in a Highland Park, Michigan courtroom on Wednesday where Judge William McConico ordered her to report for probation immediately, reported the Detroit Free Press. She will also carry out 20 hours of community service and pay $600 in fines and costs.

Despite being twice the legal limit when she was arrested on December 3, the 26-year-old beauty, who became the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA in 2010, claimed that she does not have a drinking problem.

The former Miss USA who was caught with an open bottle of bubbly in her car while weaving in and out of traffic at 60 mph has escaped jail time and instead has been sentenced to six months probation.

After pleading no contest to driving while impaired last month, Rima Fakih appeared in a Highland Park, Michigan courtroom on Wednesday where Judge William McConico ordered her to report for probation immediately, reported the Detroit Free Press. She will also carry out 20 hours of community service and pay $600 in fines and costs.

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Former Miss USA Rima Fakih Reaches Plea Deal In DUI Case


Posted on Apr 11, 2012 @ 04:00PM - 1 comment

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

The former Miss USA who was caught with an open bottle of bubbly in her car while weaving in and out of traffic at 60 mph has reached a plea deal in her DUI case.

Rima Fakih, who became the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA in 2010, pleaded no contest to driving while visibly impaired when she appeared in the Highland Park, Michigan courtroom on Wednesday, reported the Washington Post.

The former Miss USA who was caught with an open bottle of bubbly in her car while weaving in and out of traffic at 60 mph has reached a plea deal in her DUI case.

Rima Fakih, who became the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA in 2010, pleaded no contest to driving while visibly impaired when she appeared in the Highland Park, Michigan courtroom on Wednesday, reported the Washington Post.

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Scorned Ex Who Axed Model’s Mom And New Boyfriend Was ‘Addicted To A Certain Kind Of Sadness’


Posted on Apr 06, 2012 @ 04:00PM - 9 comments

By Radar Staff

Brian D. White was so distraught over aspiring model Desiree Staperfene breaking up with him that he wrote disturbing messages on his Facebook page that now provide a dark premonition to the massacre.

Tragically, the 19-year-old’s heartbreak didn’t stop there, and on Wednesday he walked into her parents’ Livonia, Michigan home and axed her mother and current boyfriend to death while they slept.

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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Desiree, 17, witnessed the murders that began at 7:30 a.m. before she was able to escape the jilted lover and call 911 at 12:20 p.m. White, 19, turned the gun on himself and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he'd murdered Angela K. Staperfene, 46, and Jacob L. Burns, 19.

Investigators are now looking to the troubled teen’s Facebook account, which has since been deleted, to get an insight into what would drive him to commit the murder-suicide.

Brian D. White was so distraught over aspiring model Desiree Staperfene breaking up with him that he wrote disturbing messages on his Facebook page that now provide a dark premonition to the massacre.

Tragically, the 19-year-old’s heartbreak didn’t stop there, and on Wednesday he walked into her parents’ Livonia, Michigan home and axed her mother and current boyfriend to death while they slept.

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Scorned Ex Axes Teenage Model's Mother & Current Beau Before Shooting Himself


Posted on Apr 05, 2012 @ 01:30PM - 2 comments

By Amber Goodhand - Radar News Editor

Aspiring model Desiree Staperfene watched her ex-boyfriend kill her mother and current boyfriend, before turning the gun on himself, in a grisly Michigan double-murder suicide.

Brian D. White, 19, of Livonia attacked Desiree's mother and boyfriend on Wednesday morning with an axe and then shot himself in the head, according to the Detroit Free Press.

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Desiree, 17, witnessed the murders that began at 7:30 a.m. before she was able to escape the jilted lover and call 911 at 12:20 p.m.

Brian turned the gun on himself and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he'd murdered Angela K. Staperfene, 46, and Jacob L. Burns, 19.

Aspiring model Desiree Staperfene watched her ex-boyfriend kill her mother and current boyfriend, before turning the gun on himself, in a grisly Michigan double-murder suicide.

Brian D. White, 19, of Livonia attacked Desiree's mother and boyfriend on Wednesday morning with an axe and then shot himself in the head, according to the Detroit Free Press.

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Madonna's Homeless Brother Was At The Super Bowl - In The Parking Lot!


Posted on Feb 07, 2012 @ 01:00AM - 12 comments

By Amber Goodhand - Radar Reporter

While Madonna was the headlining halftime act for the Super Bowl on Sunday, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned her homeless brother made his way to the big game too…but didn't get any further than the parking lot!

Anthony Ciccone made his way down to Indianapolis with a group of about seven people from Traverse City, Michigan, where he normally resides in a homeless shelter.

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Madonna's Brother Remains Homeless & Destitute Over The Holidays


Posted on Dec 30, 2011 @ 03:00PM - 23 comments

By Radar Staff

Madonna's homeless brother Anthony Ciccone spent Christmas alone and without a care from his famous sister.

The 55-year-old spent the holiday season sleeping on the rough streets of Traverse City, Michigan in sub-zero conditions -- with no invitation from the Material Girl to spend it with her and her family.

In photographs obtained by RadarOnline.com, Anthony looks haggard and his gummy grin reveals his missing teeth as his lifestyle catches up with him.

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Miss USA Rima Fakih Had Open Bottle Of Bubbly In Car During DUI Arrest


Posted on Dec 07, 2011 @ 04:30PM - 1 comment

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Speeding down the road is never a good time to pop a bottle of bubbly.

Unfortunately that appeared to be the scenario when former Miss USA Rima Fakih was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Highland Park, Michigan.

According to the police report, the 26-year-old beauty queen was weaving in and out of traffic at 60 m.p.h. with an uncorked, half-empty bottle of champagne in the car when police pulled over the black 2011 Jaguar in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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Michael Moore's Lavish Lakefront Michigan Mansion -- See The Photos


Posted on Nov 13, 2011 @ 09:11AM - 29 comments

By Radar Staff

Michael Moore has become America's most successful documentary filmmaker chronicling the lives of the poor, unemployed and uninsured.

He's also become very rich in the process, and among other things, that's afforded him a stunning 10,000 sq. ft. mansion on Michigan's Torch Lake.

The conservative website The Michigan View discovered and photographed the fit-for-a-movie star estate.

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The house Moore and his wife Kathleen Glynn originally bought was 2,500 sq. ft.  The couple then purchased two adjoining properties and expanded that humble summer cottage to the current size.

The Capitalism: A Love Story and Sicko director is not the only Hollywood personality with a large summer home in the state's lake region.  Madonna, Tim Allen and Bruce Willis are also property owners, The Michigan View reports.

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