Zeroing in on the zodiac
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A 1989 case was solved after police officers were able to match the handwriting of a hostage taker with the handwriting of a serial killer involved in the case. The case was accidentally solved after police officers noticed a familiar religious symbol from the hostage taker's letter.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1999
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Hunted like an animal
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A young American was left to fend for himself after his companion was killed by Indians while they were traveling along a river in the Peruvian jungles. The wounded American cautiously worked his way toward a more friendly region where he was rescued by Peruvian soldiers.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1996
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Five minutes to live
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The quick actions of physician Kenneth Hekman saved the lives of Lesley Shepher and her unborn child. He delivered the baby by caesarean section to prevent the mother and child from being killed by oxygen deficiency resulting from an amniotic-fluid embolism.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1998
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