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# What the...

American man kills wife, stepdaughter and neighbours... over eggs

FROM THE LAND of “What the…” comes this unfortunate gem: a Kentucky man killed his wife, stepdaughter, three of his neighbours and himself after growing uncontrollably frustrated at how his wife cooked his breakfast eggs. Stanley Neace was understood to have become increasingly hostile to neighbours in recent months.

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