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Obituaries

Unhoused Man, Elroy Finch, 53, Dead After Being Hunted For Sport By Peter Thiel

A resident of New Newmanton for eleven years

By Philippa Trask · Mar 8, 2026

Detective Superintendent Brenda Kowalski addresses reporters at the western pier of Gnu Harbor on Monday, with the recovery site visible behind her.

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Sixth Body Found in Gnu Harbor; Police Confirm Link to Serial Killer Known as 'Marco Rubio'

Authorities say the killer 'could be anybody at this point'; investigation ongoing since February

By Claire Beaulieu · May 12, 2026

A condemned prisoner stands at the center of concentric rings of riflemen at the Commonwealth Municipal Amphitheater, each ring trained on the ring before it, while Department of Corrections personnel monitor from folding tables at the formation's edge.

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Commonwealth Schedules First Illegal Execution in 25 Years; Firing Squad to Be Executed by Second Firing Squad

Department of Corrections confirms 14 squads on standby, calls final number 'a staffing question'; Dr. Henry Giggles to host three-hour NNNN broadcast

By Margaret Huang · Oct 11, 2026

A Gnu Police Department evidence van parked outside the Westhaven farmhouse on Thursday afternoon. A second van arrived approximately one hour later.

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Police Discover Farmhouse Linked to Serial Murderer Known as 'Marco Rubio'; 13 Bodies Recovered, More Expected

Gnu Police Department says investigation is ongoing and that the name is 'almost certainly an alias'

By Margaret Huang · Jun 9, 2026

Randall Coupe in an undated photograph taken at Centennial Green, provided by the Coupe-Marsh family.

Obituaries

Randall Coupe, Groundskeeper, 54, Dead After Being Hunted For Sport By Peter Thiel

Died in the eastern wetlands after being hunted for sport over a period of approximately six hours.

By Claire Beaulieu · May 14, 2026

James McHenry in an undated photograph taken at a job site on Anchor Street, provided by the family.

Obituaries

James McHenry, Carpenter, 58, Died While Being Hunted For Sport By Peter Thiel

Died Thursday after being pursued on foot across the northern headlands by Peter Thiel; survived by his wife, two children, and an unfinished deck.

By Claire Beaulieu · Mar 9, 2026

Two Gnu Police Detectives Attempting to Decipher the Motive and Relationship to Flags of the 'Flag Day Killer'. The killer struck for the fifth time on Tuesday, marking the fifth consecutive non-Flag Day killing thus far.

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Flag Day Killer Strikes for Fifth Time; Commission Unable to Identify Motive, Theme, or Relation to Flags

Public Safety Commission advises residents to avoid 'flags or anything flag-shaped' following incident investigators describe as 'not inconsistent with prior incidents'

By Claire Beaulieu · Jun 11, 2026

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Unhoused Man, Elroy Finch, 53, Dead After Being Hunted For Sport By Peter Thiel

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