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Extra, Extra: A Backpack Full Of Human Arms


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Claire Lampen

Published Nov 11, 2019


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  • A Russian history professor reportedly confessed to murder after police pulled him from the Moika River and discovered a pair of severed human arms in his backpack. Severed human arms! In his backpack! And then the rest of the body stashed in his home.
  • So, yes, it appears former Mayor Bloomberg will once again have to confront a pretty fundamental problem with his presidential bid, which is that no one really wants him to run.
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