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Flat Screen TV Motive For Murder

By The Associated Press

Police say two people stabbed a Mississippi elementary school teacher to death and then set her house on fire so they could steal her flat-screen television. Flat Screen TV Motive For Murder

Published: Thu, November 27, 2008 - 12:11 pm

LAUREL, Miss. (AP) - Police say a Laurel school teacher was
stabbed to death because two suspects wanted to steal her
flat-screen television.
The details in the case against 17-year-old Kenya Davis and
23-year-old Rickey Gavin emerged Wednesday during their first
appearance in Laurel Municipal Court. They're accused in the Sunday
murder of 29-year-old Rebecca Pruitt, an elementary school teacher.
Judge Cecelia Arnold denied bond for Davis and Gavin, both of
Laurel. They're charged with capital murder, robbery and arson.
Police say Pruitt's home was set on fire to hide the murder.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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DEW26M Says:

Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 9:06 pm

Sad !

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Great1 Says:

Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 6:49 pm

Now if it were only possible to stab the ones responsible as many times!

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mustuknow Says:

Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 2:46 pm

This story is so sad. This was a young vibrant teacher who allowed these people into her home to use the phone because they claimed they had a flat tire. According to her husband she knew of the suspects from living in the neighborhood. According to the statments from the suspects Mrs. Pruitt asked them to eat lunch with her since she had just finished cooking, they sat down and ate with her and when they were through the male subject knocked her unconscious, she was stabbed I believe 18 times and bound with duct tape. All this is according to http://www.leadercall.com

The outpouring of her class and fellow teachers has been overwhelming. She is truly missed by all who knew her and has touched many lives that she didn’t even know. RIP Ms. Pruitt

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