German man chops off head with chainsaw
American copycat screws it up!
A man cut off his own head with a chainsaw after stabbing his 70-year-old father to death in their apartment in the German city of Cologne, police said. The body of the offender, 24, was found headless when police raced to the apartment after an emergency call, apparently from the dying father, had been broken off in mid-sentence.
Alf Willwacher, a senior prosecutor, said an electric chainsaw was next to the son's body.
"We do not believe any third party was involved,'' he said.
Neighbours said the father and son had been reclusive since the death of the mother, allegedly by suicide, several years ago.
American copycat screws it up!
Man decapitates woman, then attempts it on himself
From a Times Staff Writer
1:39 PM PDT, May 8, 2007
La Habra police said today that a man decapitated a woman with a circular saw and then tried to cut off his own head. He died of severe injuries to his neck.
Police discovered the grisly scene when they responded to a 911 call at 5:30 a.m. Police spokeswoman Cindy Knapp said the couple, both adults, were found in a bedroom of a house in the 700 block of East Pinehurst.
Three other adults and a juvenile who were in the three-bedroom home at the time were removed while police waited for a judge to issue a search warrant. The home was rented to two people, Knapp said.
The identities of the couple have not been released, and police were not sure of their relationship. The investigation is continuing.