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On Wednesday, May 2, 2012, a neo-Nazi militia leader killed four people and himself in Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona. (In 1912, many Mormons who had fled the Mormon colonies in Mexico due to the actions of the forces of Pancho Villa settled in Gilbert. Villa's skull was stolen from his grave in 1926, according to some accounts and denials , by members of Skull and Bones .) Jason "J.T." Ready (born February 17, 1973) was a former lance corporal Marine before being demoted and discharged from the Corps for bad behavior. He had previously made headlines when he started a militia -- named the US Border Guard -- to hunt illegal immigrants and drug gangs in the Arizona desert, FOX News Channel and the New York Post reported. Ready had also put himself forward as a candidate for the position of Pinal County Sheriff. Ready was politically active in anti-immigration causes. He also served as president of the Mesa Community College Republican Party Club and as a precinct co...

Another American football player has died by suicide. That makes a dozen acknowledged suicides of relatively well-known National Football League (NFL) players in the last 25 years. Junior Seau's girlfriend returned from her time at the gym to their home on the 600 block of South The Strand, Oceanside, California. She discovered Seau, 43, in a bedroom, a gunshot wound to the chest, a revolver near his lifeless body. Two weeks earlier, another retired NFL player had also died by suicide. Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau, Jr., (January 19, 1969 – May 2, 2012) was an American football linebacker. A ten-time All-Pro and 12-time Pro Bowl selection, Seau was a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was the progenitor of the "NFL-USC linebacker". He was drafted fifth overall by the San Diego Chargers during the 1990 NFL Draft, later played for the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots, and retired fr...

Operation Geronimo was the codenamed mission to kill Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011. Geronimo ( Chiricahua : Goyaałé, "one who yawns"; often spelled Goyathlay or Goyahkla in English) (June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent  Native American  leader of the  Chiricahua   Apache   who fought against  Mexico  and the  United States  for their expansion into Apache tribal lands for several decades during the  Apache Wars . In one of the strange twists of the story of the original Geromino, enter a secret society well-known to conspiracy theorists. Six members of the  Yale   secret society  of  Skull and Bones , including  Prescott Bush , served as Army volunteers at  Fort Sill  during  World War I . It has been claimed by various parties that they stole Geronimo's skull, some bones, and other items, including Geronimo's prized silver  bridle , from the ...

Kenny McKinley's suicide is the latest such event among NFL players. Here is a list of some famed, known American football players who have died by suicide. 2010 Kenny McKinley, a Denver Broncos (NFL) wide receiver who was out for the season recovering from knee surgery, was found dead of an apparent suicide September 20, 2010, Monday afternoon at his home, according to the Denver Post . The body of McKinley, 23, was found by authorities in a second-floor bedroom with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound at around 3:25 p.m. MDT. A second-year player out of South Carolina, he had undergone season-ending surgery for a recurring knee injury in August 2010. "Although the death of McKinley appears to be the result of a self inflicted gunshot, the investigation into this matter, conducted by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office and the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office, is on-going, " Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson told Denver's Fox 31 News. T...