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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Cheat Sheet - New Book Reveals Postwar Germany’s Nazi Party Ties Cover-Up

Today: Disturbing Letter Found in Castro Home , The Forgotten Victim: Cleveland's Michelle Knight , Charlie Brown Actor Guilty of Stalking
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

May 09, 2013
POSTWAR REVELATION

A new German book reveals that prominent postwar German leaders hid their Nazi past with the acquiescence of the U.S. government. Liesl Schillinger talks to Malte Herwig about his manhunt to reveal the truth—and why so many Germans never owned up to their Nazi Party membership.

Chilling

Ariel Castro, who is being held on $8 million bail after being charged with multiple counts of kidnapping and rape, appears to have written a chilling confession back in 2004. Reporters for Channel 19 Action News have posted excerpts from the letter, which police found while searching the house where Castro allegedly imprisoned three women for a decade. In the letter Castro admits that "I am a sexual predator" and that he needs help. He also wonders why he kidnapped a third woman when he "already had 2 in my possession." The letter is reportedly a suicide note, with Castro saying he wanted to kill himself and give his money to his captives. He also blamed his victims, saying they "made the mistake of getting in a car with a total stranger."

ON THE RIGHT TRACK

After 10 years in Cleveland's house of horrors, Michelle Knight, the oldest kidnapping victim, is finally free. Now all she has to do is get back to her family, reports Christine Pelisek. Plus, her captor's alleged suicide note and more updates on the case

GOOD GRIEF

Charlie Brown was slightly obsessed with that "little red-haired girl," but he knew where to draw the line, unlike the former child actor who was the voice of the beloved "Peanuts" character on TV. Peter Robbins, 56, will be treated for mental-health issues after pleading guilty Wednesday to stalking his ex-girlfriend and threatening the plastic surgeon who gave her a new pair of breasts (apparently he was disappointed with the results). Robbins could have been sentenced to three years behind bars, but a San Diego County Superior Judge ordered him to undergo treatment instead, quoting a line from a "Peanuts" special: "Don't be a blockhead."  

LA DOLCE VITA

Ottavio Missoni, the patriarch of the iconic fashion brand known for its zigzag-patterned knitwear, died Thursday in his home in northern Italy. He was 92 years old. Missoni founded the company in 1953 with his wife, Rosita Jelmini, who survives him. They went on to create a fashion dynasty, with the couple's three children all working to expand the family business. Launched in 1966, the brand has never conformed to fashion trends. "I've never done what was fashionable," Missoni told WWD in February 2011. "I didn't want to work with preset schemes, and I paint my own way." Missoni's death comes only months after his eldest child, company CEO Vittorio Missoni, disappeared with his wife and four others while flying a small plane en route to a Venezuelan island. Tragically, they were never found.

 


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