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Updated: 2:07 PM Mar 13, 2009
Soldier Dressed Like "The Joker" When Killed
Front Royal, Va. An FBI affidavit says the soldier who was shot by police in Front Royal over the weekend was dressed up like "The Joker." Posted: 12:38 AM Mar 13, 2009 |
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An FBI affidavit says the soldier who was shot by police in Front Royal over the weekend was dressed up like "The Joker." The affidavit says Army Spc. Christopher Lanum idolized the Batman villain.
Lanum was accused of stabbing a fellow soldier at Fort Eustis. The attacked soldier says Lanum was wearing a Halloween costume of the Joker when he and his girlfriend, Patsy Montowski, attacked him with a stun gun.
The victim says, when he tried to run away, Lanum cut his throat twice with a knife.
Police say Lanum then drove 200 miles to Skyline Drive. Park rangers chased Lanum inside the Shenandoah National Park.
Police shot Lanum when they say he pointed a loaded shotgun at them.
Investigators say later they found a letter in Lanum's car, written from the couple to both of their families saying good-bye.
Lanum served 18 months in Iraq.
Latest Comments
How did this guy enter, or remain in , the military ? Playing dress-up like a cartoon character is not an indicator of adulthood, nor of sanity. Perhaps our military could do a better job of screening enlistments. From the brief story, it appears that this bizarre behavior ( "idolized the Batman villain" ) was long term . It is troubling to think that the military enlists , or retains , people of diminished mental ability and provides them with weapons .
I guess people will stop saying this stuff doesn't happen around here. This is very sad for the family of the victim and the officers involved.
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