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Tue May 12, 2009 12:57 pm EDT

Woman knifes husband over the volume on a Cowboys game

By MJD

A horrifically terrifying woman admitted yesterday that she stabbed and killed her husband because he turned up the volume on a Dallas Cowboys game.

The woman, ironically-named Kimberly Shanks, said her husband turned up the volume "knowing it would keep her awake." She then went into the kitchen, got a knife, and "tried to stick the knife in his heart." She then proceeded to run into a neighbor's yard, pick up a big rock, and whack him on the back of the head with it. Then she stabbed him some more.

The game in question was the Week 15 Sunday night contest against the Giants. It was an important game for the Cowboys, and came in the midst of all the Terrell Owens(notes)/Jason Witten/Tony Romo(notes) drama. The game's outcome was in question deep into the fourth  quarter, until Tashard Choice(notes) scored the touchdown that put the game away. The final score was 20-8.

Obviously, this is a couple that had problems that go way deeper than the volume at which one must listen to Al Michaels and John Madden. People don't kill people because the volume's too high, people kill people because people have major, major problems. This woman also told police that her husband had mentally abused her, and refused to give her a divorce. My guess is that those were bigger factors than the volume of this game.

Gracias, Mister Irrelevant.

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  1. yellowgold
    1. Posted by yellowgold Tue May 12, 2009 1:14 pm EDT

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    on another note though, hope the best for all injured in the building collapse.
  2. Nicolas
    2. Posted by Nicolas Tue May 12, 2009 1:16 pm EDT

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    Must bePacman Jones sister.......... Or Plaxico cousin,,ohh wait she didnt satb herself.. Yeah Pacman's sister
  3. Todd G
    3. Posted by Todd G Tue May 12, 2009 1:22 pm EDT

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    She is appropriately-named, not ironically-named.
  4. The Wiz
    4. Posted by The Wiz Tue May 12, 2009 1:28 pm EDT

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    It would "kill" me too if I was a cowboy fan at heart...she must of been an eagles fan
  5. Jeff Winkfein
    5. Posted by Jeff Winkfein Tue May 12, 2009 1:35 pm EDT

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    whoever wrote the last paragraph has NEVER been married. [divorce4free.org]
  6. Zack H
    6. Posted by Zack H Tue May 12, 2009 1:48 pm EDT

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    MJD
    why don't you show proof? ... of anything
  7. Hitman
    7. Posted by Hitman Tue May 12, 2009 1:52 pm EDT

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    I, too, have had the urge to kill after watching the Cowboys lose again and again and again.................
  8. Pat
    8. Posted by Pat Tue May 12, 2009 1:53 pm EDT

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    Boy, you're a regular negative nancy today MJD. Racism and murder in one morning? You're going to have me converting to baseball.
  9. jimmy
    9. Posted by jimmy Tue May 12, 2009 1:54 pm EDT

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    couldn't imagine anyone living with a cowboy fan
  10. C.J.
    10. Posted by C.J. Tue May 12, 2009 2:01 pm EDT

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    and yall thought romo and t.o. had problems
  11. Simmsinns
    11. Posted by Simmsinns Tue May 12, 2009 2:07 pm EDT

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    Guy needs to get his priorities strait.
    Sports Women.
    Always.
  12. Simmsinns
    12. Posted by Simmsinns Tue May 12, 2009 2:07 pm EDT

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    [EDIT]
    Sports over Women.
    Always.
  13. tsunami23
    13. Posted by tsunami23 Tue May 12, 2009 2:16 pm EDT

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    Imagine if she was a lions fan
  14. nolaw33
    14. Posted by nolaw33 Tue May 12, 2009 2:23 pm EDT

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    The women had some major issues.
  15. Scott E
    15. Posted by Scott E Tue May 12, 2009 2:24 pm EDT

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    Just another day in a Cowboy fan's double-wide.
  16. Scott E
    16. Posted by Scott E Tue May 12, 2009 2:25 pm EDT

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    cpn_kwer - where do you get racism out of this?
  17. jimmy
    17. Posted by jimmy Tue May 12, 2009 2:25 pm EDT

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    imagine if it was ms lorena bobbit
  18. FairlyHonestBob
    18. Posted by FairlyHonestBob Tue May 12, 2009 2:26 pm EDT

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    Must be a Giants fan.
  19. jimmy
    19. Posted by jimmy Tue May 12, 2009 2:30 pm EDT

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    i thought billy the kid was bad for killing a man for snoring to loud ?
    she must have been one mean ole lady
  20. jimmy
    20. Posted by jimmy Tue May 12, 2009 2:34 pm EDT

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    scott
    the other blog is about al davis and tim brown
    what i got out of it was tim brown is the racist,he hates old men with SB wins and alzheimer's
    they now call it AL-zheimers
  21. NFLRULZ
    21. Posted by NFLRULZ Tue May 12, 2009 2:34 pm EDT

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    One less cowboys fan? Hell, one less human in general taking up space. Amirite or amirite??
    Moar tax monee for another insane person to get their hand held in an asylum ^_^
  22. joe cool
    22. Posted by joe cool Tue May 12, 2009 2:36 pm EDT

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    Well one less [profane] on the planet, and another going to prison. Was she white?
  23. jerloma
    23. Posted by jerloma Tue May 12, 2009 2:49 pm EDT

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    That's not irony.
  24. Scott E
    24. Posted by Scott E Tue May 12, 2009 2:51 pm EDT

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    tkabs - so he was cross-posting. Better than cross-dressing.....I suppose. :)
  25. central scrutinizer
    25. Posted by central scrutinizer Tue May 12, 2009 2:53 pm EDT

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    How can all you posters be so insensitive. The man was a Cowboys fan. He was obviously mentally ill.

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