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Motive Revealed in Georgia Killings

By GREG BLUESTEIN
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AP
posted: 11 HOURS 14 MINUTES AGO
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ATLANTA (May 12) - Police say a wanted University of Georgia professor found dead in the woods over the weekend shot himself but left no suicide note.
Cadaver dogs found George Zinkhan's body in a grave he dug not far from his home, ending a two-week manhunt. Police say he shot his wife and two other people to death outside a community theater in Athens on April 25.
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Authorities say Zinkhan and his wife were having marital problems and that a domestic dispute was the motive in the killings, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.
The autopsy also showed Zinkhand had been dead five to 14 days before his body was found on Saturday, the paper said.
Authorities released other new details about the crime Tuesday, saying Zinkhan targeted Clemson University economist Tom Tanner before shooting his wife, though they didn't say why.
Jim Fullington with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the third victim, another man involved with the theater, was "at the wrong place at the wrong time."
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2009-05-12 10:12:10
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LakeArcher

10:03 PMMay 13 2009

THERE IS NO HEAVEN - - - THERE IS NO HELL - - - THERE IS NO GOD !

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RoknF0RCE

09:15 PMMay 13 2009

Sarah56123 - based on your comments here, tell me, how do you get through your day?

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IpLeAtHe5ThH

08:36 PMMay 13 2009

He may not have to face a judge in a court of law but he'll have to face the most powerful judge of them all and will serve enterienty in the pits depths of Hell where he belongs

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Cnokari

08:26 PMMay 13 2009

All y,all AOL fools are talking about something aint got nothing to do with the tragic above. A madman kills three people and none of y'all comments don't touch the subject. Strange folks be on AOL.

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Venusogarro1

08:11 PMMay 13 2009

so much for High Intelligence.another narcissist,white mother fukerand his bich bite the dust.he is with his father satan now thank GOD

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MMDBEAMER

08:11 PMMay 13 2009

And then there was this dead retired attorney who for decades solicited more than just inside his law office.But no matter how illegal or criminal their actions are prior to death, it doesn't matter.That's why.

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Sarah56123

08:11 PMMay 13 2009

Sarah56123 08:10 PMMay 12 2009 I can't wait till Dec. that means I will have over half in savings that I owe on my home worth at least 3 times for then what I owe..that means, if I was living in a high cost area, that I would have 300,000 in the bank for a home I owe 600,000 for worth 1,800,000 - only I wouldn't be able to sell or rent it lol. I know my place. My place is just magical.---correction

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Sarah56123

08:09 PMMay 13 2009

I can't wait till Dec. that means I will have over half in savings that I owe on my home worth at least 3 times for then what I paid...that means, if I was living in a high cost area, that I would have 300,000 in the bank for a home I owe 600,000 for worth 1,800,000 - only I wouldn't be able to sell or rent it lol. I know my place. My place is just magical.

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MMDBEAMER

08:09 PMMay 13 2009

Though they didn't say why...why? was he sleeping with his wife?Why, why, why????

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Sarah56123

08:03 PMMay 13 2009

But they sure love using the excuse that they're in the majority when they're on the losing end, again, everyone else is in the same place, so it's more acceptable....it's not.....just like they were in the majority when they lived beyond their means, that wasn't acceptable either. ------

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