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April 5, 2012

Man slays two with ax, then kills self

FROM WIRE REPORTS ---- The Record Eagle Thu Apr 05, 2012, 07:18 AM EDT

LIVONIA — Michigan authorities said a man went to his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend's home, where he axed her mother and new boyfriend to death and injured the girl, then killed himself with a shot to the head.

Lt. Thomas Goralski said the girl called Livonia police about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, saying two people were dead and she was injured.

Goralski identified the killer as 19-year-old Brian D. White. The lieutenant said White killed 46-year-old Angela Staperfene and 19-year-old Jacob L. Burns with axe blows to the head.

The lieutenant said White also attacked his ex-girlfriend before committing suicide. She was treated at a hospital and released.

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