Amy Bishop

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WENDY J. MURPHY: It will take a judge with guts to get beyond Keating, Delahunt stone wall in Bishop case

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:52:52 GMT The Patriot Ledger - Quincy MA

Norfolk District Attorney Bill Keating won a murder indictment against Amy Bishop for the death of her brother Seth in 1986.

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Bishop survives suicide attempt in Huntsville jail

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:12:52 GMT Wicked Local Braintree - Braintree MA

According to several news reports Saturday, Amy Bishop attempted suicide in her jail cell Friday.

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Sacramento new home to Aussie-style football

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:23:35 GMT American Chronicle

Jun. 20--After 20 years of waiting, Jeff Soesbe can finally play.

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Accused UAH shooter Amy Bishop attempts suicide, sources say

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:01:09 GMT The Huntsville Times - Huntsville AL

Amy Bishop, the UAH professor charged with killing three colleagues in February, injured herself early this morning in a possible suicide attempt, sources said Friday afternoon.

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AP source: Univ. professor accused of killing 3 colleagues attempts suicide in Alabama jail

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:54:43 GMT Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba - Canada

The biology professor charged with killing three Alabama university colleagues in a shooting rampage attempted suicide in jail early Friday, a source with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press.

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Accused UA-Huntsville shooter attempts suicide

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:38:04 GMT NBC - WAFF 48 News - Huntsville AL

WAFF 48 News has learned from an anonymous source that accused UA-Huntsville shooter Amy Bishop attempted to commit suicide in her cell at Madison County Jail. It happened between 2:00 and 3:00 Friday morning.

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the initial flurry of excitement

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:16:48 GMT Chicago Reader - Chicago IL

Campus shootings generate more comment than comparable mayhem in other workplaces.

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Bishop lawyer says Boston case may help defense

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:34:58 GMT FOX - WSJV 28 - South Bend IN

(AP) -The murder charge brought against Amy Bishop for the 1986 shooting death of her brother in Massachusetts will definitely be used in any insanity defense for the killing of three university colleagues in Alabama, her attorney said Thursday.

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Bishop Lawyer Says Boston Case May Help Defense

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:03:52 GMT The How-To Travel Guru - CBS News

(AP) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. The lawyer for a woman charged with killing three university colleagues in Alabama says a new murder charge brought against her for the 1986 shooting death of her brother could be used in an insanity defense in the Alabama case.

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Bishop charged in brother's 1986 death

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:36:54 GMT Montgomery Advertiser

Investigators looking at an old crime scene photo from her brother's shooting discovered a newspaper arti­cle about the 1986 killings of actor Patrick Duffy's par­ents.

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Plan for Agent Orange cleanup proposed

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:20:36 GMT St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN

Thirty-five years after the Vietnam War, a $300 million price tag has been placed on the most contentious legacy still tainting U.S.-Vietnam relations: Agent Orange.

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National Briefs (06/17/10)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:44:17 GMT Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA

The number of sheltered homeless families in the U.S. increased about 7 percent in 2009, rising for a second straight year amid an economic slump, the Department of Housing and Urban Development said Wednesday.

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Amy Bishop's father in-law says he "saw devil in her eyes"

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:40:12 GMT NBC - WAFF 48 News - Huntsville AL

Jimmy Anderson has started a campaign to clear his son's name.

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Uni. of Alabama Shooter Charged In 1986 Death Of Brother

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:47:22 GMT ChattahBox

The former professor who was denied tenure and killed three colleagues in response has been indicted in the murder of her brother back when she was 21.

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Amy Bishop CHARGED With Murder Of Brother

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:36:23 GMT The Huffington Post

A biology professor charged with killing three of her colleagues at an Alabama university has been indicted in the 1986 shooting death of her brother in Massachusetts, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

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AP : Grand Jury Convened for Bishop Anderson's Brother's Death

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:15:19 GMT ABC - WAAY 31 News

A Massachusetts grand jury has been convened to hear evidence in the 1986 shooting death of the brother of a former university professor accused in Alabama of killing three colleagues.

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Norfolk County grand jury examines ‘86 killing by Amy Bishop

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:20:39 GMT The Patriot Ledger - Quincy MA

A grand jury has been convened in Norfolk County to hear evidence in the 1986 shooting death of the brother of a former university professor accused in Alabama of killing three colleagues.

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Mass. Grand Jury Examines '86 Killing By Ala. Prof

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:20:27 GMT From the Road - CBS News

A grand jury has been convened in Massachusetts to hear evidence in the 1986 shooting death of the brother of a former university professor accused in Alabama of killing three colleagues.

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Judge Completes Inquest Into Death Of Amy Bishop's Brother

Mon, 31 May 2010 19:17:41 GMT WIBW Channel 13 - Topeka KS

Massachusetts judge has finalized an inquest into the shooting death of the brother of Amy Bishop, the former Alabama university professor accused of killing three colleagues.

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UAH commended for emergency alert system in wake of Bishop shooting

Fri, 28 May 2010 18:24:12 GMT The Huntsville Times - Huntsville AL

Times file photo Accused UAH shooter Amy Bishop is placed in a Huntsville police car after her arrest following the February 12 incident.

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Background

At the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in Huntsville, Alabama three professors were killed and three other people wounded in a shooting on February 12, 2010. During the course of a routine Biology Department meeting attended by approximately 12 individuals, a professor stood up and began shooting those closest to her with a 9-millimeter handgun.

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