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Man Stabs 4, Killing 1, After Fart Criticism
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Jen Chung
Published Jan 19, 2011
Modified Jan 19, 2011
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A Bristol, Connecticut man is behind bars after a stabbing rampage that left one dead and three others injured at a party on Saturday night. According to the Hartford Courant, Marc Higgins "told investigators he became enraged because people were criticizing him for passing gas, police said... [He] stormed out of the party, came back armed with three knives and started stabbing people indiscriminately, according to court documents released Monday."
Higgins, 21, was reportedly "chastised...for being flatulent" by another person at the party, Stacy Buccheri. The pair got into an argument, and witnesses say that Buccheri slapped Higgins, " who smashed a beer bottle and then stormed out of the apartment. He returned about 45 minutes later, police said, and attacked several people on a porch with knives, including all four who were wounded." Matthew Walton, 21, died from his wounds while three others, ages 18-19, were treated for stab wounds. Higgins, who was described as "very drunk" at the party by witnesses, said that Walton was a friend and that he didn't target anyone specifically—he just started stabbing.
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