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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Authorities say strong currents in the Ashepoo River likely contributed to the drowning of a 13-year-old Beaufort boy.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A judge in Darlington has found a man guilty of killing is cousin.

Sunday, November 18, 2012  Deputies say a man stabbed his cousin after watching an MMA fight on t.v.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  FBI tracking dogs joining search for Iowa cousins, 8 and 10, as trail goes cold

Monday, July 16, 2012  A Columbia man is accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl and raping her at gunpoint, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Saturday, January 29, 2011  2 women, including missing mom, found shot, buried in Michigan; cousin of mom's husband charged

Tuesday, April 06, 2010  UPDATE 6:30 p.m. CDT: The woman told the dispatcher that she shot her niece, apparently referring to a 19-year-old woman killed during a fight that police say started over a skimpy Easter outfit.

Monday, January 25, 2010  Iraqi government: Saddam cousin 'Chemical Ali' executed in Iraq

Saturday, November 22, 2008  Imagine this, you're pregnant, going into labor and there's not a doctor in sight so your teenage cousin has to help deliver your baby.

Friday, November 21, 2008  A man accused of shooting his cousin is behind bars several months after the incident.