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Thursday, February 07, 2013  FBI: No other explosives found near Alabama bunker where man held boy; captor's body removed

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  FBI says Jimmy Lee Dykes rigged his bunker with explosives and waged firefight against SWAT team that rescued boy.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A six-day standoff between police and a man holding a young boy hostage in an underground bunker ended when police killed the man and rescued the boy.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Negotiators tall through ventilation pipe to Alabama captor in bunker; 3rd full day of standoff

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The neighborhood near Midland City remained under siege with the suspect and child holed up in a bunker-type shelter on the man's property that was equipped with electricity, food and TV.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Story updated: The gunman, identified by neighbors as Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old retired truck driver, was known as "the crazy man" of the neighborhood.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Authorities say a failed relationship led a man to shoot and kill another man before taking several people hostage inside a Greer home and wounding two deputies.

Saturday, September 15, 2012  State Department of Corrections officials may have some explaining to do in front of senators.

Friday, September 14, 2012  A hostage situation involving an officer at a maximum security prison in the Midlands is over.

Friday, September 24, 2010  UPDATED: 4 p.m. CDT. A bank teller was kidnapped early Friday from his home by robbers who strapped a suspected bomb to his chest and used him to steal money from a Bank of America branch near the University of Miami, according to the FBI.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  UPDATE: Police say they have shot an armed man who took three people hostage in the Discovery Channel network's headquarters in suburban Washington. All of the hostages are safe.

Thursday, April 09, 2009  Dangerous ordeals like the Binghamton shooting are a frightening prospect.