Investigator Sally Shelton sent us a newspaper clipping, together with a prediction. She writes: "This is the 2005 winner for Best Opening Line in a Breaking News Story."
The article appears in the July 26, 2005 issue of the Lawrence (Kansas) Journal-World. It begins:
Amputee happy to be reunited with foot
Police had seized limb after complaints from neighbors about public spectacle
By Eric Weslander
Tuesday, July 26, 2005Fortunately for Ezekiel Rubottom, there?s no law against keeping your severed foot in a bucket on the front porch.
Rubottom, a 21-year-old Lawrence resident, ex-pressed relief Monday after police gave him back his left foot, which he began storing in a five-gallon bucket of formaldehyde on the porch at 627 Conn. after it was amputated three weeks ago. Police seized the foot Saturday, thinking it could have been evidence of a crime, but returned it after verifying Rubottom was the rightful owner.
?It?s cool. It?s all good,? Rubottom said. ?Now I?ve got my foot back. That?s all I wanted.?