New York City tree-slayers more bite, less bark
Posted: October 18, 2009 at 6:35 a.m.
The chainsaw killer struck in the dead of night, targeting young victims in a public park. Locals out for a Sunday walk found the remains the next morning: 12 oak and cherry saplings, their slender trunks sawed through, their delicate branches dangling like broken limbs above the freshly tilled soil.
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Front Section, Pages 16 on 10/18/2009
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