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Iowa Man, 22, Charged With Gun Massacre of Parents, 3 Teenage Sisters
16 October 2006
Associated Press
BONAPARTE, Iowa — A 22-year-old man has been charged with murdering his parents and three teenage sisters at their home in southeastern Iowa, authorities said Sunday.
Shawn Bentler is accused of gunning down five family members and faces five counts of first-degree murder, the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office in Iowa said. He is being held on a $2.5 million bond at the Adams County jail in Quincy, Ill.
The victims were found early Saturday near Bonaparte, according... (GunPolicy.org)