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Fa (AF) — When two of their tons shaved their baadi and started spouting neo-Nazi hate, Dennis and Bren da Freeman did what they could They sought counseling, insti tutionalized their tons Finally, they threw out the hoys' hate lit - wrature and sold the car they used to travel Hot) miles to Mil higan for meetings with other skin heads Five days later, they and their youngest ton were dead hat tered and stabbed "You never know when you're going to die," 11-year old F.rik Freeman had told an aunt two days before I I M geoned unrei ognizabln in his lied, a polii e affidavit said On Wednesday, two days after the bodies were discovered, Bryan Freeman, 17. and hi* 16 yonr-old brother, David, were arrested in ,i rural Mu.higan home along with n cousin. Nel son Birdvsell 111, who police believe was in the home during the murders 1 he brothers were eat h charged with three counts of homicide and conspiracy and jailed without hail, and Birdwell was jailed under $150,000 hail on car theft and prolmtion viola tion charges In the police affidavit, neigh bor Joshua Wirth said Bryan told him he would have killed his parents for selling the car" if he had been awake “The parents and the son knew this was going to happen," said Lehigh District Attorney Robert Steinberg “They just didn't know where this was Student arrested for threats on Internet YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio (AP) — A < ollege student who posit’d stories on the Internet about torturing, rap ing and murdering a class mate lielieves ho did nothing wrong, his family stud Jake Baker, a 20-year-old student at the University of Michigan. was (ailed without bond last month after he pleaded innocent to transmit ting a threat over state lines, a federal felony If convicted, he fates up to five years in prison. going to happen " Nevertheless. there was little the parents or authorities could do to prevent the tragedy, he said "The family was obviously not willing to give up hope." he said "Maybe they should have Mayba it would have saved their lives Hut you're dealing with a tfi- and 17-yenrold Just because their conduct escalates, you as a parent can't sav. 'I'm not going to try.'" There is no doubt they tried, The parents sough! help from at least eight different clinics and organizations Brenda took courses in family counseling. They put the boys In residential treatment where Bryan attai ked his father and met another skinhead youth "In the conversations I hod with Mrs Freeman the entire focus was 'help for my kids." it was not help for Brenda Free man." said one counselor who spoke on condition of anonymi ty. Dennis. 54, and Brenda. 48, were devout, lifelong members of the Jehovah's Witnesses They met when Dennis came to speak to Brenda's congregation, and lived for a time across the street from the local Kingdom Mall. Initially, their sons shared their devotion. "Brvan was an excellent pub lic speaker," said grandfather Nelson Birdwell. "When he was 10. he put a lot of the adults to shame " Birdwell believes the* family 's troubles began four years ago whim Dennis became involved in a dlMgMtmtnl at the church "ll was something of a personal nature betwrwn Dennis and hi* peer* The boy* became aware of this and they tost rasped for their father." Bird well said "The hoys respect strength " An elder with the congrega tion. who also spoke on condi tion of anonymity, said Bryan and David stopped coming to meetings at about that time But he blamed their interest in heavy metal music "There had to b«- ,iri outside influence." he said "Brother Freeman did his best in raising the tdiildren in their beliefs " Birdwell also said there were problems with drugs and alcohol Steinlierg said there was at least one arrest for underage drinking When the l>oys returned from residential treatment to school two years ago, t inssmntes noticed a change Once neatly dressed in ties, they started wearing engi neer boots, black jeans and T shirts reading "Eternal Hatred " They talked of Satanism, and increasingly, of racial hatred and violent e "They were real quiet, real mellow people who wouldn't bother no one," said classmate Dana Hersch, who knew them since childhood "Then they started to i>e more aggressive with their words," she said. "They started saying skin heads were the right ones in the world They said one day they were going to come and kill all the black people," Troubles esc alated at home. Allen Stile*. jxili«chief of Sal isbury Township, said police wens called to thi' Freeman*' two story home at least five tine's over the past two years No charges were brought Hirdwell said the boys began sneaking out. driving to Michi gan and Atlantii City, N.J.. to meet other skinheads "There was complete disorder in the household." he said. By Inst December, the family seemed on a collision course. Bryan showed up with a tattoo on his neck of a swastika made from human bones. Three weeks ago David, an imposing mfoot .t, 245 pounds, had "Sieg Heil!" etched above his eyebrows. Bry an, ft feet and 215 pounds, tat tooed "Berzerker" on his fore head Tlie Thursday before the mur ders. Bryan was suspended from school for Filling a standardized tesi with racist slogans and lewd Fhe next da>. in a lum hroom confrontation with school principal Michael Platt, students say Bryan snarled. "Shut up or I'll throw you in the oven, you kike!” Police were called, but Bryan left lie fore they arrived. Two days later, in the early hours of Mon day morning. Dennis and Krik Freeman were bludgeoned and stabbed to death in their beds. Brenda Freeman was found beat en and stabbed in the basement. "Sometime people just go !»d," Steinberg said. "I have sen enough that 1 believe that there are some people who are either I Kirn evil or turn evil." Endeavor crew watches nova CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla {AP) — Endeavour's astronauts aimed powerful ultraviolet lolesi opes Monday at n newly exploded star that is thousands of times brighter than it was before it burst Nova Aquilae erupted in a thermonuclear explo sion a month ago Before reaching this boiling point, the white dvvarf star had beet) tugging mate rial from its larger companion star and built up a layer of hot gns that eventually blew up and was hurtled into space Si mntists believe a new buildup of gas will start soon and that another outburst will on ur thou sands of years from now ''Even though you just see a pinpoint of light, we can begin to interpret it in terms of drawing a three-dimensional picture of this event," said Arthur Code, an astronomer at the University of Wise onsin at Madison who's in charge of one of the shuttle teles* opes Nova Aquilae is in the constellation Aquila, or Eagle, and is several thousand light years away Another nova erupted in late January and yet another just « little over a week ago Both of these also will be viewed by the three ultraviolet tele scopes dlxMrxl Endeavour so astronomers can learn more about the life cycle of stars "We're incredibly lucky that we have three novae all in different stages of development," said University ol Wisconsin astronomer Joni Johnson. Astronomers have logged more than 100 obser vations sinc e the 15-day mission began Thursday, They have some f>00 targets front which to choose, inc luding stars, galaxies, quasars, moons, and cos mic dust clouds. 'Tin delighted we can he at this state right now," said NASA sc ientist Charles Moegan "We go from one to the next, just dipping right along." There seemed to be just two problems. The astronauts' exerc ise sessions caused slight vibrations that scientists feared could hamper the stargazing The seven-member crew was asked to use the stationary cycle when the telescopes weren't focusing on objects, Also, ground controllers were swamped trying to keep up with all the requests for mission infor mation pouring into the "Welcome to Astro-2" program via the Internet, Freshman Seminars Spring Term 1995 CH 199 ENG 199 PPPM 199 C'RWR 199 PHYS 199 EDPM 199 A AD 199 PPPM 199 EDPM 199 MUS 199 PHYS 199 Molecules: Their Existence and Their Shape Crucial Human Issues Creating Sustainable Communities Pop Prosody: Hand Popular Lyrics lo Refine the Practice of Versification The Origin of Karth and its Inhabitants and the Search for Ijfe in the Universe Different Worlds in the Same Classroom Art and Place Building the Global Community through Dialogue and Debate* Building the Global Community through Dialogue and Debate* Oregon Folksong and Lore Ozone Hole: Sunburned Penguins? •Two chut sections of Ihii seminar will he offered at the tome tune lo permit collaluealive effort try Undents and faculty cm selected topics Students may chooue to enroll in either clou tectum For more Information, turn lo the sponsoring dtpnrlmtnl la the Schedule at Classes. 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