Problem: It isn't that the man had done anything wrong to infuriate Elytte Barbour and his wife.

The couple - married three weeks -- just wanted to kill someone together, police said.

And Troy LaFerrara, 42, happened to be the unlucky one.

The Barbours are accused of luring LaFerrara through a "companionship" ad on Craigslist, and stabbing and strangling him to death.

Barbour told police he and his wife had tried to kill others. But the plans didn't work out.

"This," said Sunbury Police Chief Steve Mazzeo, "happened to be one that worked."

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LaFerrara's body was found in the backyard of a home in Sunbury, a small city about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on November 12.

He had been stabbed 20 times and strangled, police said.

The last number dialed on his cell phone led police to the Barbours.

At first, the wife, Miranda Barbour, 18, denied knowing the victim. But presented with more and more evidence that police had gathered, she confessed.

According to the police affidavit, this is what happened:

Miranda Barbour told police she would use Craigslist to meet men -- "men who wanted companionship," and were willing to pay her for it.

On November 11, she met LaFerrara at a mall, picked him up in her red Honda CR-V and drove to Sunbury.

Elytte Barbour was hiding under a blanket in the back seat, he said. The couple had agreed on a pre-arranged signal so that he would know when "it was time to kill the victim."
1. who go killed?
2. who killed him?
3. how old was LaFerrara?
4. when did they find his body?
5. where?
6. what had barbour told police?
7. where did they find the body?
8. how long had the barbours been married?
9. did LaFerrara do anything to provoke it?
10. where did the last phone number dialed by LaFerrara lead the police?
11. was there an affadavit?
12. how old is Miranda Barbour?
13. how far north is Sunbury from Philadelphia?
14. did Miranda deny knowing the victim?
15. who hid in her back seat?
16. where did they meet LaFerrara?
17. did they have a signal?
18. to do what?
19. how many times did they stab him?
20. was he also strangled?
Answer: 1. Troy LaFerrara,
2. The Barbours
3. 42
4. November 12
5. in Sunbury,
6. he and his wife had tried to kill others
7. in the backyard of a home in Sunbury
8. three weeks
9. no
10. the Barbours.
11. yes
12. 18
13. 100 miles
14. yes
15. Elytte Barbour
16. at a mal
17. yes
18. signal time to kill
19. 20
20. yes

Problem: (CNN) -- The Northwestern football union case is going to Capitol Hill next week.

Minnesota Republican John Kline, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, said in a news release that the committee will hold hearings Thursday on the National Labor Relations Board's recent decision to categorize football players at Northwestern University as employees who can unionize and seek benefits.

Kline questioned the decision.

"The NLRB's decision represents a radical departure from longstanding federal labor policies," Kline said. "Classifying student athletes as employees threatens to fundamentally alter college sports, as well as reduce education access and opportunity. The committee has a responsibility to thoroughly examine how the NLRB's decision will affect students and their ability to receive a quality education."

Kline isn't alone in his skepticism. The ruling has been divisive within the world of college sport and in politics. Several state-level politicians have proposed legislation because of the ruling.

The communications director for the committee, Alexandra Haynes Sollberger, told CNN that a witness list for the hearing has not yet been released.

Team holds union vote, but result is cliffhanger

When contacted Friday afternoon, Ramogi Huma, a leading force behind the union and the president of the National College Players Association, said he had just learned of the hearing and didn't have any details.

In February, the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago ruled that Northwestern's football players are considered employees of the university, since they make money for their university and are compensated with tuition. The judge ruled they often have to devote more than 40 hours a week to sport and sometimes sacrifice classwork.
1. What is going to court?
2. Who is John Kline?
3. Where is he from?
4. What political party was he?
5. What was the football players categorized as?
6. What can they do now?
7. What does this ruling threaten?
8. When are hearings held?
9. Who is Alexandra Haynes Solberger?
10. Who is Ramogi Huma?
Answer: 1. Northwestern football union case
2. chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee,
3. Minnesota
4. Republican
5. Employess
6. Unionize and seek benefits
7. Alter college sports
8. Thursday
9. communications director for the committee
10. president of the National College Players Assocation

Problem: CHAPTER X

Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American. He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features. Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips. The cordiality of his greeting, too, was a little overdone.

"Welcome home, Fischer! Why, man, you're looking fine. Had a pleasant voyage?"

"Storms for the first few days--after that all right," Fischer replied.

"Any submarines?"

"Not a sight of one. Seen your sister yet?"

"Not yet. I've been waiting about for a telephone message. She hadn't arrived, a few minutes ago."

Fischer frowned.

"I want us three to meet--you and she and I--the first moment she sets foot in the hotel," he declared.

"What's the hurry?" Van Teyl demanded. "You must have seen plenty of her the last ten days."

"That," Fischer insisted, "was a different matter. See here, Jimmy, I'll be frank with you."

He walked to the door of the bedroom, opened it, and looked inside. Its sole occupant was Nikasti, who was at the far end, putting away some clothes. Fischer closed the door firmly and returned.

"I want you to understand this, James," he began. "Your sister is meddling in certain things she'd best leave alone."

Van Teyl lit a cigarette.

"No use talking to me," he observed. "Pamela's her own mistress, and she's gone her own way ever since she came of age."
1. HOw tall was Van?
2. Who was meeting?
3. Did they know each other?
4. Where was Fischer coming from?
5. Was the weather good?
6. Who did Fischer want to see?
7. Had she called?
8. Where were they to meet?
9. Who was to be there?
10. Who was already in the room the men entered?
11. What was she doing?
12. What had the sister been doing?
13. in what?
14. What did Van do?
15. What was the sisters name?
16. Was she a kid?
17. Did Fischer encounter any storms on his voyage?
18. any submarines?
19. Were they American?
20. Did they leave the room door open?
Answer:
1. over six feet tall
2. Van Teyl and Fischer
3. yes
4. a voyage
5. no
6. his sister
7. no
8. the hotel
9. fischer Jimmy and the sister
10. Nikasti
11. putting away some clothes.
12. meddling
13. things she'd best leave alone
14. lit a cigarette.
15. Pamela's
16. no
17. yes
18. no
19. yes
20. no