Man Charged With Killing Roommate Over Toilet Tissue

I haven't been discussing the news much lately. But this one, I just couldn't resist.

People do a lot of strange things here in Florida.

Most everyone I know has had, sometime, somewhere, Toilet Tissue Issues.

But this is the first time I've ever heard of someone killing their roommate over toilet paper.

Here's the link. The full story follows.

http://www.wftv.com/news/7257646/detail.html



Man Charged With Killing Roommate Over Toilet Tissue

POSTED: 12:00 pm EST February 20, 2006
UPDATED: 11:15 am EST February 21, 2006

MARION COUNTY, Fla. -- A man has been arrested for fatally beating his roommate with a sledgehammer and a claw hammer because there was no toilet tissue in the home, authorities said.

Franklin Paul Crow, 56, has been charged Monday with homicide for the death of Kenneth Matthews, 58, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Crow told investigators that the men were fighting over the weekend about the toilet tissue when Matthews pulled out a rifle. Crow said he then began beating Matthews with the sledgehammer and claw hammer, according to an affidavit.
Capt. Thomas Bibb said Crow initially denied his involvement with the crime, but confessed when questioned.

Matthews was beaten so badly he had to be identified through his fingerprints, detectives said.

Crow was being held at the Marion County jail without bond. It was not immediately known whether he had an attorney.

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