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Authorities: Hanged Ky. census worker killed self

November 25, 2009 By The Associated Press BRUCE SCHREINER (Associated Press Writers), ROGER ALFORD (Associated Press Writers)

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — When an eastern Kentucky census worker was found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest, suspicion fell on the hardscrabble Appalachian area where bad news seems like a way of life.

Perhaps Bill Sparkman had been a victim of violent anti-government sentiment in an area known for a rampant drug trade and where "revenuer" is...

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