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Daughter speaks out, mother upgraded to serious condition

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Aug. 11, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Hugh Bachman, coach of the U.S. men’s Olympic volleyball team and his wife, Elisabeth Bachman McCutcheon, a former Olympic athlete, spoke out in an open letter about the death of Elisabeth’s father and injuries of her mother who were attacked Saturday at a tourist attraction in Beijing. [...]

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Second victim in olympic attack in critical condition after surgery

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Aug. 9, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Barbara Bachman suffered multiple cuts and stab wounds in the attack the killed her husband, Todd Bachman, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced in a statement.

She underwent eight hours of surgery Saturday afternoon and evening and remains in critical but stable condition at a Beijing hospital [...]

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Olympic Committee identifies American slaying victim

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Aug. 9, 2008   4 Comments  

An American was killed Saturday in Beijing. Todd Bachman, of Lakeville, Minn., the father-in-law of men’s indoor volleyball head coach Hugh McCutcheon, died after being attacked by an apparently deranged Chinese man who then reportedly took his own life.

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Olympics: One day, one tragedy

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Aug. 9, 2008   Leave a Comment  

A deranged Chinese man attacked two Americans and their Chinese tour guide, who were visiting the Drum Tower in Beijing, a 13th century tourist attraction, Saturday, killing one and seriously injuring another before taking his own life by jumping from a balcony. The pair are relatives of a coach for the US Olympic men’s volleyball [...]

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