2008 summer olympics Keyword

Daughter speaks out, mother upgraded to serious condition

August 11, 2008

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. [...]

Second victim in olympic attack in critical condition after surgery

John M. Guilfoil

August 9, 2008

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 [...]

Olympic Committee identifies American slaying victim

John M. Guilfoil

August 9, 2008

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

Olympics: One day, one tragedy

John M. Guilfoil

August 9, 2008

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 b...

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