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Posted: Friday, 03 July 2009 5:50PM

Officials Believe Cabbie was Killed for his Cash



Justin firefighters responding to a grass fire last night found more than they bargained for. They came upon the body of a cab driver...in a field about five miles west of the Texas Motor Speedway.  The driver, a man of middle eastern descent, had been burned and stabbed and his throat was slashed.   His blue van...marked as a Freedom taxi cab was found about a mile away.   There was blood in the front and back seats, and no money in the van or on the driver.  Police believe robbery was the motive for the murder.

 
 
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