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Police probe whether dad who kidnapped and strangled student was infamous 90s serial killer

Police probe whether dad who kidnapped and strangled student was infamous 90s serial killer Police  are probing whether a dad shot dead after  kidnapping  and strangling a student could have been behind a  string of murders  in the 1990s. Mark Hennessy, 40, was killed by police hunting for missing Jastine Valdez, 24, after she disappeared near Dublin on Saturday. Her battered body was found lying in thick woodland on Monday. Dad-of-two Hennessy is thought to have kidnapped the Philippine student at random, strangled her then dumped her body. As police cornered him on Sunday, he used a secret phone to tell his wife: “I’ve done something awful.” It is understood a note was found in his car hinting to where Jastine’s body was lying. (Image: internet unknown) Body found in search for missing woman, 24, after suspected kidnapper shot dead by police Detectives are now checking Hennessy's DNA amid fears he could be behind a string of disappearances in Irelan

Hawaii eruption | Pele, the goddess of fire and volcanoes, is showing herself

Hawaii eruption | Pele, the goddess of fire and volcanoes, is showing herself Some of the best pictures of the Mount KÄ«lauea eruptions and lava flows have come from the air, so we decided to take a helicopter to the southern coast of Hawaii's Big Island. Our pilot Casey Allen flew us close to the lava pouring into the sea. He was careful to stay upwind of a huge plume of toxic steam, or lava haze. 2:25 Video: 'Terrifying' Kilauea isn't finished yet The haze is produced when molten lava reacts with sea water to make hydrochloric acid and tiny shards of glass. Despite this, it was a breathtaking, primal scene. Lava oozed through the bright green rain forest into the ocean, fissures fountaining molten rock in the distance, ash clouds hanging on the hazy skyline. Image: Three lava fissures at Lanipuna Gardens on Hawaii's Big Island Mr Allen said: "When you live on an active volcano, this happens. "Yes it