Man Kills Former Classmate 50+ Years After Getting a Jock Strap Placed on His Head

"The startling answer, a prosecutor said Friday, was a 1950s locker room humiliation that festered in Ericsson’s mind for a half-century. “He said that a jockstrap was put on his head,” Kenneth Meyer said. “It’s the only thing he’s ever mentioned in talking to law enforcement.” Ericsson, who a psychiatrist said suffered from anxiety and depression for years, last month pleaded guilty but mentally ill to second-degree murder in the death of Norman Johnson."

Only in South Dakota. Well, until Hollywood turns this tragedy into a movie. [AP]