Spurned Lover Kills Himself With Chain Saw
Associated Press
TOPSHAM, Maine — A Missouri man who came to Maine to pursue a relationship with a woman he met over the Internet died after cutting his neck with a chain saw on her front lawn to prove his love.
James Dinardi, 44, of Columbia, Mo., died at a hospital Monday.
The woman wanted to end the relationship, so Dinardi drove to her home, produced a chain saw and cut part of his neck off to show her he cared for her, police said.
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