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by ELB
Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:38 am
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: NC: Boyfriend on ice
Replies: 4
Views: 1046

Re: NC: Boyfriend on ice

Oooh. They found his body last wednesday, which would be 6 Oct. The power was shut off in August. Yeah, that would be a powerful smell, alright.. :shock: .
by ELB
Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:34 am
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: NC: Boyfriend on ice
Replies: 4
Views: 1046

Re: NC: Boyfriend on ice

seamusTX wrote:The word ice is dated gangster slang for killing someone.

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- Jim
I always assumed, but never verified, that this came from morgues storing bodies on/near ice in the days before modern refrigeration methods became available and economical.

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