Woman Beaten to Death Over Cigarette
Twenty-two-year-old Ryan Bonnett was arrested on suspicion of murder for allegedly beating a woman to death for refusing to give him a cigarette. Eileen Pruitt, 47, died after emergency surgery. (USA Today, 10-20-2009, 6A)

Two People Killed Over Garbage
In New York, N.Y., police were searching for the man who stabbed two Manhattan subway riders to death during a weekend argument. A witness to the incident said one of the victims had thrown a bag of trash through the open door of the train, trying to hit a garbage receptacle. It accidentally struck the suspect, who became enraged and killed the men. Both victims were heading home from a party at the time. (USA Today, 3-30-2010, 8A)

Teenage Girl Killed Over Fast Food
In Saint Louis, Missouri, 18 year old Decora Jenkins was killed in her own home by a bullet intended for someone else.  According to police, Decora’s boy friend was fighting with a 28-year-old woman over a bag of fast food when the woman pulled a gun and tried to shoot him, hitting Jenkins instead.  Police arrested the shooter.  (9/1/2008)