This Kinda Stuff Only Happens In The South #3: Blind Man Trying To Handle Gun, Food Fatally Shoots Wife

MORGANTON, N.C. (A.P.)-- A legally blind man fatally shot his wife while trying to balance a plate of fried chicken and a pistol, authorities said.

Kelly Honeycutt of Morganton was holding a .38-caliber pistol he found in a box while he and his wife were moving into a new home Monday night, said Burke County Sheriff's Sgt. Robert Beall said. He accidentally shot his wife Norita in the head after she handed her wheelchair-bound husband a plate of chicken, Beall said.

Beall said no charges were filed by investigators, but the case was sent to the county prosecutor's office for a final determination.

Beall said the husband was more than 50 percent blind, had limited movement and was in advanced stages of multiple sclerosis. His wife was his caretaker.

"They had a storybook marriage," Beall said. "No history of domestic violence, no indication of alcohol abuse. It just looks like a case of bad timing while handling a gun."

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Great Moments In Cinema #37: Danger Diabolik

One of my favorite Italian movies showed up in my mailbox stoday. It ain't no Fellini or Antonioni or any of that stuff: it's Mario Bava's "Danger: Diabolik" from 1968. Based on the famous European comic, and starring John Philip Law and Marisa Mell, this is maybe the best comic book adaptation ever. With certainly one of Ennio Morricone's coolest scores.

The DVD, which I have yet to watch, features the restored English language tracks, a new anamorphic widescreen transfer and a few goodies--all big improvements on the old laserdisc. Can't wait to crack this thing open.