Was Mayan calendar tied to murder-suicide in Dorchester County?

  • Glenn Smith
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  • Saturday, December 29th, 2012
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Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza on Friday, marking what many believe was the conclusion of a 5,125-year cycle in the Mayan calendar. Dorchester County authorities were trying to determine if fear of doomsday associated with the date prompted a 31-year-old man to kill his 61-year-old mother and then himself on Dec. 20.

Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza on Friday, marking what many believe was the conclusion of a 5,125-year cycle in the Mayan calendar. Dorchester County authorities were trying to determine if fear of doomsday associated with the date prompted a 31-year-old man to kill his 61-year-old mother and then himself on Dec. 20.