The huge news over here today is the demise of Veerappan, one of India's most-wanted bandits. His stock-in-trade was endangered animal byproducts and sandalwood. (Only in India would someone make a name for himself smuggling sandalwood--does anyone born after 1960 actually like the smell of that stuff?) And, though he murdered dozens of people over several decades, many of South India's poor considered him a quasi Robin Hood.

I'd heard of him -- and found his handlebar moustache laughable -- but never knew too much about him. So, I'll let the experts tell the story:

Bio and photo gallery of the 'Tiger's Footprints' [Times of India]
"After Decades On the Run, Indian 'Demon' Killed" [Toronto Star]
"How Veerappan Walked Into the STF's Trap" [ToI]
This article includes a photo of the dead Veerappan (world media is so much more graphic than in the U.S.) [NDTV.com]

If you really wanna know more, check out Veerappan: India's Most Wanted Man.