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November 10, 2007 (New Haven Register / James Tinley) -- A Florida man who came to Shelton for a pair of custom-made "vampire" teeth will be spending more time than he intended in Connecticut after being sentenced to serve eight years in prison for a vicious assault.

A Dhampir in Balkan folklore is the child of a vampire father and a human mother, with vampire powers but none of the weaknesses. A dhampir is believed to have the unique ability to see vampires, even when these are invisible, and is unusually adept at killing them.

April 5, 2002 (San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico / Agencia EFE) - Five Indians were attacked by hundreds of vampire bats in the municipality of Ocosingo, in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas, the Health Secretariat reported.

July 10, 2003 (The Herald Sun) - A Melbourne prostitute and alleged self-proclaimed vampire who was shot dead in his driveway was buried today. Shane Chartres-Abbott, 28, was gunned down as he left his family home in Howard Street, Reservoir, last month. About 30 family and friends attended the funeral at Preston this afternoon.