http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/etick...y?page=bostock
This isn't a recent story, by any means, but ESPN has just done a piece on Lyman Bostock and his murder. I'm a bit of a nerd about baseball history, so I'd heard of Bostock, but many fans haven't. He seemed to be on his way to a great career before he was gunned down at the age of 28.
If you have any interest in baseball or the history of the sport, it's definitely a good read.