they could reveal the secrets of hollywood - and explain just why tv shows and films become hits . a northwestern university professor has plotted a series of graphs revealing some of hollywood 's scripting tricks . they include leaving the phrase ` love you ' until the last possible moment . the analysis looked at key words and at what point in films and tv shows they were used . love actually : keeping the use of the phrase ` love you ' until later in a script is key , researchers say . ` what i 've done is cut every script there into ` twelfths ' of a movie or tv show ; the charts here show the course of an episode or movie from the first minute at the left to the last one at the right , ' explained ben schmidt , an assistant professor of history at northeastern university on his blog . he found that almost all tv and film writers delays the use of ' i love you ' until late in the plot . ` for example : the phrase ` love you ' -lrb- as in , mostly , ' i love you ' -rrb- is most frequent towards the end of movies or tv shows : characters in movies are almost three times more likely to profess their love in the last scene of a movie than in the first . ' a husband sot dead his eight-year-old son and wife before killing himself at a gas station in georgia last night . christopher whitmore , 36 , pulled up behind to where his wife was parked with their son grayden in the backseat and killed his child before turning the gun on melissa ball , 27 , and then himself . the head of the bioterrorism lab involved in potentially exposing dozens of workers at the centers for disease control and prevention to deadly anthrax bacteria has resigned . michael farrell , who headed the bioterrorism rapid response and advanced technology -lrb- brrat -rrb- laboratory , submitted his resignation tuesday , cdc spokesman tom skinner told cnn . he had been reassigned from his post last month , after the anthrax incident was made public . other words and phrases that are key include ` if you ' . ` it 's rare at the beginning of scripts , common in the middle , and then rare again towards the end , ` says schmidt . the phrase ` if you ' rarely appears early in a script - as it needs characters to build up to it . schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . he believes this is because it reveals a particular type of dialogue , in which the protagonist has to give or seek advice about the consequences of their actions . ` first scenes wo n't have the necessary exposition laid out for the hero to reach a crossroads ; and as the script wraps up in the third act , the importance of decisions fade out in favour of consequences . ' schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . veteran leeds prop kylie leuluai is facing the prospect of another six weeks on the sidelines after being told he needs shoulder surgery . the 37-year-old new zealander has not played since the super league leaders ' only defeat at warrington a month ago but coach brian mcdermott says his injury has now been properly diagnosed . police said ball and whitmore had a history of domestic issues and were separated - but at this stage it is unclear what motivated the horrific shooting in varnell . killed his family : christopher whitmore murdered his wife melissa ball -lrb- left -rrb- , 27 , and their eight-year-old son grayden -lrb- pictured together , right -rrb- before turning the gun on himself at a gas station in georgia last night . ball was seen pulling into the joint shell station and mcdonald 's in her ford focus at around 7pm , when her husband drove up behind her in his 2010 dodge . for instance , he found over the course of a script , characters talk more about the truth and lying ; they more often narrate murders ; they use the language of apology and authenticity . -lrb- two out of the nine topics display ` sorry ' prominently . -rrb- . ` they talk less , on the other hand , about ` business ' and ` companies , ' about their ` job ' and the ` office , ' and about times of day . ' both had got out of their cars when whitmore drew a handgun and started shooting . a tennessee man named jeff holmes , who said ball was his niece , wrote on facebook : ` please pray for our family . my beautiful neice melissa ball and her son grayden were taken from us tonight in varnell georgia . we are in total shock . ' according to her facebook page , ball worked at a pediatrician 's office in dalton . police say all of the victims lived in beaverdale , around ten miles east of varnell , new york daily news reports . horrific shooting : a gas station in varnell , georgia was seen cordoned off last night after christopher whitmore shot his son , wife and then himself . a recent picture of her has attracted a flood of comments from bereaved friends , with one writing ` such an angel ' and another posting ` miss you so much already dear friend ' . the cdc says the potential anthrax exposure happened between june 6 and june 13 . the brrat lab had been preparing anthrax samples for use in two other labs on the cdc 's atlanta campus and failed to adequately deactivate the samples . according to a cdc investigation report , the exposure happened because the lab did n't use an approved sterilization technique . it did n't have a written plan reviewed by senior staff to make sure all safety protocols were followed , and there was a limited knowledge of peer-reviewed literature about the process that would make it less dangerous . the lab also did not have a standard operating procedure that would make sure the transfer of the material would be safe . bottom line , `` the scientists failed to follow a scientifically derived and reviewed protocol that would have assured the anthrax was deactivated , '' cdc director tom frieden said . it `` should have happened , and it did n't . '' cdc director grilled over safety issues . usda finds more cdc lab problems . sheriff scott chitwood told the dalton daily citizen the couple had ` domestic issues ' . police received the call at 6:49 pm that people had been shot in the parking lot of a convenience center at 3896 cleveland highway . chitwood added : ` investigators have determined ms ball pulled up to a gas pump at the shell station in her 2013 ford focus and immediately after she pulled up christopher eric whitmore drove up and parked directly behind her . investigation underway : police said ball and whitmore had a history of domestic issues and were separated . ` they both exited their cars and both walked to the back door -lrb- passenger side -rrb- of the 2010 dodge mr whitmore was driving . ` investigators determined at that time christopher eric whitmore pulled out a handgun and shot their son while he was sitting in the back seat of the dodge . ` we thought his biceps were the problem but he 's actually got a bit of floating tissue in his shoulder which he 's going to have cleaned out , ' mcdermott said . kylie leuluai faces another six weeks out of action for the leeds rhinos after being told he needs surgery . ` he will be out for anything from between four to six weeks . ' mcdermott had feared leuluai could be out for three months if he needed a bicep operation . ` it 's great news , ' mcdermott added . ` he has still got an important role to play with us . ` whitmore then immediately pointed the gun at ms. ball and shot her , and then shot himself . ' ' i think we 've missed him over easter , not just the extra body , but some of the direct carries he gives you . '
melissa ball was parked at gas station with son grayden in the backseat . christopher whitmore pulled up beside car , shooting his son and then wife . couple had history of domestic issues but motivation for killing not known .
a gas station in georgia last night . christopher whitmore , 36 , pulled up behind to where his wife was parked with their son grayden in the backseat and killed his child before turning the gun on melissa ball , 27 , and then himself . the head of the bioterrorism lab involved in potentially exposing dozens of workers at the centers for disease control and prevention to deadly anthrax bacteria has resigned . michael farrell , who headed the bioterrorism rapid response and advanced technology -lrb- brrat -rrb- laboratory , submitted his resignation tuesday , cdc spokesman tom skinner told cnn . he had been reassigned from his post last month , after the anthrax incident was made public . other words and phrases that are key include ` if you ' . ` it 's rare at the beginning of scripts , common in the middle , and then rare again towards the end , ` says schmidt . the phrase ` if you ' rarely appears early in a script - as it needs characters to build up to it . schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . he believes this is because it reveals a particular type of dialogue , in which the protagonist has to give or seek advice about the consequences of their actions . ` first scenes wo n't have the necessary exposition laid out for the hero to reach a crossroads ; and as the script wraps up in the third act , the importance of decisions fade out in favour of consequences . ' schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . veteran leeds prop kylie leuluai is facing the prospect of another six weeks on the sidelines after being told he needs shoulder surgery . the 37-year-old new zealander has not played since the super league leaders ' only defeat at warrington a month ago but coach brian mcdermott says his injury has now been properly diagnosed . police said ball and whitmore had a history of domestic issues and were separated - but at this stage it is unclear what motivated the horrific shooting in varnell . killed his family : christopher whitmore murdered his wife melissa ball -lrb- left -rrb- , 27 , and their eight-year-old son grayden -lrb- pictured together , right -rrb- before turning the gun on himself at a gas station in georgia last night . ball was seen pulling into the joint shell station and mcdonald 's in her ford focus at around 7pm , when her husband drove up behind her in his 2010 dodge . for instance , he found over the course of a script , characters talk more about the truth and lying ; they more often narrate murders ; they use the language of apology and authenticity . -lrb- two out of the nine topics display ` sorry ' prominently . -rrb- . ` they talk less , on the other hand , about ` business ' and ` companies , ' about their ` job ' and the ` office , ' and about times of day . ' both had got out of their cars when whitmore drew a handgun and started shooting . a tennessee man named jeff holmes , who said ball was his niece , wrote on facebook : ` please pray for our family . my beautiful neice melissa ball and her son grayden were taken from us tonight in varnell georgia . we are in total shock . ' according to her facebook page , ball worked at a pediatrician 's office in dalton . police say all of the victims lived in beaverdale , around ten miles east of varnell , new york daily news reports . horrific shooting : a gas station in varnell , georgia was seen cordoned off last night after christopher whitmore shot his son , wife and then himself . a recent picture of her has attracted a flood of comments from bereaved friends , with one writing ` such an angel ' and another posting ` miss you so much already dear friend ' . the cdc says the potential anthrax exposure happened between june 6 and june 13 . the brrat lab had been preparing anthrax samples for use in two other labs on the cdc 's atlanta campus and failed to adequately deactivate the samples . according to a cdc investigation report , the exposure happened because the lab did n't use an approved sterilization technique . it did n't have a written plan reviewed by senior staff to make sure all safety protocols were followed , and there was a limited knowledge of peer-reviewed literature about the process that would make it less dangerous . the lab also did not have a standard operating procedure that would make sure the transfer of the material would be safe . bottom line , `` the scientists failed to follow a scientifically derived and reviewed protocol that would have assured the anthrax was deactivated , '' cdc director tom frieden said . it `` should have happened , and it did n't . '' cdc director grilled over safety issues . usda finds more cdc lab problems . sheriff scott chitwood told the dalton daily citizen the couple had ` domestic issues ' . police received the call at 6:49 pm that people had been shot in the parking lot of a convenience center at 3896 cleveland highway . chitwood added : ` investigators have determined ms ball pulled up to a gas pump at the shell station in her 2013 ford focus and immediately after she pulled up christopher eric whitmore drove up and parked directly behind her . investigation underway : police said
they could reveal the secrets of hollywood - and explain just why tv shows and films become hits . a northwestern university professor has plotted a series of graphs revealing some of hollywood 's scripting tricks . they include leaving the phrase ` love you ' until the last possible moment . the analysis looked at key words and at what point in films and tv shows they were used . love actually : keeping the use of the phrase ` love you ' until later in a script is key , researchers say . ` what i 've done is cut every script there into ` twelfths ' of a movie or tv show ; the charts here show the course of an episode or movie from a gas station in georgia last night . christopher whitmore , 36 , pulled up behind to where his wife was parked with their son grayden in the backseat and killed his child before turning the gun on melissa ball , 27 , and then himself . the head of the bioterrorism lab involved in potentially exposing dozens of workers at the centers for disease control and prevention to deadly anthrax bacteria has resigned . michael farrell , who headed the bioterrorism rapid response and advanced technology -lrb- brrat -rrb- laboratory , submitted his resignation tuesday , cdc spokesman tom skinner told cnn . he had been reassigned from his post last month , after the anthrax incident was made public . other words and phrases that are reach a crossroads ; and as the script wraps up in the third act , the importance of decisions fade out in favour of consequences . ' schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . veteran leeds prop kylie leuluai is facing the prospect of another six weeks on the sidelines after being told he needs shoulder surgery . the 37-year-old new zealander has not played since the super league leaders ' only defeat at warrington a month ago but coach brian mcdermott says about the truth and lying ; they more often narrate murders ; they use the language of apology and authenticity . -lrb- two out of the nine topics display ` sorry ' prominently . -rrb- . ` they talk less , on the other hand , about ` business ' and ` companies , ' about their ` job ' and the ` office , ' and about times of day . ' both had got out of their cars when whitmore drew a handgun and started shooting . a tennessee man named jeff holmes , who said ball was his niece , wrote on facebook : ` please pray for our family . my beautiful neice melissa ball and her son grayden were taken from us tonight in varnell georgia . we are in total shock . ' according to her facebook page , ball worked at a pediatrician 's office in dalton . police say all of the victims lived in beaverdale , around ten miles east of varnell , new york daily news reports . horrific shooting : a gas station in varnell , georgia was seen cordoned off last night after christopher whitmore shot his son , wife and then himself . a recent picture of her has attracted a flood of comments from bereaved friends , with one writing ` such an angel ' and another posting ` miss you so much already dear friend ' . the cdc says the potential anthrax exposure happened between june 6 and june 13 . the brrat lab had been preparing anthrax samples for use in two other labs on the cdc 's atlanta campus and failed to adequately deactivate the samples . according to a cdc investigation report , the exposure happened because the lab did n't use an approved sterilization technique . it did n't have a written plan reviewed by senior staff to make sure all safety protocols were followed , and there was a limited knowledge of peer-reviewed literature about the process that would make it less dangerous . the lab also did not have a standard operating procedure that would make sure the transfer of the material would be safe . bottom line , `` the scientists failed to follow a scientifically derived and reviewed protocol that would have assured the anthrax was deactivated , '' cdc director tom frieden said . it `` should have happened , and it did n't . '' cdc director grilled over safety issues . usda finds more cdc lab problems . sheriff scott chitwood told the dalton daily citizen the couple had ` domestic issues ' . police received the call at 6:49 pm that people had been shot in the parking lot of a convenience center at 3896 cleveland highway . chitwood added : ` investigators have determined ms ball pulled up to a gas pump at the shell station in her 2013 ford focus and immediately after she pulled up christopher eric whitmore drove up and parked directly behind her . investigation underway : police said anything from between four to six weeks . ' mcdermott had feared leuluai could be out for three months if he needed a bicep operation . ` it 's great news , ' mcdermott added . ` he has still got an important role to play with us . ` whitmore then immediately pointed the gun at ms. ball and shot her , and then shot himself . ' ' i think we 've missed him over easter , not just the extra body , but some of the direct carries he gives you . '
they could reveal hollywood - explain just tv shows become hits. a northwestern university professor plotted graphs revealing some hollywood 's scripting tricks. they include leaving the phrase ` love you ' until. the analysis looked key words at what point films tv. love actually : keeping the use the phrase ` love you until later a script key, researchers ` what i 've cut every script there into ` twelfths of a movie or ; the charts here show the course an episode from at the left, ' explained ben schmidt northeastern university on his blog. he found almost all tv and film writers delays the use ' i love until late. ` for example : the phrase love you -lrb- as, mostly, ' i is most frequent towards movies or : characters almost three profess. ' a husband sot dead his eight wife before at georgia last. christopher whitmore, 36 pulled behind to where parked with grayden in killed his child before turning melissa ball 27 then himself the head the bioterrorism lab involved potentially exposing dozens workers the centers for disease control has. michael farrell, who headed the bioterrorism rapid response and advanced technology -lrb- brrat -rrb- laboratory, submitted tuesday cdc spokesman tom skinner cnn he had reassigned last, the anthrax incident was made other words and key include ` if you '. ` it rare at scripts, common the middle, then rare towards ` says schmidt the phrase ` if ' rarely appears early a script - as it needs characters build. schmidt analysed a whole series words as part, there key patterns reveal throughout the plot he believes this because reveals a particular type dialogue, in give or seek about ` first scenes wo n't have the necessary exposition laid the hero reach a crossroads ; as the script wraps, the importance decisions fade out favour consequences. ' schmidt analysed a whole series words as part, there key patterns reveal throughout the plot. schmidt analysed a whole series words as part, there key patterns reveal throughout the plot veteran leeds prop kylie leuluai is facing the prospect another six weeks told needs shoulder surgery. the 37-year-old new zealander has not played the super league leaders ' only defeat warrington a but coach brian mcdermott says his injury now properly. police ball and whitmore had a history domestic issues separated - at motivated the horrific shooting in varnell. killed his family : christopher whitmore murdered melissa ball -lrb- left -rrb-, 27, and grayden pictured together, right before turning at georgia last ball was seen pulling into the joint shell station mcdonald 's in her ford focus at around, when drove behind in his 2010 dodge. for instance, he found over a script, characters talk more the truth lying ; they more narrate murders use apology authenticity. -lrb- two out nine topics display ` sorry prominently. -rrb-. ` they talk less, on about ` business ' ` companies ' about their ` job the ` office and times ' both had got out when whitmore drew a handgun started. a tennessee man named jeff holmes, said ball was his niece, wrote facebook ` please pray. my beautiful neice melissa ball and her son grayden were taken tonight in varnell georgia. we in total shock. ' according her facebook page ball worked at a pediatrician 's office dalton. police all lived beaverdale, around ten varnell, new daily news horrific shooting : a gas station varnell, georgia was seen last christopher whitmore his son, wife then a recent picture her has attracted bereaved friends, with ` such an angel ' posting miss already dear friend ' the cdc says the potential anthrax exposure happened between june 6. the brrat lab had preparing anthrax samples use two other labs on the cdc 's atlanta campus failed adequately deactivate. according a cdc investigation report, the exposure happened because the lab did n't use an approved sterilization technique it did n't have a written plan reviewed senior staff to all safety protocols, there a limited knowledge peer-reviewed literature the process that make less dangerous the lab also did make sure the transfer. bottom line, `` the scientists failed follow a scientifically derived and reviewed protocol assured the anthrax was deactivated, '' cdc director tom frieden. it `` should happened, and n't. '' cdc director grilled over safety issues. usda finds more cdc lab problems. sheriff scott chitwood told the dalton daily citizen the couple ` domestic issues. police received that people a convenience center 3896 cleveland highway. chitwood added : ` investigators determined ms ball pulled up a gas pump the shell station her 2013 ford focus immediately after christopher eric whitmore drove up parked directly. investigation underway : police said ball and whitmore had a history domestic issues separated. ` they both exited both walked the back door -lrb- passenger side -rrb- of the 2010 dodge mr whitmore was driving. ` investigators determined at christopher eric whitmore pulled their son while sitting the dodge. ` we thought his biceps the problem but 's actually a bit floating tissue which going cleaned, ' mcdermott. kylie leuluai faces another six weeks out action the leeds rhinos after told needs surgery. ` he will out anything from. ' mcdermott had feared leuluai could out if needed a bicep operation. ` it great news, ' mcdermott added. ` he has still an important role with us. ` whitmore then immediately pointed ms ball and shot her, shot himself ' ' i think 've missed him over easter, not just the extra body some the direct carries gives you '
a gas station in georgia last night . christopher whitmore , 36 , pulled up behind to where his wife was parked with their son grayden in the backseat and killed his child before turning the gun on melissa ball , 27 , and then himself . the head of the bioterrorism lab involved in potentially exposing dozens of workers at the centers for disease control and prevention to deadly anthrax bacteria has resigned . michael farrell , who headed the bioterrorism rapid response and advanced technology -lrb- brrat -rrb- laboratory , submitted his resignation tuesday , cdc spokesman tom skinner told cnn . he had been reassigned from his post last month , after the anthrax incident was made public . other words and phrases that are key include ` if you ' . ` it 's rare at the beginning of scripts , common in the middle , and then rare again towards the end , ` says schmidt . the phrase ` if you ' rarely appears early in a script - as it needs characters to build up to it . schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . he believes this is because it reveals a particular type of dialogue , in which the protagonist has to give or seek advice about the consequences of their actions . ` first scenes wo n't have the necessary exposition laid out for the hero to reach a crossroads ; and as the script wraps up in the third act , the importance of decisions fade out in favour of consequences . ' schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . schmidt analysed a whole series of words and phrases as part of the study , and found there were key patterns reveal throughout the plot . veteran leeds prop kylie leuluai is facing the prospect of another six weeks on the sidelines after being told he needs shoulder surgery . the 37-year-old new zealander has not played since the super league leaders ' only defeat at warrington a month ago but coach brian mcdermott says his injury has now been properly diagnosed . police said ball and whitmore had a history of domestic issues and were separated - but at this stage it is unclear what motivated the horrific shooting in varnell . killed his family : christopher whitmore murdered his wife melissa ball -lrb- left -rrb- , 27 , and their eight-year-old son grayden -lrb- pictured together , right -rrb- before turning the gun on himself at a gas station in georgia last night . ball was seen pulling into the joint shell station and mcdonald 's in her ford focus at around 7pm , when her husband drove up behind her in his 2010 dodge . for instance , he found over the course of a script , characters talk more about the truth and lying ; they more often narrate murders ; they use the language of apology and authenticity . -lrb- two out of the nine topics display ` sorry ' prominently . -rrb- . ` they talk less , on the other hand , about ` business ' and ` companies , ' about their ` job ' and the ` office , ' and about times of day . ' both had got out of their cars when whitmore drew a handgun and started shooting . a tennessee man named jeff holmes , who said ball was his niece , wrote on facebook : ` please pray for our family . my beautiful neice melissa ball and her son grayden were taken from us tonight in varnell georgia . we are in total shock . ' according to her facebook page , ball worked at a pediatrician 's office in dalton . police say all of the victims lived in beaverdale , around ten miles east of varnell , new york daily news reports . horrific shooting : a gas station in varnell , georgia was seen cordoned off last night after christopher whitmore shot his son , wife and then himself . a recent picture of her has attracted a flood of comments from bereaved friends , with one writing ` such an angel ' and another posting ` miss you so much already dear friend ' . the cdc says the potential anthrax exposure happened between june 6 and june 13
 A man named Christopher Whitmore killed his wife and son in a gas station in Georgia last night. He then turned the gun on himself. The incident is being investigated by local authorities.