COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian museum says a small, barely visible sentence written on Edvard Munch’s 1893 masterpiece “The Scream” was penned by the Norwegian painter himself.

The painting, which shows a waif-like figure cradling its head in its hands with mouth agape, has become a global icon for human anxiety.

The sentence, “can only have been painted by a madman," was scribbled in the top left-hand corner.

The painting will be exhibited at the new National Museum of Norway, which is opening next year.

A curator said Monday the inscription was likely made in 1895, when Munch exhibited the painting for the first time and was met with questions about his mental health.

A man who was given two life sentences on state charges in the killing of two Black people at a Louisville area grocery store in 2018 received yet another life sentence.

Gregory Bush, who was convicted on the state charges last year and pleaded guilty to federal charges in March, was sentenced to life in prison, plus 10 years.

WLKY reporter Gladys Bautista reported that the judge said the life sentence on counts one through five will run concurrently while the 10 years on count six will run consecutively.

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In March, Bush pleaded guilty to two counts of a hate crime resulting in death, a count of hate crime with attempt to kill and three counts of use and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, according to court records. The guilty pleas allowed Bush to avoid the death penalty due to an agreement his attorneys reached with federal investigators.

On the state charges, Bush pleaded guilty to two counts of murder, criminal attempted murder and wanton endangerment. The judge then sentenced him to two life sentences, which will be served concurrently.

During sentencing, loved ones of those Bush killed addressed the courtroom.

On the day of the shooting in 2018, relatives of Maurice Stallard said he went inside the Kroger with his grandson to purchase a poster for his grandson's science project, but he never made it out.

According to police, Bush pulled the trigger on Stallard and when Bush made his way outside, authorities said Vickie Jones was the next victim.

Jones was shot multiple times by Bush and left to die in the store's parking lot.

Federal prosecutors have called the shooting racially motivated. Police said Bush tried to get inside First Baptist Church, a predominantly Black church, minutes before the Kroger attack.

In March when the plea deal was reached, Bush told the judge that the voices in his head were attacking him and that's why he opened fire. The judge pointed out that Bush shot Black people to which Bush simply responded, "yes."

Last year, Bush was found to be incompetent to stand trial. He underwent weeks of assessments at the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center in Oldham County. Medical experts said, at the time, Bush had been involved in multiple unprovoked fights with other inmates and refused to take his medication.

Then, in August, medical experts determined that Bush had received enough treatment and was ready to stand trial. According to the ruling, Bush had initially been suffering from delusions of persecution and hallucination, but had received medication and improved.

Relatives of the victims have said just because Bush suffers from mental illness, it doesn't mean he doesn't understand what he is going through now or back in 2018.

Friends of the family also told WLKY that Bush had a history of diagnosed mental illness and violence against his ex-wife, who is Black.

SPRINGDALE, Ohio —

Springdale police officers once again proved how strong their brotherhood and sisterhood is as they boarded a bus outside the police department Friday morning.

"You can just feel it around the PD every single day. There is a greater sense of unity," said Springdale police Chief Thomas Wells.

Their destination Friday was the Hamilton County Courthouse.

Although the sun shined down as they stepped off the bus and walked inside, their mood was dark.

They filled a courtroom seeking justice for two of their own -- Officer Kaia Grant and Sgt. Andy Davis.

"There are other agencies covering for us so that we could all be here together for this," Wells said. "That's that bond in public safety, that we take care of each other, and that's what they're doing for us today."

Terry Blankenship, 43, the man who killed Grant by intentionally swerving his truck into her last year pleaded guilty to aggravated murder. Blankenship also injured Davis.

Now retired, Davis sat among his peers as Grant's mother, Gina Mobley, found the courage to speak about her daughter.

"She grew to become a kind, loving, smart, honorable, gracious human being. She loved her family. She loved her dog Athen, and she loved the life of a public servant," Mobley said. "The defendant's malicious, evil actions ended my daughter's life. He stole her future and her dreams."

Blankenship was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years.

"This is as close, in my opinion, to getting the death penalty as possible. Thirty years is a long time given Mr. Blankenship's age, and in all likelihood, it probably will be a death sentence," Wells said.

After the hearing, Grant's family released the following statement:

"No parent should ever have to outlive their child. Kaia's father will never walk his daughter down the aisle. Kaia's mother will never experience having a baby shower for her daughter. The fabric of the family's soul has been shredded by the senseless act by someone who can only be described as evil. We ask for prayers to help the family through the grieving process and to let go of anger of having our beautiful daughter, sister, niece, and granddaughter taken away from us far too soon.

"Well educated and bilingual, Kaia Grant could have been anything she wanted to be. She chose a life of service to people. She exemplified best in what every police chief wants in an officer. Professionalism, disciplined, well spoken, and empathetic. The family is honored and humbled by the many stories of Kaia's service and the tremendous impact she had on the Springdale Police Department and the greater community at the age of thirty-three (33).

"The family received such a tremendous outpouring of support from friends, law enforcement and the community we can not name all of them. However, we do want to recognize and acknowledge the following:

Seth Hagaman, Senior Special Agent of the Ohio Attorney General's Office

Kim Schneidt, Advocate for the Hamilton County Victims/Witness Program

David Yost, State Attorney General

Joseph T. Deters, Prosecuting Attorney for Hamilton County and

Chief Thomas Wells and the Springdale Police Department

"Kaia was totally committed to being a police officer. Kaia was also totally committed to keeping her professional life and her private life separate. To that end, the family asks that you respect their need for privacy as we continue to mourn the loss of Kaia Grant."