Tag: US Crime
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Memphis Police Officers will be under investigation after being alleged with police misconduct, Department of Justice says
At a news conference on Thursday, officials stated that the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the city of Memphis and the Memphis police officers over allegations of discriminatory policing and civil rights violations against locals. According to Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the department’s civil rights division, “There are grounds to…
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Did Henry Lee Fabricate The Evidence to Implicate Innocence?: The 1985 Murder Case
Henry Lee, a well-known forensic scientist, defended his work and reputation on Wednesday after a federal judge last week found him responsible in a lawsuit for manipulating evidence in a murder trial that resulted in the decades-long imprisonment of two innocent men. Based in part on testimony regarding what Henry Lee claimed to be bloodstains on…
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“This Man Is Evil”: Former Pastor in Pennsylvania, David Zandstra, Has Been Charged With 1975 Murder of an 8-Year-Old Girl
A former pastor has been detained and accused of the kidnapping and murder of an 8-year-old girl over 50 years ago as she traveled to a Bible camp for the summer. David Zandstra, former pastor in Pennsylvania, has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of Gretchen Harrington, whose remains were discovered in a state park two…
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Brutal Mass Shooting by Maryland Man Is Rooted From Parking Disagreement; Suspect Is Charged With Hate Crimes, authorities say
Prosecutors revealed Monday that a Maryland man accused of killing three people and injuring three others in June over a parking place dispute outside a residence in Maryland’s capital city will face hate crime charges. Prosecutors in Maryland have filed hate crime charges against Charles Robert Smith, 43, who is accused of fatally shooting three Latino…
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Briana Ruiz, mother of the “lucky” child who survived in Uvalde School Shooting, said her son is living with scars daily: “He feels it’s not fair that he gets to smile”
Even the “lucky” kids who survived the fatal Robb Elementary School massacre last year have been changed forever. In a recent interview with PEOPLE, Briana Ruiz, 33, said that her son Daniel “Tres” Ruiz Garza, 10, “lives with his scars daily.” Daniel was a fourth grader two doors down from the classroom where the slaughter occurred. According…
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Alexis Candelario was found guilty for the mass shooting in Puerto Rico bar that killed 8
After a second trial, a man identified as Alexis Candelario accused of opening fire at a club owned by a rival drug dealer in northern Puerto Rico, killing eight people, was found guilty on Friday. A federal jury additionally found Alexis Candelario Santana guilty of killing an unborn child and injuring 19 others in the October 2009…
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Suspect of shooting in Fargo, Mohamad Barakat, used local firing range, took EMS classes
The gunman who is responsible for the shooting in Fargo practiced his aim at a nearby shooting range and studied emergency medical services at an area college. The Forum investigated several shooting ranges from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, to Horace, North Dakota, and discovered that the attacker, 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat, used the Red River Regional Marksmanship Center…
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Arrest warrants targeting drug dealers and fugitives; 35 arrested in operation called “Don’t Poke the Bear” including a 16-year-old suspect.
Following a coordinated operation targeting wanted drug dealers and fugitives in the City of Memphis, 35 persons have been detained and charged. The youngest defendant, a 16-year-old boy, is accused of two charges of first-degree murder and theft of property. “Operation Don’t Poke the Bear” was carried out on Thursday by detectives from the MPD’s…
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Monica De Leon Barba, an American citizen who was kidnapped in Mexico, is finally back in her home after 8 months.
Who is Monica De Leon Barba? According to FBI officials in San Francisco, Monica De Leon Barba, a US citizen who was kidnapped last November while walking home in Mexico, is being transferred to the US after her captors released her. The FBI said on Saturday that Monica De Leon Barba, who had been held…
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Rex Heuermann, a New York architect, was charged with murder in connection to the killings known as the “Gilgo Four”.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney, a New York architect has been charged with murder pertaining to the deaths of three of the women known as the “Gilgo Four,” in a case that has perplexed detectives for more than ten years in suburban Long Island. According to investigators, Rex Heuermann was detained for some…