“Murderer” Proven Innocent 16 Years Later, A Hospital’s Alleged Organ Harvest Scheme, Premeditated Plot of Sade Robinson’s Alleged Killer… These Crime Stories Will Leave You Shook

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It Took One Surveillance Video to Prove This Black Man’s Innocence… 16 Years Later

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In 2008, a Black man was arrested in the fatal shooting of a Brooklyn man. However, after spending 16 years in prison for the murder, a new investigation examined a crucial piece of evidence that cleared his name: a surveillance video that was never played for the court. — Kalyn Womack

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Walter Davis On Building a Black-Owned Bank From Zero to $2 billion

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Black Family’s Trip to Visit Relatives Takes a Tragic Turn

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Last week, on the heels of the violent winds and rain of Hurricane Debby, South Florida saw one of its deadliest car crashes in years, claiming the lives of nine people including six small children. One grieving family member said they died in a “water grave.” — Kalyn Womack

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Mysterious Letter Suggests an Evil Plot Hatched by Sade Robinson’s Alleged Killer

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The Milwaukee man accused of killing and dismembering 19-year-old Sade Robinson allegedly plotted the grisly crime weeks before it happened, according to a mysterious informant’s letter filed in court. They even said the suspect showed them the remnants of the crime scene. — Kalyn Womack

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What?? Family of Black Teen Killed in Car Crash Accuses Hospital of Letting Him Die to Harvest His Organs

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A disturbing video of a teen fighting for his life inside a hospital room has gone viral, thanks to his family claims that the medical staff abandoned their oaths to save the boy’s life in a sick plot to allegedly harvest his organs. The video from the incident will shake you. — Kalyn Womack

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