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A Black Woman’s Mysterious Hanging Ruled a Suicide. Her Family Believes There’s More to the Story

The family of Yolna Lubrin, a woman found hanging from a tree last month, demand the police reopen her case.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

October 30, 2023
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Small Town Horror Story: The “Suicide” of Sandra Bland

Twenty eight-year-old Sandra Bland entered a Waller County jail. Three days later, she was found hanging from a plastic bag in her cell.

By

Adriano Contreras

Published

July 15, 2023
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Marvin Scott III Died in a Texas Jail. His Family Is Still Waiting for the Officers to Be Charged

In March, Marvin Scott III was arrested in Allen, Texas, for possessing less than two ounces of marijuana—a misdemeanor. Scott, 26, suffered from schizophrenia and sometimes used the drug to self-medicate, according to the family’s lawyer, S. Lee Merritt, the Texas Tribune reports. Allen officers took him to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital for what they said…

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

April 14, 2021