facebook murder
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Deathstreaming: U.S. Army Vet Whose Son Was Killed on Facebook Live Says ‘Violence Has to Stop’
Could you imagine how it feels to have served in the military and then work a quarter of a century for the Department of Corrections to learn one day that your son has been murdered while broadcasting on social media—of all places? That is what happened to Roosevelt Rankins, Sr., whose 34-year old namesake was…
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Steve Stephens’ Ex-Girlfriend Joy Lane Meets With Robert Godwin Sr.’s Family
Joy Lane’s name became a topic of conversation after Steve Stephens mentioned her during his recorded manifesto before he killed 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr. Stephens told the elderly man that Lane was the reason he was being killed before shooting the Cleveland man in the head. On Tuesday, in an interview with a local Ohio…
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Family of Robert Godwin Sr., Facebook-Shooting Victim: ‘Each One of Us Forgives the Killer’
Some people embody more grace than should be humanly possible. The family of Robert Godwin Sr. are one such example, with family members saying that they forgive their loved one’s killer, despite the tragic and senseless circumstances of the 74-year-old Cleveland man’s death. “The thing I would take away most from our father is that…
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Facebook Murder Suspect Still on the Loose; Cleveland Police Announce $50,000 Reward
The Cleveland Police Department announced Monday that a $50,000 reward has been posted by Crime Stoppers for any information leading to the arrest of the man accused of killing Robert Godwin Sr. and then posting the horrific video on Facebook. Fox News reports that the police have now launched a nationwide search for 37-year-old Steve…
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Sometimes a Bitch-Ass N–ga Is Just a Bitch-Ass N–ga
Considering the considerable stigmas still attached to mental health—how we talk about it, how we treat it, how we regard people who have mental-health issues—our collective tendency to shoehorn some sort of untreated psychological disorder into the profiles of people who’ve committed especially heinous crimes is (somewhat) understandable. It allows us to finally have the…
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Family of Cleveland Facebook-Video Shooting Victim Speaks Out
The family of Robert Godwin Sr., the Cleveland man whose killing was filmed and posted to Facebook Sunday afternoon, is speaking out about their beloved family member. “This man right here was a good man. I just hate that he’s gone,” Robert Godwin Jr. told WOIO-TV in Cleveland. “I don’t know what I’m going to…
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Facebook Murder Suspect Steve Stephens’ Ex-Girlfriend Joy Lane Breaks Silence
A manhunt is on for Steve Stephens, the Cleveland man who allegedly posted to Facebook video of the killing of 74-year-old Robert Goodwin Sr. In manifesto videos, Stephens mentions that his motives for killing people involve his ex-girlfriend, a woman named Joy Lane, authorities say. In an text sent to CBS News, Lane broke her…