murder
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Chicago Man Who Filed Lawsuit Against Cops for $15,000,000 Arrested on Murder Warrant
Dominiq Greer of the Englewood section of Chicago had just wrapped up a Wednesday news conference where he announced a $15 million federal lawsuit after being shot seven times by Chicago police two years ago. As Greer sat waiting for a ride from the news conference, he was instead picked up by police and arrested…
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Detroit Man, Wrongly Convicted of Murder as a Teen, to Be Released
A Detroit 23-year-old, who was wrongly convicted of murder as a young teen, will soon be a free man again, prosecutors announced Tuesday, USA Today reports. Davontae Sanford wrongfully pleaded guilty to killing four people in a drug den on the city’s Northeast side when he was just 14. In 2008 he was convicted and…
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Chicago Father Charged With Murder in Death of 2-Month-Old Son
Brandon Holman, a Chicago father, is facing charges of first-degree murder in the death of his 2-month-old son over the weekend, the Chicago Tribune reports. The child, identified as Bryson Holman, died of multiple abuse injuries after he was found at his home Saturday, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled after an autopsy. Brandon Holman…
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Los Angeles Serial Killer the 'Grim Sleeper' Should Be Sentenced to Death, Jury Decides
A Los Angeles jury has decided that the serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper” should face the death penalty for murdering nine women and a teenage girl in a 23-year killing spree, the Associated Press reports. Lonnie Franklin Jr., a 63-year-old former city trash collector and garage attendant for the city’s Police Department, was…
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Calif. Father, Accused of Setting House Fire That Killed 5-Year-Old Son, Surrenders to Police
A California father who is accused of purposely setting fire to his house—and ultimately killing his 5-year-old son as a result—turned himself in to authorities Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Darrylone Shuemake Sr. reportedly called the Richmond, Calif., Police Department on Wednesday morning, telling them his location and adding that he wanted to surrender, Vallejo,…
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Police Searching for Calif. Father Accused of Purposely Setting House on Fire, Killing 5-Year-Old Son
Vallejo, Calif., police are asking the public for help with any details about a father who is suspected of purposely igniting a fire that killed his 5-year-old son and injured other family members over the weekend, the Los Angeles Times reports. Darrylone Shuemake Sr., 53, is “on the run” and wanted in connection with the…
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A List Of People Ted Cruz Has Maybe Probably (Definitely) Murdered
Ted Cruz is no longer running for president of the United States. Which is good, because Ted Cruz is also maybe — actually, definitely — a murderer. But bad because not being president will give him more time to murder people. Which is what he (probably) does when he’s not running for office. Murder people. Of…
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The Moment That Ended Sandra Bland's Life
Life is truly a series of moments; and decisions within those moments that can alter or ultimately lead to the end of your life. I watched the entire Sandra Bland arrest video and it made me sick. And it enraged me. And it made me sad because the moment is there. The moment that led to…
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The Psychic Toll Of Existing While Black
I’ve never been more conscious of the tenuousness of life and finality of death than I have been since I first considered marrying my now-wife. Bringing someone into my life — a person whose safety and well-being I volunteered to be personally accountable for — just changed things. It changed how I assess the present and conceptualize the…
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I Think Suge Knight Killed A Guy.
I’ve been plenty mad before in life. For instance, last night while watching Scandal, I felt myself saying “what in THE fuck?” is happening here and in my life way more than I intended to. Shonda Rhimes trolled the shit out of everybody last night. I needed a cigarette and had to listen to Rage…