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Zimbabwean Authorities Seek American Dentist Reportedly Responsible for Killing Famed Cecil the Lion
Zimbabwean authorities are seeking an American dentist as part of an investigation into the killing of Cecil the lion, a well-known and favorite attraction in Hwange National Park, CNN reports. Two Zimbabwean men were expected in court Wednesday regarding the slaughter of the famed animal. According to CNN, two locals—Theo Bronchorst, a professional hunter, and…
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43-Year-Old Mother of 8 Dies Inside NY Jail
A Westchester County, N.Y., mother of eight died in a police holding cell Monday afternoon while waiting to be arraigned for shoplifting, the New York Daily News reports, leaving a grieving husband demanding answers. “I want to know why I can’t hold her anymore,” Herman Turner, 49, said, speaking of his wife of 23 years.…
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Ga. Corrections Officer Forced Female Inmates to Have Sex With Him, Investigators Say
A now-former Georgia corrections officer at a women’s prison is facing criminal charges after allegedly using his high-ranking position to prey on inmates and force them to have sex with him, investigators have revealed, according to the Associated Press. Edgar Daniel Johnson reportedly groped and fondled women and forced some to have sex with him…
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Amid Rumors, Jail Releases Video of Sandra Bland Before Her Death
In an attempt to dispel rumors that Sandra Bland was dead when she arrived at the Waller County jail, Texas officials released some three hours of footage showing the 28-year-old’s arrival at the jail. According to the Associated Press, rumors on social media have spread far and wide that Bland may have been dead when…
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Utah Boy Surprised With Books After Asking Mail Carrier for Junk Mail to Read
Most 12-year-olds of the 21st century are about that digital life, playing video games, watching TV and, yes, for some, playing outside. But 12-year-old Matthew Flores likes to read … anything. That’s how his local Sandy, Utah, mail carrier became aware of the boy and his penchant for going through mail that typically no one…
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Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Never Met With Freddie Gray’s Family: Report
Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts did not meet with the family of Freddie Gray after the 25-year-old’s death in police custody in April, a claim that he made on several occasions, according to the family’s attorney. According to the Baltimore Sun, once the Gray family’s attorney William H. Murphy Jr. found out that Batts…
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What We Know About Ralkina Jones
Ralkina Jones. That is the name of a Cleveland mother who on Sunday became the latest person to mysteriously die while in jail. The 37-year-old was arrested on Friday following a domestic dispute. Although family visited her on Saturday and attested to her good health at the time, she was found dead in her cell…
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Native American Activist Died in Jail a Day After Sandra Bland
The family and friends of Rexdale Henry, a Native American activist, are comparing his mysterious in-custody death in Mississippi to that of Sandra Bland, the black woman who died in a Texas jail, the Jackson Free Press reports. “At a time when the nation is focused on the terrible circumstances of the brutal death of…
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Watch: Ga. Child’s Birthday Turns Tense as Men With Confederate Flags Threaten to Kill ‘N–gers’
On Saturday a black child’s birthday party in Douglasville, Ga., took a racist turn after, witnesses say, several men driving Confederate-flag-bearing pickup trucks interrupted the gathering and began yelling racial slurs and threats at the partygoers. “One had a gun, saying he was gonna kill the [racial slur],” Melissa Alford, who hosted the party at…
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NYC Principal Commits Suicide After Test-Score Scandal Exposed
The principal of Teachers College Community School in West Harlem reportedly threw herself in front of an oncoming train after a whistleblower notified the New York City Department of Education that she had altered third-graders’ test scores. According to the New York Post, Jeanene Worrell-Breeden’s death April 17 came less than 24 hours after the…