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Nolan Wells was found dead on a remote island
Read More70 years after his execution, he was found not guilty
Tommy Lee Walker was only 19 when he was executed in the electric chair for a murder and rape he didn’t commit. He was posthumously exonerated 70 years later by the Dallas County Commissioners Court on Wednesday. Exoneration refers to the reversal of a wrongful conviction, often due to new evidence or the discovery of flaws in the original conviction process. Walker died when he was strapped to the electric chair after police charged him with murdering and raping.…
Read MoreNick Reiner has been charged with murdering his parents
The District office in Los Angeles on Tuesday charged Nick Reiner, the son of movie director and actor Rob Reiner, and his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, with two counts of first-degree murder in the brutal deaths of his parents, said Nathan Hochman, the Los Angeles District attorney. A jury would decide whether Nick, who…
Read MoreSonya Massay sought help, but instead police killed her
Sonya Massay sought help, but instead police killed her Sonya Massay lived with her three children in Woodside Township, near Springfield, Ill. She thought she heard someone attempting to break into her home. She called the police. As it turned out the cops were there not to serve and protect. They ended up killing her.…
Read MoreTop NYPD cop is forced to resign amid allegations of sexual misconduct
Jeffrey Maddrey, the New City Police Department, top uniformed police officer, resigned amid allegations he demanded sex from a woman subordinate in exchange for opportunities to earn extra pay for overtime hours. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted the resignation of Chief of Department Maddrey in an email Friday. The department declined to comment on the…
Read MoreO.J. Simpson is dead
O.J. Simpson has died
Read MoreFormer Detroit Police Chief jumps into Michigan Senate race as a Trumper
Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig launched a bid as a Republican for a Senate seat in Michigan, replacing Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who is retiring. Stabenow, a Democrat, has been in office since 2001. Craig, who served as Detroit Police Chief for eight years, made the announcement Tuesday in a video posted on his campaign…
Read MorePhiladelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw is stepping down
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, the first Black woman to hold the post in the city, announced that she is stepping down to take another job. She will soon take a top security position with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Outlaw submitted her registration letter on August 25. She will leave…
Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson names new top cop
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Sunday selected Larry Snelling as Chicago’s next top cop. Snelling heads the police department’s counter-terrorism unit. Snelling will succeed David Brown after Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost the mayoral primary in April. “Today, a new chapter begins in our journey to create a better, stronger, and safer Chicago,†Johnson said in…
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