Crime & Justice
Dead Newborn Found at NY Trash Plant, Cops Won't Call It a Crime
A two-week-old baby girl discarded at a waste plant—and authorities won't call her mother a suspect or say a crime occurred.
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Crime & Justice covers policing, progressive prosecutors, repeat offenders, and high-profile trials — with sourcing discipline and no prejudgment of ongoing cases. We track how different outlets cover the same incident and what the record actually shows.
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Wife Served Husband 'Final Dinner,' Let Boyfriend Strangle Him
Francesca Lopez plied her husband with drinks, let her boyfriend strangle him, then drained his bank account — showing zero remorse until caught.
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Judge Orders DNA Testing Prosecutors Hid From Murdaugh Defense
Prosecutors hoarded unidentified male DNA found under the victim's fingernails rather than let the defense test it — the system's instinct is to hide, not seek, the truth.
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Six Charged in Armed Raid on Michigan Pot Facility
Guards held at gunpoint, 200 pounds stolen, and a police chase through Warren.
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Mom Bought Oregon School Shooter's Shotgun — And Every Adult Failed
A 16-year-old killed four with his mother's shotgun. The real story is the total failure of every adult in the chain.
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Amber Guyger Walks Free After Murdering Botham Jean in His Own Home
Former Dallas cop served a fraction of her sentence — the system takes care of its own
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PA Homeowner Shoots Son-in-Law Who Broke In — Castle Doctrine Holds
An estranged son-in-law broke down the door and advanced. The homeowner fired once. Now the intruder faces felony charges.
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Fentanyl Predator Raped Dying FIT Student in Her Dorm, Feds Say
A 19-year-old gave two college women fentanyl he called cocaine, raped one as she lay unconscious, then texted photos to friends instead of calling for help.
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Lake Mead Barrel Victim ID'd After 40 Years—Killer Walks Free
Edward Jackson spent four decades nameless while the feds built a surveillance empire instead of solving his murder.
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Five Dead, Including Children, in Oregon School Shooting
Children among the dead at Bend's Silver Rail Elementary. The system that should have stopped this failed — again.
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Mob Targets Holdout Juror Who Refused to Acquit Lindsay Clancy
One juror stood on evidence while eleven bowed to an insanity defense—and now the mob wants his name.
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8 Months After 49ers' Keion White Shot, 4 Charged, 2 Still Walk Free
SF DA Brooke Jenkins charges four in the Keion White shooting, but two suspects still walk the streets.
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Repeat Offender Rams Tulsa Cops; Dearborn Parolee Busted Again
Revolving-door justice keeps putting repeat offenders back on the street—and police keep paying the price.
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Arrest in 'People's Court' Murder — 15 Years After Prime Suspect Walked Free
Dale Smith Jr. charged in Michelle Parker's 2011 murder under State Attorney Monique Worrell — 15 years after the prime suspect walked free.
October 15, 2026
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Baltimore Woman Stabbed, Chicago Rape Suspect Free: Democrat Failures
Two Democrat cities, two violent crimes, and the same deadly pattern of failure.
October 15, 2026
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Mom Murders Husband, Toddler at Poconos Resort—Motive Unknown
Metallica Rose Harrison called 911 to confess, then tried to kill herself. Multiple medications found. DA offers no explanation.
October 14, 2026
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Detroit Drive-By Kills 16-Year-Old Girl; Mayor's Answer: 'Wraparound Services'
While police hunt a killer, city hall deploys outreach workers and talks 'healing.'
October 14, 2026
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Chinese National Poisoned Wyoming Researcher, Caught Fleeing to China with Stolen Docs
A University of Wyoming researcher was allegedly poisoned for his patent-pending work by a Chinese grad student who nearly escaped with the stolen research.
October 14, 2026
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Save Mart Stabbing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Marysville Manager's Murder
A 64-year-old assistant manager dead, a good Samaritan wounded — another routine workday turned fatal for everyday Americans.
October 14, 2026
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Mamdani Won't Fire NYPD's Tisch — Yet
His base demands Tisch's head after the ICE shooting. Record-low crime buys her time — until it doesn't.
October 14, 2026
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Florida Executes Inmate Who Begged for Death Over Prison
James Robertson strangled his cellmate to escape life behind bars. Florida obliged.
October 13, 2026
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Buffalo Shooter Already Serving Life — Feds Demand Their Turn
State already locked up the Buffalo gunman forever. Biden's DOJ wants its own trial anyway — expanding federal power over local murder.
October 13, 2026
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12-Year-Old Shot in Bronx Gang Crossfire, No Arrests
Another child caught in gang crossfire while violent predators walk free — and still no arrests.
October 13, 2026
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Six Flags Coaster Death Captured on Park's Souvenir Camera
Corporate park closes nine rides after fatal fall — regulators nowhere to be found.
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