Crime & Justice
Mangione Federal Plea Sparks Double Jeopardy Fears
One shooting, two prosecutions — and the Fifth Amendment in the crossfire.
August 14, 2026
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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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Murdaugh Moves to Toss Murder Case, Gaming System He Once Ran
The disbarred lawyer targets grand jury evidence to beat his murder indictments — another connected insider working the angles.
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Florida Murder Suspect Walked Free 7 Weeks Using Fake Names Before Capture
Isabelle Rose Johnson used aliases and accomplices to evade police for seven weeks after a father was found zip-tied and buried in concrete.
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Trump to Unveil Record Violent Crime Drop at Long Island Police Academy
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Three Executions, One Day: States Reclaim Death Penalty
Oklahoma and Tennessee execute killers Thursday; Alabama set to follow in first triple-execution day since 2010.
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License Plate Tech Nabs Child Predator — Same System Tracks You Warrant-Free
ALPR cracked a New Jersey child luring case, but the surveillance infrastructure watching your car has no off switch.
August 13, 2026
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Ivy League murder suspect Mangione may use double jeopardy to dodge state trial
A wealthy UPenn grad accused of executing a CEO may use double jeopardy to short-circuit state prosecution — a legal maneuver unavailable to ordinary Americans.
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Child Dead in Louisiana Negligent Discharge; Media Blames the Gun
A Louisiana child is dead from a negligent discharge—and the press will demand your disarmament, not real accountability.
August 13, 2026
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85 Years for a Mass Shooter. Repeat Felons Walk Free.
Proof the system can punish. The question is why it usually won't.
August 13, 2026
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DOJ Arrests Ex-SPLC Exec Heidi Beirich in Donor Laundering Scheme
The former 'hate watchdog' executive allegedly funneled donor money to paid informants—including her romantic partner.
August 13, 2026
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Nick Reiner Indicted for Patricide: A Son Allegedly Waited in the Dark
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Inmate Escapes Hospital Guard; Fleeing Suspect Dies Crashing Into Innocent Driver
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Father Murders Partner, Child at Minnesota Daycare, Kills Himself
Six children witnessed the slaughter in a place meant to keep kids safe
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Bail Let UCSB Serial Rapist Bolt Courtroom Before 30-Year Sentence
Arian Eteghaei assaulted six women while free on bail — the system only locked him up after a jury forced its hand.
August 12, 2026
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13-Year-Old Shoots Father in Back Over Discipline, Flees Detroit
A boy gunned down his father rather than accept correction — and the press will call it tragedy, not symptom.
August 12, 2026
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White House Pressures DOJ to Revive Case Against Cleared Olympian
Trump wants charges refiled after prosecutors admitted the evidence doesn't support them — and the same crowd that screamed about DOJ independence is quiet.
August 11, 2026
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Fertility Doctor Sued for Secretly Using His Own Sperm on Patient
A Wisconsin woman discovered four decades later her gynecologist substituted himself as the sperm donor — exposing yet another failure of medical self-policing.
August 11, 2026
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Clancy Trial: Psych Industry Closes Ranks to Evade Accountability
A mother strangled her three kids. The mental health establishment that failed her is now closing ranks to excuse it.
August 11, 2026
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Mangione in Final Hearing Before CEO Murder Trial as Access Fight Erupts
Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione heads to court as battle over who watches the September murder trial heats up
August 11, 2026
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Tyler Boebert Arrested on Felony Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
Lauren Boebert's 21-year-old son faces multiple felonies — and a press corps that excuses rioters is already sharpening its knives for a conservative family in crisis.
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Dallas ISD Officer Shot With Own Gun While Aiding Suspect
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30 Years Late: Keffe D Finally Stands Trial for Tupac's Murder
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North Charleston Police Chief Resigns After Year-Long Secret Probe
City stonewalled records requests as HR probe and federal lawsuit simmered in secret
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Juvenile Shoots Attacker to Save Woman in Dallas
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