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Investigative reporter for @marshallproj in the South. Superfan/ex @dallasnews & co-founder @readfrontier. This land is your land. The records belong to us.
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Fetterman and Oz Battle Over Pennsylvania's Felony Murder Law

Fetterman and Oz Battle Over Pennsylvania's Felony Murder Law

PHILADELPHIA - Tyreem Rivers didn't intend to hurt the elderly woman he followed home from the bank. He just …

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They Lost Their Pregnancies. Then Prosecutors Sent Them to Prison.

They Lost Their Pregnancies. Then Prosecutors Sent Them to Prison.

Some were already mothers, excited about having another baby. Others were upset or frightened to find themsel…

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Her Baby Died After Hurricane Katrina. Was It a Crime?

Her Baby Died After Hurricane Katrina. Was It a Crime?

SHREVEPORT, La. - The night before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, Tiffany Woods and Emmanuel S…

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Two Strikes and You're in Prison Forever

Two Strikes and You're in Prison Forever

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - On a hot June afternoon in 2011, 69-year-old Eunice Hopkins rolled down the windows…

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How More Than 50 Women Walked Out of a Prison in Oklahoma

How More Than 50 Women Walked Out of a Prison in Oklahoma

TAFT, Oklahoma - Police pulled over Kisha Snider in the tiny Oklahoma town of Boley in 2015; they said she ha…

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'You're gonna kill me!': Dallas police body cam footage reveals the final minutes of Tony Timpa's...

'You're gonna kill me!': Dallas police body cam footage reveals the final minutes of Tony Timpa's...

Tony Timpa wailed and pleaded for help more than 30 times as Dallas police officers pinned his shoulders, kne…

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Several Boeing 737 Max 8 pilots in U.S. complained about suspected safety flaw

Several Boeing 737 Max 8 pilots in U.S. complained about suspected safety flaw

A spokesperson for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines told The News that it hasn't received any reports of issue…

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Time Bomb | An investigation into how Atmos Energy's natural gas keeps blowing up Texas homes

Time Bomb | An investigation into how Atmos Energy's natural gas keeps blowing up Texas homes

After getting home from his overnight job, Domingo Mendez holds his infant son, Mateo. In the background, his…

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Police responded to his 911 call for help. He died. What happened to Tony Timpa?

Police responded to his 911 call for help. He died. What happened to Tony Timpa?

One muggy night in August 2016, Tony Timpa began to panic. A beefy redhead who grew up in Rockwall, the 32-ye…

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As women go to jail in record numbers, who's watching out for their kids? No one

As women go to jail in record numbers, who's watching out for their kids? No one

At age 12, Kylia Booker knew enough to keep her head down and her mouth shut. Braid your sisters' pigtails. G…

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Why Dallas County can set $150,000 bail for a $105 shoplifting charge - and how taxpayers lose

Why Dallas County can set $150,000 bail for a $105 shoplifting charge - and how taxpayers lose

One of the most effective changes, advocates say, would be to let eligible people out through what is called …

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Governor's attorney wanted wrong drug used in execution

Governor's attorney wanted wrong drug used in execution

"Google it." That was the advice of Gov. Mary Fallin's former general counsel, Steve Mullins, to the Oklahoma…

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Two truths & a lie: What records show in Richard Glossip case

Two truths & a lie: What records show in Richard Glossip case

As Richard Glossip faces execution on Wednesday, what do court records and his own words reveal about his cas…

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Shadow of Doubt: Records show mistakes, questionable evidence in woman's overturned murder case

Shadow of Doubt: Records show mistakes, questionable evidence in woman's overturned murder case

Michelle Murphy served 20 years in prison for the brutal stabbing death of her infant son. Murphy has been ex…

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Fatal Flaws

Fatal Flaws

This is three-part series on problems with Oklahoma executions revealed in the wake of the April 29 botched e…

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Grand Shadows: Lake's history filled with crime, corruption

Grand Shadows: Lake's history filled with crime, corruption

GRAND LAKE O' THE CHEROKEES - Politicians headed to prison on corruption convictions usually slink out of tow…

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Becoming Katie | Tulsa World

Becoming Katie | Tulsa World

Winner of the 2012 Freedom Forum and American Society of News Editors Award for Distinguished Writing on Dive…

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What happened to Edie?

What happened to Edie?

EUCHA - This was the plan: Greg Williams would drive to Delaware County, call Edwina King and then she would …

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Murder was the case: Though 13 and not the shooter, Jesil Wilson got life in prison. Was justice ...

Murder was the case: Though 13 and not the shooter, Jesil Wilson got life in prison. Was justice ...

Murder was the case: Though 13 and not the shooter, Jesil Wilson got life in prison. Was justice served?

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Judge, slain woman's son say it's time to free Jimmie Dean Stohler in 1982 crossbow killing

Judge, slain woman's son say it's time to free Jimmie Dean Stohler in 1982 crossbow killing

Kill Michele, and I'll buy you a Ken's pizza. It was a joke between two men, until it became real. In the…

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