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Family of Emmett Till Call For Arrest of Carolyn Bryant After Unserved 1955 Arrest Warrant Located
In June 2021, a group from the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation recovered a decades-old warrant calling for the arrest of Mrs. Roy Bryant while searching for case evidence in an abandoned Mississippi courthouse. The warrant, dated August 21, 1955, was published in local newspapers but never served. The Leflore County Sheriff at the time stated he did not want to bother the mother of two children with the warrant.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in FYI
Brian Laundrie Notebook Pages Released
When Gabby Petito disappeared, the world knew in their hearts her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, was involved. It was obvious, although without bodies or other proof of his involvement, we were left with our mere speculations alone. After Gabby’s remains were located in Wyoming in September 2021, we again knew Brian was involved but still lacked the proof. An autopsy confirmed Gabby died of strangulation as the result of homicide.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Murder of 3-Year-Old Precious Doe
On April 28, 2001, the body of a 3-year-old girl was found near Hibbs Park in Kansas City, Missouri. The head had been decapitated from the body but found two days later stuffed inside a garbage bag approximatley200 yards from the location of the body. An autopsy confirmed the girl had been sexually assaulted before she was brutally kicked and beaten with an ashtray (found beside her body) and then butchered to death. No one knew the identity of the girl for four long years. Police gave her the nickname, Precious Doe.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Grace Packer Murdered as Part of Adoptive Mom & Her Boyfriend's Rape Fantasy
Sara Packer formerly worked as a county adoption supervisor in Doylestown, PA. Over the years, she fostered dozens of kids. Grace was among those kids. She eventually adopted the girl when she was 9-years-old. Grace had been through the system most of her life. Past reports included allegations of molestation, although officials were not sure who molested her. Little did anyone know that Sara had evil intentions in her mind. Grace was nothing more than a paycheck for Sara and she despised the girl.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Torture & Murder of Vera Jo Reigle
.Born with intellectual disabilities in 1986, Vera Jo Messersmith Reigle experienced a traumatic childhood marred by sexual abuse inflicted by her father, Willard Reigle. Willard began sexually abusing 11-year-old Vera, landing him a 20-year prison sentence. Vera lived with ADHD and according to family members, “had the mind of an 8-12 year-old.” She was a sweet, caring girl from Findlay, Ohio, who went out of her way to make others happy.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Children For Sale
Many people argue that World War II helped shape child trafficking in the U.S. as it is known today. As the war raged through the country, it tore families and businesses apart, some of which never regained stability. When the war ended in 1945, sparse food and supplies combined with financial loss affected many families.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in FYI
137 Shots in Cleveland
On November 29, 2012, Cleveland police officers mistook the backfire from a 1979 Chevy Malibu as gunfire as it pulled off after a traffic stop. Officers hopped inside their patrol cars and took off after the vehicle, occupied by Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. After the pursuit began in downtown Cleveland, officers requested backup, stating the occupants of the car held a gun out the window and fired at them. In total, more than 100 officers in 62 patrol cars joined the 22-minute, 23-mile pursuit that ended when officers fired 137 rounds into the fleeing vehicle, hitting Russell 23 times and Williams 24 times.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Journal
The $1.79 Orange Juice Murder of Latasha Harlins
Two weeks after officers with the LAPD furiously beat Rodney King after a traffic stop, a 15-year-old girl named Latasha Harlins lost her life when a convenience store owner named Soon Ja Du shot her dead after an argument over a $1.79 bottle of orange juice. Like the officers involved in the beating of King, Jo Du did not serve any prison time for Latasha’s murder. These two events detonated the high racial tensions already present in Los Angeles, leading to the LA Riots that erupted the following year. This is the story of Latasha Harlins.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Sad Case of Rhoda Derry
Rhoda Derry grew up in a well-to-do farming family. She enjoyed a happy, normal childhood until she turned 16 and met a boy who lived on a neighboring farm with his family. The two began a courtship, although his parents did not approve of the relationship.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in FYI
