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Seattle Man Convinced Teenage Girl to Commit Murder. If He Hadn’t Fired His Lawyers and Represented Himself In Court He Might Gotten Away with It
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Seattle Man Convinced Teenage Girl to Commit Murder. If He Hadn’t Fired His Lawyers and Represented Himself In Court He Might Gotten Away with It

The discovery of 17-year-old Lashonda Flynn’s lifeless body in a Seattle park in November, 2003 launched what would become one of the city’s most infamous murder cases — unearthing a bizarre love triangle that puzzles investigators to this day. At the center was Demar Rhome, a 22-year-old with a dark history of preying on vulnerable...

‘They Hold Back Billions’: HBCU Advocates Outraged By Vote to Vacate Entire Tennessee State University’s Board Instead of Addressing the Chronic Underfunding
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‘They Hold Back Billions’: HBCU Advocates Outraged By Vote to Vacate Entire Tennessee State University’s Board Instead of Addressing the Chronic Underfunding

Gov. Bill Lee signed a law vacating Tennessee’s only publicly-funded historically Black university’s board, drawing condemnation from students, HBCU advocates, and lawmakers who challenged the decision, arguing the priority should have been remedying the severe and chronic underfunding the school faces. The state legislature passed a bill on Thursday to vacate the entire board of...

Florida Man Murdered In Front of Witnesses Over $3 Debt, Deputies Say. Where Pompano Beach Ranks Among State’s Most Dangerous Cities.
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Florida Man Murdered In Front of Witnesses Over $3 Debt, Deputies Say. Where Pompano Beach Ranks Among State’s Most Dangerous Cities.

A Florida man accused of killing a man over a $3 debt was taken into custody earlier this week.  Court documents obtained by WPLG alleged Terry Flowers, also known as “Weezy,” opened fire at the unidentified victim on the night of March 6 outside a J-Mart convenience store in Pompano Beach. The 39-year-old fatally shot the man...

‘I Just Killed My Mom’: New York Woman Who Beat Her Mother to Death with a Pot Reportedly Battled with Voices in Her Head
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‘I Just Killed My Mom’: New York Woman Who Beat Her Mother to Death with a Pot Reportedly Battled with Voices in Her Head

A New York woman charged with murdering her mother called the police after the attack and admitted to the crime, according to multiple reports.   Skydajah Patterson said, “I just killed my mom,” to a 911 dispatcher following the incident inside a third-floor Bronx apartment on Monday morning, the New York Post reported.  Police allege that the...