Philadelphia
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Shaurn Thomas went from a wrongly convicted teen serving life in prison to a millionaire walking free. But instead of building a peaceful life, he threw it all away in a stunning twist that has shocked even seasoned followers of true crime. At 16 years old, Thomas was arrested for a 1990 Philadelphia murder he…
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Tuesday marked 40 years since the deadly police bombing of a West Philadelphia row home that killed 11 people — including five children — and decimated an entire city block in what remains one of the most haunting chapters in the city’s history. On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a military-grade explosive onto a…
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After spending over a decade in prison for a crime she did not commit, India Spellman walked free on February 9, 2023, becoming the first woman in more than a generation to be exonerated in Philadelphia. Her release marks yet another case of wrongful conviction fueled by coerced confessions, prosecutorial misconduct, and systemic failures in…
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Kylen Pratt, 23, has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder and multiple charges related to the 2022 death of his boyfriend, Naasire Johnson. Prosecutors say Pratt shot the 20-year-old victim in an attempt to keep his sexuality a secret, then burned Johnson’s body beyond recognition to cover up the…
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Childhood friends Kurt Evans and Muhammad Abdul-Hadid have embarked on a unique mission in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by establishing Down North Pizza, a restaurant that not only serves delicious Detroit-style pizza but also exclusively employs individuals with previous incarceration experiences. Their goal is twofold: to provide opportunities for individuals seeking to turn their lives around and…
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Three former Philadelphia police detectives, now in their 70s, are facing trial after being accused of lying under oath during the 2016 retrial of Anthony Wright, who was exonerated of a 1991 rape and murder. The case marks a rare instance of law enforcement officials facing criminal charges for alleged misconduct leading to wrongful convictions.…
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After more than a decade of maintaining his innocence, C.J. Rice, formerly known as Charles J. Rice, has been officially exonerated from a wrongful conviction that resulted in over 12 years of imprisonment. The exoneration was pronounced at the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice in Philadelphia on Monday morning, marking the end of…
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Celena Morrison, a prominent figure in Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ community and leader of the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs, found herself at the center of a troubling incident during a recent traffic stop. Morrison, along with her husband Darius McLean, who runs an LGBTQ+ community center in the city, are preparing to take legal action after…
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