A 17-year-old Instagram celebrity was brutally murdered allegedly by an obsessed male friend who then posted images of the slaying on Instagram, gaming website Discord, and 4chan, prompting an outpouring of shock and horror on social media. The victim, Bianca Devins, is a 17-year-old so-called “egirl” who lived in Utica, …
Read More »Pregnant Alabama Woman Marshae Jones Will Not Be Tried for Manslaughter
UPDATE July 3rd: In a press conference, Bessemer County district attorney Lynniece Washington announced that Jones would not be prosecuted for manslaughter. “After reviewing the facts of this case and the applicable state law, I have determined that it is not in the best interest of justice to pursue prosecution …
Read More »In Advance of 'The Notebook' Musical, Nicolas Sparks Accused of Homophobia After Release of Damning Emails
Mon., June 17, 2019, 3:56 pm: This story has been updated to include comment from the creative team and producers of The Notebook. This week, the Daily Beast reported that Nicholas Sparks, author of the hugely popular romance novels The NotebookandA Walk to Remember,had tried to ban LGBT clubs and …
Read More »How the Tragic Death of Layleen Polanco Exposes Horrors of Criminalizing Sex Work
Last Friday, a 27-year-old transgender woman named Layleen Polanco was found unresponsive in a cell in Riker’s Island in New York City. Although attempts were made to revive her, she was pronounced dead at 3:45 p.m. Polanco’s cause of death has not yet been revealed, though Aja Worthy-Davis, Executive Director …
Read More »Blood of Missing Mother of Five Found In Trash Can Following Arrests
The blood of missing New Canaan, Connecticut, woman Jennifer Dulos has been found on various items in trash cans in Hartford, such as clothing and a sponge, the New York Timesreports. According to surveillance footage, the items appear to have been disposed by Dulos’s estranged former husband, Fotis Dulos, and …
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