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Richmond County Records Highest Homicide Rate in Over a Decade, Includes Tragic Death Initially Unreported

Richmond County, GA – Local authorities have confirmed the number of homicide victims in Richmond County has reached a disturbing milestone with 50 recorded cases this year. This statistic includes a January death that was recently classified as a homicide following the release of autopsy results. In early January, 31-year-old DaQuone Harris tragically lost his life due to complications arising from drug intake exacerbated by physical restraint by family members. According to Richmond County Coroner …

Group Arrested for Assault on Loop’s CTA Train, Includes One Adult and Multiple Juveniles

Chicago, IL — An 18-year-old woman along with five juveniles have been charged in connection with a violent incident onboard a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train in the downtown Loop area last week. Authorities reported that the alleged assault targeted a group of passengers in what appeared to be an unprovoked attack. The accused include four juveniles and an 11-year-old girl, bringing the total number of those implicated to six. The adults involved might face …

Italian Mafia Inmate’s Autobiographical Thesis Includes Confessions of Three Unsolved Murders

CATANZARO, Italy – An Italian mobster serving a life sentence in the Calabrian prison of Catanzaro has made headlines for earning a sociology degree with a 170-page thesis, in which he confessed to three unsolved murders. Catello Romano, 33, detailed his life of crime and expressed remorse for his violent past in his autobiographical thesis entitled “Criminal Fascination.” In his thesis, Romano admitted to the 2009 murder of a Naples councilman, as well as the …