Articles by Silvia Torres

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Silvia Torres

Covering domestic violence, sexual violence, and crimes against children.
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Man Accused in Tupac Shakur Killing Heads to Trial Nearly 30 Years After Las Vegas Shooting

Nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur was gunned down off the Las Vegas Strip, the only man ever charged in the case is set to stand trial.
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DeSantis Signs Death Warrant For ‘Hog Trail Killer’ Daniel Conahan

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for convicted killer Daniel Conahan, setting a September execution window in the 1996 murder of Richard Allen Montgomery.
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Man Indicted After I-71 Road Rage Shooting Targeted U.S. Magistrate Judge’s Car

An Ohio man is now indicted after prosecutors said he fired at a federal magistrate judge’s vehicle during a road rage encounter on Interstate 71.
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Gwinnett Mom Seeks Bond Before 1-Year-Old Son’s Funeral in Hot Car Death Case

A Georgia mother charged with murder after her 1-year-old son died in a locked car is asking to be released in time for the child’s funeral this weekend.
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Bay City Man Charged With Murder in Father’s January Shooting Death

A Bay City man now faces a murder charge after prosecutors said a January family confrontation ended with his father being fatally shot.
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Funeral Set for Fallen Las Vegas Officer Austin Abdelnabi After Ambush Shooting

A public funeral is set next week for Officer Austin Abdelnabi, the 30-year-old Las Vegas Metro officer killed in an ambush while answering a gun call.
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Suspect Killed, Golden Officer Wounded in Circle K Shootout

A pre-dawn shootout at a Golden Circle K left a suspect dead and a police officer hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Teen Held Without Bail in Providence Killing of 17-Year-Old Emil Rodriguez

A judge ordered the teen charged in Emil Rodriguez’s 2024 killing to stay behind bars as the Providence case moves toward trial.
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Missing 2-Year-Old Found Dead After San Antonio Amber Alert

A missing San Antonio toddler was found unresponsive in a brushy creek area just hours after an Amber Alert was issued.
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Lifetime Registered Sex Offender Charged for Targeting Young Girls on Snapchat

A Sacramento man already required to register for life as a sex offender now faces federal charges accusing him of coercing girls as young as 11 into sending explicit images.
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Jacksonville Woman Who Said Man Molested Her Since Childhood Awaits August Sentencing in Hammer Killing

A Jacksonville woman who admitted killing a man she said groomed and molested her for years will now learn her sentence in August after a judge delayed ruling.
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Big Bear Lake Woman Arrested on Attempted Murder, Child Endangerment Charges

A missing person call in Big Bear Lake led deputies to an injured victim at a hospital and a 51-year-old woman jailed on attempted murder and child endangerment allegations.
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Ventura County Man Accused of Kidnapping, Attempting to Kill Woman in Remote Area

A Ventura man is jailed on a $1 million bail after police say a woman he left a downtown bar with was driven to a remote road, attacked, and cut with a knife before a resident stepped in.
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Kentucky Teen Honored for Saving Child is Shot and Killed Months Later

A Louisville teenager who was celebrated for protecting a young girl at a spring festival was killed in a shooting just three months later.
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Michigan Father Killed Wife, Six Children Before House Fire, Sheriff Says

Eight members of one family, including six children, were found dead after a fire in their Michigan home, and investigators say the killings happened before the blaze was set.
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Gunman Emerges From Exploding Home in Tactical Vest After Allegedly Killing Two Women

Two women were found dead in a Far Rockaway home after a shooting, a fiery explosion and a police confrontation that left the armed suspect wounded outside.
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Fake ‘I Did It’ Song Appears on D4vd’s Apple Music Profile During Hearing

A fake song titled “I Did It” briefly appeared on D4vd’s Apple Music profile while the jailed singer’s preliminary hearing in the Celeste Rivas Hernandez case continued in Los Angeles.