Articles by Silvia Torres

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Silvia Torres

Covering domestic violence, sexual violence, and crimes against children.
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Michigan Cold Case Solved 43 Years After Teen Was Kidnapped, Raped, And Killed

A 43-year-old cold case in Michigan has been solved after forensic genealogy identified the man authorities say kidnapped, raped, and murdered a 16-year-old girl in 1983.
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California Triple Shooting Leaves Married Couple Dead, Children Grieving

A Baldwin Park shooting left a married couple and another man dead, devastating the couple’s two college-age children as homicide detectives continue to investigate what happened.
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Former School Counselor to Stand Trial in Child Molestation Case Involving 15 Children

A former Ventura County school counselor accused of sexually abusing children over two decades is set to stand trial on allegations involving 15 victims and 33 felony counts.
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Former Missouri Trooper Sentenced for Searching Women’s Phones for Nude Photos

A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper has been sentenced to prison after admitting he seized women’s phones during traffic stops and searched them for nude photos while on duty.
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Arrest Made In 34-Year-Old California Kidnapping And Murder Cold Case After DNA Breakthrough

A 64-year-old man was arrested 34 years after Cindy Wanner was kidnapped from a Granite Bay home and found strangled to death near Foresthill, authorities said.
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Indiana OnlyFans Creator Charged With Child Exploitation, CSAM Possession

An Indiana OnlyFans creator is facing eight felony charges after police accused her of using a 5-year-old girl in explicit content to attract adult subscribers.
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Ex-Boyfriend Charged After St. Louis Man Was Killed and Dumped in Mississippi River

St. Louis prosecutors say a 27-year-old man admitted he shot his ex-boyfriend, then dumped the victim’s body in the Mississippi River after sending threatening messages.
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California Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder After Setting Father, Dog on Fire

A Lompoc jury found Joseph Ashley Garcia legally sane and guilty of first-degree murder with a torture special circumstance in the 2022 burning death of his father.
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Three Cleveland Uber, Lyft Shootings Spotlight Safety Risks and Few Protections for Drivers

Three Cleveland-area rideshare shootings in about two months, including two deaths, have spotlighted how little protection drivers may have after violent attacks.
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Opening Statements Set In Harvey Weinstein Rape Retrial In New York

A new Manhattan jury is set to hear opening statements in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial, nearly eight years after his arrest and after one conviction was overturned and another jury deadlocked.
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Convicted Killer Who Burned His Florida Neighbor Alive Set to Be Executed

Florida is set to execute Chadwick Willacy for the 1990 killing of neighbor Marlys Sather, who authorities said was beaten, strangled, and burned during a burglary.
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Murder Charge Filed Against Suspect in Death of Pregnant Houston Woman Ashanti Allen

Houston police say a 24-year-old man identified as the father of a missing woman’s unborn child has been charged with murder after her body was found near a bayou.
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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Fatally Shoots Wife Before Killing Himself in Annandale Home, Police Say

The former Virginia lieutenant governor whose political career was derailed by sexual assault allegations fatally shot his wife inside their northern Virginia home before killing himself, police said.
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Ohio Mother Charged in 2023 Infant Death Previously Convicted in Killing of Another Child

A Wickliffe woman facing charges in the 2023 death of her two-month-old son was previously convicted of killing another child more than a decade ago — and spent two years in prison for it.
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Twelve Families Sue Texas Charter School After Coaches Force Students Into Days-Long Punishment Drills, Hospitalizing 20 With Life-Threatening Injuries

Twenty student athletes at a Texas charter school were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after coaches allegedly forced them through days of non-stop punishment drills over a jersey mix-up — and then tried to cover it up.
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Man Charged With Raping Woman He Encountered After She Left Lancaster City Bar

A Lancaster man is accused of raping an unconscious woman, kidnapping her, driving her across the city and using credit cards belonging to her and her friend without permission.
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San Antonio Police Seek More Potential Victims in Case Against Minister Ryan Peña

San Antonio police say they are expanding their investigation into minister Ryan Peña after charging him with continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and urging any other possible victims to come forward.