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Oklahoma Executes Man for 1984 Murder of 7-Year-Old Stepdaughter, Ending Decades-Long Quest for Justice

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Richard Norman Rojem Jr., a convict in a decades-old murder case, was executed Thursday morning for the 1984 abduction, sexual assault, and murder of his 7-year-old former stepdaughter, Layla Cummings. Rojem was declared deceased at 10:16 a.m. following a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. In July 1984, Layla Cummings was forcibly taken from her residence in Elk City. Her lifeless body was later discovered in a nearby …

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Decades-Long Mystery Resolved: DNA Links Childhood Sweetheart to Woman’s Murder in Maryland

Chevy Chase, Md. — For over two decades, Lauren Preer lived with the haunting uncertainty surrounding her mother’s brutal murder. Leslie J. Preer, who was 50 at the time of her death, was found beaten in her upstairs bedroom, leaving a void in her daughter’s life that seemed endless. Lauren turned to her faith and the relentless pursuit by Montgomery County detectives, holding onto a sliver of hope that one day justice might be delivered. …

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Jam Master Jay Murder: Decades-Long Mystery Solved with Convictions of Culprits

New York City, New York – A chilling account of the final moments of Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC sheds light on the hip-hop legend’s tragic demise. The story begins in the late 1980s, when Carlis Thompson, a future warden at Rikers Island, visited his cousin Jason Mizell, better known as Jam Master Jay. Thompson’s recollection of a night before a show reveals a glimpse into the underworld that ultimately led to Mizell’s untimely death. …

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Depart of Health & Services Calls for Removal of Marijuana from Schedule I: Decades-Long Stance Challenged

Washington, D.C. – The Department of Health and Services recently released documents affirming the therapeutic benefits of marijuana, challenging the longstanding federal classification of the drug as a Schedule I substance. The nation’s top federal health agency, along with the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, called for the removal of “botanical cannabis” from its prohibitive status in the federal Controlled Substances Act. For over fifty years, cannabis has been …

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