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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. …

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 …

Decades-Long Sentence for Perpetrator in Brutal Jewelry Store Assault

Wilmington, DE – A Delaware man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday for the brutal attack on a jewelry store owner during a robbery that occurred last year, authorities said. The incident, which left the community in shock, involved the perpetrator beating the victim mercilessly with a metal object before fleeing with thousands of dollars worth of stolen jewelry. The assailant, identified as 29-year-old Marcus Briggs, was confronted by overwhelming evidence, including high-definition …

Decades-Long Sentence for Man After Violent Caravan Assault

London, UK — A brutal assault in a Surrey caravan has led to a 27-year prison sentence for a 54-year-old man, marking a severe response by the judiciary to what has been described as a horrific episode of violence. The man, whose identity has been withheld due to legal considerations, was convicted of grievous bodily harm after a trial that laid bare the gruesome details of the attack, which occurred last year. The incident took …

Decades-Long Mystery Solved: Man Arrested in Connection with 1970s California Motel Murders

Los Angeles, CA – Nearly half a century after the grim discovery of several women’s bodies in California motels, a suspect linked to these cold cases has finally been apprehended. This breakthrough in the investigation brings a new hope of closure to a series of crimes that have long haunted the local communities. The arrest was made possible through advanced DNA technology and diligent work by detectives who revisited the longstanding cases, combing through a …

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 …

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. …