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Chris Spargo

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Chris Spargo

    Christa Pike’s Lethal Injection Was ‘Unlike Any Other Botched Execution in the Modern Era,’ Expert Says - AOL (opens the original)

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    Christa Pike, 50, is being treated at an undisclosed hospital after she remained alive following two rounds of lethal injection drugs during her planned execution Wednesday evening “This event is the worst we’ve seen and unlike any other botched execution in the modern era,” said Robin Maher, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center All executions have now been halted for a year in the state as this is the second botched lethal injection that occurred in Tennessee this year

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Chris Spargo

    Bryan Kohberger Hoped to Return to WSU And Wrote Letter Begging For His Job to Be Reinstated After Idaho Murders - AOL (opens the original)

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    Bryan Kohberger was attempting to return to Washington State University after the University of Idaho murders, according to a letter he wrote appealing his termination by the school from his position as a T.A. He was arrested and charged with murder before receiving a response to his appeal and on that same day, WSU suspended him effective immediately Kohberger wrote in his appeal that he could not afford to return to WSU without his T.A. position because he depended on the money and insurance t

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Chris Spargo

    Pastor’s Wife Fell 1,200 Feet to Her Death in 2006. Inside the Evidence that Turned ‘Accident’ into Murder Case (Exclusive) - AOL (opens the original)

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    David Vander Meer reported that his wife Bernadette Vander Meer, 29, accidentally fell to her death off Angels Landing on the morning of Aug. 22, 2006 On Sept. 15, 2006, a park ranger brought David back to the site and had him recreate the incident so he could examine the cliff wall for evidence of a fall Despite the cliff wall having a pitch of “75 to 85+ degrees” and multiple ledges, there was only one possible impact site found in the 200 feet below the cliff edge, but it was ultimately deter

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Chris Spargo

    Daughters and Alleged Mistress of “American Idol” Alum Charged with Murdering Wife Set to Testify Against Him at Trial - AOL (opens the original)

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    Jury selection begins on Sept. 17 in the Caleb Flynn trial The former “American Idol” contestant is charged with murdering his wife in February at their Ohio home and blaming it on a robber His two daughters and alleged mistress are on the witness list for the prosecution Jury selection will begin on Sept. 17 for a former American Idol contestant charged with murdering his wife. Caleb Flynn is accused of murdering his wife Ashley Flynn, a beloved member of the Ohio community where the couple was

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Chris Spargo

    Florida Man Laughs While Pleading Guilty to Torturing, Dismembering and Decapitating Teen He Lured In On Grindr - AOL (opens the original)

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    Steven Gress entered a guilty plea to a charge of first-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Miranda Corsette The high school student was tortured for a week at Gress’ home in St. Petersburg before being suffocated and then dismembered and decapitated At the hearing to enter his guilty plea, Gress laughed as he told the judge he would rather be executed than spend the rest of his life in prison A Florida man laughed in court while confessing to the brutal murder of a 16-year-old girl. Steve

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