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Guess Why Gretchen Whitmer Just Pardoned a Convicted Murder
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Fark
· Jul 8, 2026
Convicted murderess granted conditional pardon from her death sentence, 71 years after she was hanged. Missed it by that much [Interesting]
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Tampa Free Press
· Jun 30, 2026
Shallow Grave Discovery Triggers Florida, Georgia Manhunt: Murder Suspect At Large
Walton County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a woman wanted for murder after human remains were uncovered in a shallow grave on a Freeport property last Thursday. While investigators follow leads to track down 38-year-old Isabelle Rose Johnson, another suspect is already behind bars. Bobbi Wagstaff, 31, a resident of Sunset Lane, was arrested and [] Shallow Grave Discovery Triggers Florida, Georgia Manhunt: Murder Suspect At Large
CNN
· Jun 23, 2026
Guthrie case: The major details withheld from the public—until now
Multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation telling CNN that a note, believed to be sent by the kidnappers and sent on February 6th, said that Nancy Guthrie had died. Plus, TMZ reveals other new details of the case. 0:00 What a note tied to the Guthrie disappearance said in February 2:24 Seeing Savannah Guthrie’s February video message in a new light 4:11 The possible lead TMZ shared with authorities 7:32 Why release this information now? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Guthrie #crime #News
Knewz
· Jun 25, 2026
Ex-CBI forensic analyst pleads guilty to manipulating DNA evidence in hundreds of cases
Yvonne “Missy” Woods, a former forensic analyst who had worked with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, pleaded guilty to four felony counts on Tuesday. Woods, throughout her long and now-infamous career, omitted and manipulated data to expedite DNA testing, per AP News. Consequently, her decades-long mischief casts a shadow of uncertainty over the validity of...
Metro
· Jul 3, 2026
What happened to Nancy Guthrie? Timeline of kidnapping after FBI admission
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The Daily Beast
· Jun 22, 2026
Nancy Guthrie Case Rocked by New Bombshells
NBC / Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty IThe disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has taken a new twist as two outlets have competing narratives about what was actually written in purported ransom notes from her captor.Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, went missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Feb. 1. Despite multiple ransom notes and the high-profile nature of the matter, authorities have not been able to produce any consequential leads into her abduction for months.Her apparent abductor sent TMZ several ransom notes, which the outlet says the FBI believed were authentic.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Related coverage for "Guess Why Gretchen Whitmer Just Pardoned a Convicted Murder": Fark — Convicted murderess granted conditional pardon from her death sentence, 71 years after she was hanged. Missed it by that much [Interesting]. Tampa Free Press — Shallow Grave Discovery Triggers Florida, Georgia Manhunt: Murder Suspect At Large. CNN — Guthrie case: The major details withheld from the public—until now. Knewz — Ex-CBI forensic analyst pleads guilty to manipulating DNA evidence in hundreds of cases. Metro — What happened to Nancy Guthrie? Timeline of kidnapping after FBI admission. The Daily Beast — Nancy Guthrie Case Rocked by New Bombshells