
Leonora LaPeter Anton
@WriterLeonora
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Writer, former @TB_Times journalist, Pulitzer winner, podcast host, @UofIllinois grad; [email protected] Stories at https://t.co/JHNnRp7mCE
St. Petersburg
Joined July 2009
Tommy Zeigler has tried for two decades to get DNA testing. Now, finally, after the analysis was allowed in 2021, we know what it shows: Long-awaited DNA analysis proves Zeigler innocent in 1975 murders, lawyers say. My story in the @TB_Times
tampabay.com
After 48 years on death row, the results of Zeigler’s successful battle for DNA testing could mark a breakthrough.
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Tommy Zeigler will get his day (actually five days) in court to present his case for innocence following DNA testing of the evidence. The judge will actually look at his entire case.
@TB_Times and @WriterLeonora have been following this death row case for years. In December, Tommy Zeigler's lawyers will get a chance to argue his claim of innocence.
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From the outside, Camp HOPE looks like any other. That’s by design. But woven into days of horseback riding and scavenger hunts and hours at the campground pool, small-group activities help kids make sense of their most difficult experiences. @TB_Times
https://t.co/378lWURf9M
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For kids exposed to violence, 5 nights at sleepaway camp offers hope.
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@WriterLeonora examines the reform school connection in death row cases in Florida. "Dozier helped make these boys killers."
themarshallproject.org
At least 34 boys from the Dozier School were later sentenced to death. Did abuse make them more violent?
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Prosecutor says DNA results do not exonerate Florida's longest-held death row inmate. His lawyers say they'll ask a judge to decide. @WriterLeonora with the latest, in @TB_Times:
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The state’s longest-serving death row inmate now hopes a judge will weigh in on whether DNA testing proves his innocence.
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Dozens of Teens Who Spent Time at Abusive Florida Reform School Ended Up on Death Row. https://t.co/7Z5HAYcv6u
@MarshallProj @WriterLeonora @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg #MichaelBell #deathpenalty
themarshallproject.org
At least 34 boys from the Dozier School were later sentenced to death. Did abuse make them more violent?
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A story that rises above true crime. Learned a lot in this one.
texasmonthly.com
Jason Landry’s disappearance confounded the state’s top investigators. When thousands of online sleuths got involved, intrigue turned into obsession.
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Lots of interesting stories about the media in here.
poynter.org
In another disturbing case of violence against journalists, prosecutors say Eric Spofford paid thousands to target NHPR staffers
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Our live fact-checking coverage of today's confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert Kennedy Jr. >>
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PolitiFact is live fact-checking the U.S. Senate's confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's picks for FBI dire
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And read the original series or listen to the podcast that told the story of a quadruple murder on Christmas Eve 1975:
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The lingering case of Tommy Zeigler and other men on Florida’s Death Row
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ICYMI: Here's some big news on an old death row case, via @TB_Times and @WriterLeonora
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After 48 years on death row, the results of Zeigler’s successful battle for DNA testing could mark a breakthrough.
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Six years ago, @TB_Times told the story of how Florida had denied DNA testing to death row inmates like Tommy Zeigler. @WriterLeonora drew renewed attention to this case, and finally, here we are. https://t.co/HIbv8GAjGk
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“In New York, a mother with no history of drug use lost custody of her toddler & newborn for 5 months after she tested positive for fentanyl that the hospital had given her in her epidural.” This state-sanctioned violence inflicts a very specific form of trauma that people don’t
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Why newspaper presidential endorsements have become an endangered species
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The Washington Post. Los Angeles Times. The Minnesota Star Tribune. Tampa Bay Times. Gannett.. Alden. The list grows by the day.
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Zillow will now show climate risk data on home listings /The information is meant to help home buyers assess potential damage from extreme weather.
washingtonpost.com
Zillow will now show climate risk data on home listings
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Look at the tiny difference in track between last night and this morning, and the enormous difference in projected flooding. It’s going to be so hard to communicate this effectively.
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NEW: The @FLDEPNews employee who was fired over leaked state park info tells me it was secrecy and likely enviro destruction that led him to speak out “This was going to be a complete bulldozing of all of that habitat," he told me today More @TB_Times
https://t.co/cRW4s0e5MF
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The employee’s dismissal letter, shared with the Tampa Bay Times, said he released ‘unauthorized’ information to the public.
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Watch this story. There were a lot of questions asked when Sasse was hired under a secretive process that was never really exposed.
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In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his...
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There are lots more people like Robert DuBoise in prison. Read this significant story by @TimesDan and @SpataTimes for the @TB_Times
The Marked Man - An innocent man's exoneration after 37 years in prison revealed a rash of serial killings in 1983 Tampa. @TB_Times
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