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strong headed since '97 • criminal justice reporter @idahostatesman • always @uiargonaut • stop using mugshots • 208 703 8818 • @ljjproject fellow
boise, idaho
Joined June 2019
EXCLUSIVE: For months, men incarcerated at Idaho's maximum prison raised concerns over systemic issues until it led to a six-day hunger strike. Some complaints detailed alarming conditions: long bouts of isolation, delays in care & cages covered in urine.
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“As convenient as it can be to try to attribute violence and gang-related activity to some deeper meaning, actions have consequences,” IDOC’s spokesperson said. “Their behavior will determine what’s...
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Authorities identified the 38-year-old Idaho prisoner who was killed Wednesday in a private prison in Arizona.
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Authorities identified the 38-year-old Idaho prisoner who was killed in a private prison in Arizona.
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RT @IdahoStatesman: ‘I did it.’ Idaho dad accused of killing daughter admitted it, affidavit says
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“I just wonder how long he knew he was going to do that,“ the teen’s mother said. “I don’t know, why? Why? She was just a kid.”
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An Idaho prisoner died after an assault at a private prison hundreds of away from the state. The 38-year-old man was being housed at the Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona, which has been plagued by complaints for years.
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The Saguaro Correctional Center, which also houses prisoners from Hawaii and Montana, has been plagued by complaints for years.
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An Idaho father has been accused of killing his teenage daughter, who the coroner's office identified as 18-year-old Hope Cornish. But to her family & friends, she was known as Onyx: a strong-headed young woman who loved music — particularly heavy metal.
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Hope Cornish was known to her family and friends as Onyx, her mother told the Idaho Statesman, and she recently had turned her life around.
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RT @marielaesqui12: Hey X, I’m back! The news is out: I’m working for the news! So excited to announce I will be a reporter for the Idaho P….
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RT @kfixler: Let's set the record straight: Police *Do Not* think #BryanKohberger said any of #Idaho4 victims' names during the attack, des….
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“The investigators do not believe the suspect uttered any names,” Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger told the Idaho Statesman.
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RT @kfixler: Important story about the consequences of trying to control our environment (which may be futile), and also the potential cost….
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.@IDOCalert is investigating whether widely circulating videos of Bryan Kohberger in an apparent prison cell are credible. Sharing footage from within prison is strictly prohibited and could led to criminal charges, IDOC said.
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“We caution that some videos may be fake or AI-enhanced,” IDOC wrote in its news release.
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RT @IDOCalert: We are aware of the videos circulating online and are investigating the matter. While we cannot yet confirm the veracity of….
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On Nov. 13, 2022, Xana, Ethan, Kaylee and Maddie were murdered in what law enforcement called a “true whodunit.”. But a left-behind leather knife sheath would become the key to solving the case. @kfixler & I break down the weeks-long investigation.
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RT @kfixler: New: Police started watching PA family home of #BryanKohberger Dec. 20, 2022 — 6 days earlier than previously known. He wasn't….
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RT @IdahoStatesman: Idaho hotel homicide suspect shot man involved with his wife, affdavit says
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His next hearing is scheduled for 8 a.m. Aug. 22 at the Canyon County Courthouse.
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RT @MelissaKXLY4: I just looked through the crime scene photos released in the University of Idaho murders and I'm not seeing the news valu….
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did we think about how reporting on these photos might, i don't know, cause other outlets to write even more sensational and tackless stories? of course not.
"we're only releasing a handful of the photos because we respect the victims' families, but also there's 200 photos that are even worse and we looked through all of them, oh by the way you can too if you submit a records request".
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just because we can request things as reporters, doesn't mean we should.
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RT @IdahoStatesman: Four sentenced in fatal Boise robbery outside gas station. One awaits trial
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Eliseo Torres’ six-day trial is scheduled for January 2026.
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.@ByRachelRoberts & I report: Kip Crofts, the former head football coach at Caldwell High, was arrested again for a no contact order violation — 2 months after he was charged with sexual abuse of a minor. His attorney argued he was “unlawfully charged.”.
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His attorney argued that his client was “unlawfully charged.”
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RT @nicoleMfoy: You may have seen at least one video of immigration agents smashing a car window to detain someone inside. But did you know….
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We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a...
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RT @kfixler: Exclusive: In extended interview, #Idaho4 Prosecutor Bill Thompson tells me which #BryanKohberger family members were to be tr….
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“I have a hard time imagining that the killer did not see Dylan,” Prosecutor Bill Thompson told the Idaho Statesman, discussing a surviving roommate.
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RT @IdahoStatesman: Nampa man sentenced for ‘decade-long’ abuse of young girls, child porn
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“I was terrified,” one of the victims said in court.
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