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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 3d

Emani Moss ⚰️

#OTD in 2013 the 10 year old dies from starvation at home in Laurenceville, Georgia. Her body was then hidden by her father and evil stepmother to hide her death 🇺🇸

At the time, Georgia's child protection system was completely unfit for purpose ⚖️

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 4d

Derek Campbell ⚰️

#OTD in 1999 the 6 year old was thrown off a 14th floor balcony in a Dalmarnock tower block and dies later in Glasgow Royal Infirmary 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

There were two fires in the flat set by his mother who survives with her 9 year old son, Ross. She is committed to hospital 🏥

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 4d

James Young 🪦

His killer was hanged in Ayr at 7am #OTD in 1848. He repeatedly admitted and retracted his guilt and tried to commit suicide several times 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

After 15 mins prayer the local Provost shouted, "Do your duty, executioner" and the hangman, pulled the lever ⚖️

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 5d

Lucia 'Lulu' Krim ⚰️
Leo Krim ⚰️

#OTD in 2012 their nanny decided to stab both the 6 year old and 2 year old to death in their apartment in Manhattan, New York 🇺🇸

Their mother entered the dark and silent apartment and found both children lying dead in a bath full of blood 🛀

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 5d

Michael Smith ⚰️
Alexander Smith ⚰️

#OTD in 1994 their mother contacts police in Union, South Carolina reporting them kidnapped 🇺🇸

The 3 year old and 14 month old boys were taken by a stranger leading police on a 9 day frantic search. Of course it was all lies and they were dead.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 13d

Lucy Stone | Suffragist & abolitionist, died #OTD in 1893

She spoke out for women's rights & against slavery when women were discouraged & prevented from public speaking. First Massachusetts woman to earn a college degree.

womenshistory.org/education-re...

A framed photo of Lucy Stone on the left and a quote from Stone on the right: Now all we need is to continue to speak the truth fearlessly, and we shall add to our number those will turn the scale to the side of equal and full justice in all things.

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 9d

Alesha Macphail 👶🏻

#OTD in 2012 Alesha Sarah MacPhail was born in Glasgow Royal Infirmary 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

She lived in Airdrie with her mother and younger sister and attended Chapelside School, which she loved. Her favourite activities were gymnastics and cake baking 🎂

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 10d

On 21st of October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults were killed in the horrific Aberfan disaster, caused by the failure of the National Coal Board.

Today, we remember those who lost their lives and stand with the community of Aberfan now and always.

Never again.

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 12d

Maryann Measles ⚰️

#OTD in 1997 the 13 year old is kidnapped from her mother’s car in a Connecticut shopping centre car park 🇺🇸

Although her body is not found for 9 months, she was immediately beaten, gang-raped, bound in chains and then dumped into the Housatonic river

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 12d

Caleb Ness 🪦

#OTD in 2001 the baby's male parent is arrested and charged with murder after assaulting him "on various occasions" 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

DNA testing later casts doubt on his parentage after killing Caleb whilst his mother is at the chemist 🧬

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 13d

Caleb Ness ⚰️

The 11 week old dies at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh shortly after his arrival #OTD in 2001 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

There were 14 rib fractures found in the immediate autopsy -most new, some a week old and 1 several weeks’ old. He had been killed by his male parent.

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 13d

Caleb Ness ⚰️

The 11 week old dies at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh shortly after his arrival #OTD in 2001 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

There were 14 rib fractures found in the immediate autopsy -most new, some a week old and 1 several weeks’ old. He had been killed by his male parent.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 20d

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right--for you'll be criticized anyway."

Remembering Eleanor Roosevelt, born #OTD in 1884. One of the most influential American women of the twentieth century.

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 20d

Edward Evans 🪦

#OTD in 1965, five days after his murder, the 17 year old's other killer was arrested at her home near Hyde, Manchester 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

She wouldn't be released again, never was paroled and died after spending 37 years in prison ⚖️

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 21d

John Johnstone 🪦

#OTD in 1923 the paperboy’s killer was hanged inside Duke Street Prison, Glasgow just yards from where she was arrested 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

She had been convicted of murder becoming the first woman in Scotland to be hanged for 50 years and the last ever executed ⚖️

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 21d

Eoghan Moy ⚰️

#OTD in 1994 he died with his mother by his side in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill, Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

His father was sent to the State Hospital at Carstairs after he thought the Gulf War was his fault and that killing his son would save the world 🏥

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 22d

Eoghan Moy

#OTD in 1994 his disturbed father threw the two week old baby off the Overtoun bridge, Dunbartonshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Witnesses rushed 40ft down to the rocks below where Eoghan lay beside the river. He was rushed to hospital whilst his father twice attempted suicide 🏥

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 22d

Eoghan Moy

#OTD in 1994 his disturbed father threw the two week old baby off the Overtoun bridge, Dunbartonshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Witnesses rushed 40ft down to the rocks below where Eoghan lay beside the river. He was rushed to hospital whilst his father twice attempted suicide 🏥

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 23d

Liam Fee 🪦

#OTD in 2012 the first bruise is noted on the 14 month old baby by his childminder from Thornton, Fife 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

His mother has just entered into a civil partnership. He will be tortured by both over the next 18 months and then murdered 💀

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 23d

Lesley Molseed 🪦

#OTD 50 years ago the body of the 11 year old is found on Rishworth Moor, West Yorkshire lying face down in tall grass. She was found three days after her abduction 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

This starts one of England's biggest miscarriages of justice ever ⚖️

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 23d

Bobby Greenlease 🪦

#OTD in 1953 the 6 year old's body is found after his killers are arrested in Kansas City, Missouri 🇺🇸

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · Sep 28

Bobby Greenlease ⚰️

#OTD in 1953 the 6 year old was kidnapped by someone pretending to be his aunt from his school in Kansas City, Missouri 🇺🇸

He was strangled, beaten and shot in the head in the couple's car (the same day) before being buried in their garden 🪏

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 25d

April Sue-Lyn Jones 🪦

#OTD in 2012 her killer is charged with abduction, murder, and perverting the course of justice at Mold Crown Court 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The body of the tiny five year old child with cerebral palsy is never found.

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 25d

Kriss Donald 🪦

#OTD 20 years ago three of his killers are charged with racially motivated murder and abduction at Edinburgh High Court 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Two of his killers were already convicted and these three joined them a year later ⚖️

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 26d

Lesley Molseed 🪦

Lesley was sent to a shop on the Turf Moor estate in Manchester to buy bread 50 years ago today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Wearing a blue raincoat, carrying a blue canvas bag and £1 in cash, the 11 year old was abducted and killed later that afternoon.

Her family used to call her “Lel”

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 26d

Kriss Donald 🪦

#OTD 20 years ago three of his killers arrived in Scotland after being extradited from Pakistan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

They were arrested in Pakistan in July 2005 following the intervention of Mohammed Sarwar, the MP for Glasgow Central ⚖️

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Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social · Oct 4

#OnThisDay, 4 Oct 1936, women join the Battle of Cable Street, in London's East End, protesting against a fascist march through the area. Of the 79 people arrested, eight are women, including Blanche Edwards.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory 🗃️ #FlashbackFriday
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A woman is being frogmarched along cobbles by two policemen, with another apparently gesturing to her to calm down

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Say Their Names @saytheirnames.bsky.social · 29d

Kriss Donald 🪦

#OTD in 2006 the trial starts in Edinburgh of three men extradited from Pakistan accused of the horrific racially motivated murder of the teenager in March 2004 in Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The innocent student was stabbed multiple times, doused in petrol and set on fire.

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