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Gina Barton
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Reporter at USA TODAY, producer and host of the true crime podcast Unsolved
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 7h
A Program Backed by the Gun Industry Failed to Reduce Suicide — and Was Secretly Shut Down Early buff.ly/uRTrIDy
A Program Backed by the Gun Industry Failed to Reduce Suicide — and Was Secretly Shut Down Early
The country’s best-known suicide prevention group teamed up with the gun industry. The effort was good for public relations and raising money, but it never met its goal, and internal records show why.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 1d
Deputy Charged With Murder Knelt on Inmate’s Back, Affidavit Says buff.ly/qOJsWDX
Deputy Charged With Murder Knelt on Inmate’s Back, Affidavit Says
A recently released affidavit relates new details about the July death in a Kansas jail of a man with medical problems who was handcuffed and face down on a bunk.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 1d
Chicago Cop Who Falsely Blamed an Ex-Girlfriend for Dozens of Traffic Tickets Pleads Guilty but Avoids Prison buff.ly/fVc3voK
Chicago Cop Who Falsely Blamed an Ex-Girlfriend for Dozens of Traffic Tickets Pleads Guilty but Avoids Prison
Retired officer Jeffrey Kriv acknowledged repeatedly lying under oath to avoid paying dozens of speeding and other traffic tickets. Prosecutors have dropped at least 92 cases in which Kriv was a key…
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 2d
Did the ‘Psychopath Test’ Help Send Robert Roberson to His Execution? buff.ly/4BTPZEB
Did the ‘Psychopath Test’ Help Send Robert Roberson to His Execution?
The case against Robert Roberson, whose execution is scheduled for Oct. 16, is the latest to raise questions about a controversial diagnosis.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 2d
ICE agents injured a journalist at an NYC courthouse, adding to a disturbing trend
ICE agents injured a journalist at an NYC courthouse, adding to a disturbing trend
Freedom of the Press Foundation has cataloged more than a dozen allegations of violence against journalists by federal agents this year.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 5d
Ohio county agrees to $7M settlement over man’s death after jail guards restrained him, family says | CNN buff.ly/K12ZFQN
Ohio county agrees to $7M settlement over man’s death after jail guards restrained him, family says | CNN
The family of a man who died after being restrained in an Ohio county jail said Tuesday that they have reached a $7 million settlement agreement with the county and are pushing officials there to…
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 6d
A 2nd mistrial: Jury deadlocks in Ohio cop's murder retrial buff.ly/hSF3bGU
A 2nd mistrial: Jury deadlocks in Ohio cop's murder retrial
CINCINNATI (AP) — A second mistrial was declared Friday in the case of a white University of Cincinnati officer who killed an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 6d
A year after USA TODAY investigation, the rape kit backlog persists
A year after USA TODAY investigation, the rape kit backlog persists
Around the country, thousands of crimes remain unsolved because DNA results have been ignored, shelved or lost in the mail.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 9d
As Domestic Violence Surges, City Funding To Fight Crisis Set To Drop Dramatically buff.ly/LBCdWsz
As Domestic Violence Surges, City Funding To Fight Crisis Set To Drop Dramatically
Domestic homicides were up 18 percent over last year. At a City Council committee Wednesday, advocates sounded the alarm over funding cuts.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 9d
Illinois Considers Unusual Approach to Gun Regulations buff.ly/al9MX2f
Illinois Considers Unusual Approach to Gun Regulations
The bill aims to get around federal protections for gun manufacturers.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 9d
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear defends inaction in removing convicted sheriffs buff.ly/c6tm9NS
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear defends inaction in removing convicted sheriffs
“The boss of sheriffs are the people that elect them, and can ultimately refuse to vote for them the next time,” Beshear said.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 12d
How an influencer's false post about Charlie Kirk turned a Wisconsin principal into a national target buff.ly/eKx3URb
How an influencer's post about Charlie Kirk turned a Wisconsin principal into a national target
After a conservative activist falsely accused an Elkhorn principal of celebrating Charlie Kirk's death, she and her school were flooded with threats.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 12d
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to pause abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut buff.ly/ANGAHBl
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to pause abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to find a way to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Don…
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 15d
Kansas deputy charged with murder in the death of a man in custody buff.ly/ENRrUES
Kansas deputy charged with murder in the death of a man in custody
A Kansas sheriff’s deputy has been charged with murder in the death of an inmate who sustained broken ribs after his back was kneeled on after he was wheeled from the infirmary to his cell.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 15d
"Untested" has been recognized as a finalist for best true-crime limited series in the 2025 Signal Awards! Plus, we would really appreciate your vote in the listener's choice category. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and vote for Untested at buff.ly/tYJwlwE
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 15d
Family of Mexican father fatally shot by ICE near Chicago 'wants justice to be done' buff.ly/5rRXplx
Family of Mexican father fatally shot by ICE near Chicago 'wants justice to be done'
With law enforcement releasing little information about the death of Silverio Villegas González, one advocate said they "have to stitch this together ourselves."
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 15d
A brutal beating by deputies was caught on tape. They were cleared by state police anyway buff.ly/bhFuhbK
A brutal beating by deputies was caught on tape. They were cleared by state police anyway
Never-before-seen footage shows two Louisiana deputies punching an inmate more than 50 times during a jailhouse strip-search in 2019.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 16d
She paid his bond. ICE took him. Bradenton family's saga shows how Florida jails fuel deportations - Suncoast Searchlight buff.ly/0NIeNrT
She paid his bond. ICE took him. Bradenton family's saga shows how Florida jails fuel deportations - Suncoast Searchlight
Leer en español aquí. In the early morning hours on July 12, Oscar Romero Santos drove his red Ram truck toward the Bradenton home he shared with his wife. When he turned onto his block, a Manatee…
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 16d
After rescinding protections, ICE is moving to deport more immigrants who were victims of crime buff.ly/eM7OJUd
After rescinding protections, ICE is moving to deport more immigrants who were victims of crime
A man detained by authorities days after he nearly died in an Iowa shooting is one of a growing number of crime victims who have been targeted in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 16d
Kansas officer charged with murder after inmate dies by suffocation
Kansas officer charged with murder after inmate dies by suffocation
Prosecutors said deputy Richard Fatherley is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in the July 5 death of Charles Adair.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 19d
Jury acquits LA County ICE protester of assaulting a federal officer buff.ly/Db9CDto
Jury acquits LA County ICE protester of assaulting a federal officer
This is the first of dozens of similar cases in Los Angeles County to receive a jury trial in federal court.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 19d
Maine state police promoted trooper who punched handcuffed man in the face buff.ly/00KRf9Z
Maine state police promoted trooper who punched handcuffed man in the face
The chaotic 2024 arrest in Limerick raises questions about the state police’s use of force policy and its process for reviewing complaints.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 19d
After an epidemic of jail deaths, this CA sheriff is running for governor
After an epidemic of jail deaths, this CA sheriff is running for governor
A former captain under Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco alleges cover-ups and retaliation in a lawsuit and exclusive interview.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 21d
With 5 deaths in NYPD custody this year, public defenders ask who's policing the police? buff.ly/XWyvPCB
With 5 deaths in NYPD custody this year, public defenders ask who's policing the police?
The Legal Aid Society says an independent agency should automatically investigate any death in NYPD custody — because none do now.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 21d
City Hall spending $90 million to settle lawsuits tied to corrupt Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts buff.ly/uBYrtX9
City Hall spending $90 million to settle lawsuits tied to corrupt Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts
Lawsuits targeting Watts, who ran a corrupt public housing unit and was sent to federal prison for shaking down an FBI informant, have long placed a financial strain on the city.
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