Most people have never heard of NamUs, yet it is one of the most important public safety systems in America.
If you’re not familiar with NamUs and why it matters, please watch our latest explainer. #dnasolves
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A New York trooper who rammed an SUV during a 130‑mph pursuit, killing 11‑year‑old Monica Goods and then falsifying reports to blame her father, has been sentenced to prison after years of delays and public outrage.
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It’s #MissingPosterMonday and we need help sharing info on #MissingTeen#JaniceFullam
Janice Fullam was only 17 when she was last seen on 10/31/1981. She was headed to meet up with her brother at a local bar, approximately 1 mile away from her home. From the bar, Janice and her brother were planning on going to a nightclub in NYC.
Janice is NOT a runaway. She got along well with her father, a New York City fire department lieutenant, and her mother, a station clerk at University Hospital at Stony Brook. And only hours before she would leave her home, she learned that she had been hired as a waitress at a local restaurant.
Any information is helpful. Please call Suffolk County Police Department @ (631) 852-6110 or email https://t.co/Z30mU6JDij
This interview hurt my soul. The mistreatment of black women and journalists by this President is down right embarrassing and unacceptable. Kristin Welker is neither crooked or stupid. She is a history making journalist who has earned the right to be respected. The President should apologize immediately.
Not all DNA testing is the same. Because DNA evidence is finite, every decision matters. The way DNA is tested and the resulting data is used can determine whether a case is solved or reaches a dead end. #dnasolves
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As President, I would read 10 letters a day sent to me by ordinary Americans. At the Obama Presidential Center, we’ll have some of the letters I read — and responded to — every night. I still get emotional reading them, and it’s one of my favorite exhibits.
ABSOLUTELY FUCKING REPULSIVE THAT PETE HEGSETH REMOVED COLIN POWELLS NAME FROM A LIST OF NOTABLE AMERICANS BURIED AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY 🤬 HE ALSO REMOVED THE NAMES OF EVERY PERSON OF COLOR AND EVERY SINGLE WOMAN ON THE SAME LIST 🤬ONLY WHITE MEN WERE LEFT IN PLACE 🤬
SO PLEASE TELL US ONE MORE TIME HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESPECTS AMERICAS FALLEN HEROES 🤬
This sweet family has had a booth at every @CrimeCon since 2023. Their son and brother, Shelton Sanders, was murdered in 2001 in South Carolina. The case resulted in a hung jury because Shelton’s body was never found, and the alleged killer walks free today. For tips or ways to help, email [email protected]
MAJOR BREAKING: Epstein survivors just announced they will release their own list of names.
“We know who abused us. We saw who came and went. This list will be survivor-led—for survivors.”
The government stalled.
Now the victims are doing it themselves.
Please read:
The so-called “Son of Sam” laws in the United States were intended to prevent criminals from profiting from notoriety tied to violent crimes. But in practice, many of these laws are narrow, inconsistent, outdated, or weakened by constitutional challenges — leaving enormous loopholes that victims’ families are forced to watch play out in real time.
The case surrounding the Long Island Serial Killer investigation is one example. While families of the Gilgo victims continue seeking justice, an ecosystem of documentaries, interviews, streaming productions, online content, and murderabilia has emerged around the case. Much of it generates revenue, attention, and cultural capital from the suffering of victims and their loved ones, while families themselves are often excluded from decision-making, compensation, or even basic dignity.
But Gilgo is far from unique.
In Ohio, the family of Dominic Russo has similarly pushed for reform after launching a petition to close legal loopholes they believe allowed tragedy to become entertainment. Dominic Russo and Davion Flanigan were killed when Mackenzie Shirilla crashed her vehicle into a wall at more than 100 miles per hour. Following the case, the Russo and Flanigan families have endured a wave of documentaries, social media content, and sensationalized coverage that monetized their loss while reopening emotional wounds.
These cases expose the same fundamental problem: existing laws often focus narrowly on direct profits earned by offenders themselves, while failing to address the modern true-crime economy surrounding high-profile violence. Today, notoriety is monetized through streaming platforms, influencer culture, advertising revenue, collectibles, licensing deals, podcasts, and algorithm-driven engagement — industries that largely did not exist when many Son of Sam statutes were drafted.
Victims’ families are increasingly arguing that the law has not kept pace with the commercialization of violence. The issue is no longer only whether an offender can sell a book about their crime. It is whether an entire marketplace can profit endlessly from murder and trauma while those left behind carry the lifelong consequences.
You can help.
For Gilgo, pinned to my profile is information how you can support advancing NYS Bill #A6730.
For the Russo and Flanigan families, please sign the petition below:
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