The pandemic brought about a sharp rise in mental health concerns, deep unemployment and an unprecedented amount of social isolation – a potentially deadly combination alongside rising gun sales.
Julie Rea is a free woman today after she spent seven years in prison, wrongfully convicted in the murder of her 10-year-old son, Joel Kirkpatrick. The real killer was Tommy Lynn Sells.
Former Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West has pled not guilty to multiple charges after a run-in with police in Florida.
Alpo Martinez is a former drug dealer whose death was widely reported on social media. The NYPD has not confirmed his death.
Micah Beals is an actor also known as Micah Femia who was arrested in New York City after police say he vandalized the George Floyd statue in Union Square Park.
Dr. Janet Chollet Bierenbaum, the second wife of Dr. Robert Bierenbaum, supported him as he faced trial in the murder of his first wife, Gail Katz Bierenbaum, according to news coverage from his court appearances. Chollet had a daughter, Annah, with him.