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1 day ago · On January 6, 1759, Washington, at age 26, married Martha Dandridge Custis, the 27-year-old widow of wealthy plantation owner Daniel Parke Custis. The marriage took place at Martha's estate; she was intelligent, gracious, and experienced in managing a planter's estate, and the couple had a happy marriage. [46]
5 days ago · Martha Bashford | Manhattan prosecutor: They had no real leads. We didn't have the forensic tools that we have – today … so they did what they could. …And the case just went cold. And it stayed cold for 40 years. Rodney Alcala wasn't even a suspect. After the murder, he changed his name to John Berger and moved to New Hampshire.
3 days ago · Father's outcry as daughter's killer gets 10 years. Anger amid continuous grief and three years too long for the family of Ronjanae Smith. The beloved teenager was shot and killed in a mass ...
4 days ago · Chad Daybell was sentenced to death for the murders of his wife and his second wife’s two children this weekend, but when and whether he will be executed remains a wide open question.
4 days ago · Cyrenius Parke (18 children) Cyrenius Parke is my Loyalist ancestor and also the ancestor of countless others. Eighteen of his children reached adulthood, married and populated Ontario. Before the War: Cyrenius was born in Litchfield, Connecticut Colonial America 22 Dec 1754, the 5th child of parents James Parke and Sarah Newcombe.
23 hours ago · As of January 1, 2024, there were 2,241 death row inmates in the United States, including 49 women. [1] The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2]
4 days ago · Overall, we rate the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) as Left-Center biased due to its focus on issues that often align with left-leaning perspectives on criminal justice and social justice reform. They are High in factual reporting due to their well-researched and sourced information.
