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Apr 12, 2020 · One of his victim’s families, however, fought for more than 20 years to get justice in their loved one’s murder. On Jan. 31, 1996, Melissa Thomas left her family’s house in Opelousas, Louisiana, and headed to a nearby gas station for a pack of cigarettes.
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Apr 3, 2022 · HOUSTON — During hours of relentless questioning, Melissa Lucio more than 100 times had denied fatally beating her 2-year-old daughter. But worn down from a lifetime of abuse and the grief of...
May 2, 2021 · According to the Atlanta Police Department, the 21-year-old mother was found decapitated, dismembered and stuffed into black trash bags in the spring of 1999, not far from their...
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On Feb. 15, 2007, 2-year-old Mariah died from injuries associated with a fall down a staircase leading to their apartment, according to Lucio and her children. (Lucio’s lawyers argue that Mariah had physical disabilities that made her walking unstable and led to a history of falls.) Two days later, the toddler did not wake up from a nap on her pare...
Lucio’s case has drawn widespread outrage from a bipartisan group of more than 100 Texas state lawmakers, as well as dozens of anti-domestic violence, religious and Latino groups and celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and John Oliver. They argue that medical evidence showing that Mariah’s death was consistent with an accident and a five-hour aggres...
Criminal justice experts point out that the hostile interrogation tactics in Lucio’s case point to a more systemic problem. “Her case represents the tip of the iceberg. For every lucky one we catch, we discover there is some unknown number of false confessors still sitting in prison, because cases don’t get scrutinized,” says Saul Kassin, a psychol...
Apr 26, 2022 · Melissa Lucio was convicted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter in 2008. Her case has gained national attention as her family and legal team fought for clemency. ABC News
Apr 25, 2022 · Her lawyers say new evidence shows that the cause of her daughter's injuries and subsequent death were caused by a fall down a steep staircase outside their apartment in Harlingen, Texas. They say Lucio was coerced into a false confession after hours of intense police interrogations.
