Lowndes County High School got a terrible shock on January 11th 2013. Around 10.30 that Friday morning students filed into the gym … a pair of stockinged feet in the middle of a rolled-up wrestling mat. Standing on end it was 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson. He’d been missing since Thursday … Accident or murder? True Crime Recaps: Tragic Accident or Police Cover-Up? The Kendrick Johnson Case, Youtube 15.30, 2022
There was a bruise on the right side of his jaw and chest that led the second doctor to conclude he was killed by blunt force trauma. ibid.
December 12th 2021: A developing case out of Bridgeport, Connecticut … A 23-year-old woman meets a man on a dating app and invites him over for a get-to-know-you movie night. Eight hours later she’s dead. The coroner calls it an accidental overdose but the people closest to her says she didn’t use drugs. True Crime Recaps: The Mysterious Death of Lauren Smith-Fields, Youtube 7.53, 2022
The man who called 911 was her date: 37-year-old Matthew la Fountain. He slept over at her place the night before. He says he woke up around 6.30 a.m. and found her lying on her right side with blood dripping from her nose, and she wasn’t breathing. ibid.
She ended up taking a deadly dose of Fentanyl. ibid.
According to NBC Connecticut there was a pool of blood in the middle of the bed with streaks going off to the right. ibid.
There was also a used condom in her bathroom and an open tube of lubricant on her dresser. ibid.
They also found an unidentified pill in her room but it wasn’t collected for testing until almost three weeks later. ibid.
Gwyneth Paltrow: Did she or didn’t she run a man down on the slopes? That’s the question Gwyneth Paltrow is trying to answer at trial. True Crime Recaps: Gwyneth Paltrow Trial Highlights! Youtube 5.18, 2023
Llano County, Texas, 10th July 2016: Ma’am I’m here on 71 and it’s a bad crash. Head on collision. Accused: Guilty or Innocent? s1e1: Deadly Driver or Tragic Accident? 911 call, ITVX 2022
Jason has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. ibid. caption
The verdict is unanimous: Not Guilty. ibid.
Bessemer, Alabama, 3rd August 2017: I got a little girl drowned. Fell in the pool. We got her out of the pool … Accused: Guilty or Innocent? s3e5: Careless Adult or Swimming Pool Tragedy? Channel 5/ITVX 2022
Tragic accident or child neglect? ibid.
Jerry [Cole] is charged with aggravated child abuse, a Class A felony. ibid.
Immediately after the incident, Jerry’s fiancée ended their engagement and cut off all contact. ibid.
Iron County, Michigan, 13th January 2021: There’s been an accident on Bates-Amasa Road. Pretty bad. Accused: Guilty or Innocent? s4e3: Killer Driver or Medical Emergency? 911 call, Channel 5 2024
Jerry was driving his vehicle on the way to work in daylight about 2 o’clock in the afternoon … He just ploughed right into them. ibid. defense
The victim was 56-year-old Lawrence Leonarduzzi. He died instantly in the collision. Jerry the driver was not seriously hurt. ibid. caption
There’s no obvious reason why he [Jerry] would have fallen asleep … What caused that to happen? ibid. defense
Doctors diagnosed Jerry with a paralyzed diaphragm. A condition that reduces lung capacity. ibid. caption
If the brain is not getting oxygen, it shuts down. ibid.
If the brain is not getting oxygen, it shuts down. ibid. defense
The jury makes its decision in 90 minutes … Not Guilty. ibid. captions
Birmingham, Alabama, 5th September 2015: Margaret [Culp] anticipates the turn is coming. Veronica fell over on top of her. She couldn’t get her off. Caused Margaret to lose control. Accused: Guilty or Innocent? s4e5: Reckless Driver or Tragic Accident? Channel 5 2024
Margaret and the truck driver suffer only minor injuries. ibid. caption
She [Margaret] gets charged with the murder of Veronica. ibid. defense
After her arrest in 2017 Margaret spent 5 months in jail. She was released on a $25,000 bond. While in jail, Margaret couldn’t pay her rent and lost her home. ibid. captions
Alprazolam (Xanax) 40 ng/mL … Morphine: Less than 25 ng/mL … Oxycodone: Less than 50 ng/ML [trace amounts]. ibid. toxicology report
Margaret’s toxicology report showed she had trace amounts of oxycodone and morphine in her system. She says they were prescribed for a degenerative spine conditon. ibid. caption
The prosecution has offered Margaret a plea of Negligent Homicide: killing someone without malice. ibid.
Margaret will serve no prison time. ibid.
Miner: There’s been an explosion on 15s!
Above ground: Message received and understood. Play for Today: The Price of Coal II: Back to Reality, explosion in pit
There’s been an accident and we’ve all got to come home. ibid. son to mum, dad missing
An old warhorse made by Boeing out of Philadelphia. Chinook: Zulu Delta 576 I: Catastrophic Loss, expert, BBC 2024
An RAF Chinook helicopter with 29 people on board has crashed in the west of Scotland. It hit a hill in thick fog. ibid. BBC news
The Royal Ulster Constabulary said in the last hour that its 25 passengers were made up of Army and RUC personnel, and civil servants from the Northern Ireland office. ibid.
I had real concerns that the Mark II Chinook was not fully developed for service. Chinook: Zulu Delta 576 II: Dead Men Don’t Talk, test pilot
The investigation was very short of evidence as to what might have happened. ibid. investigator
The Ministry of Defence said in the headline that ultimately the two pilots were to blame. ibid. journalist
Same old thing over again – a closing of the ranks. ibid.
Young people are three times more likely to die in a car crash than from guns, knives and alcohol [Brake 2017]. Car Crash: Who’s Lying, Netflix 2018
2nd June 2023: A high-speed train carrying hundreds of passengers collides with two other trains in India. The crash kills 295 people and injures more than 800. It’s one of the deadliest rail accidents in history. This World: Why Trains Crash, BBC 2024
The crash raises safety concerns in India and around the world. Just three months earlier another collision killed dozens in Greece. ibid.
Why did three trains collide in India? And what measures can prevent it happening again? ibid.
More than 75,000 miles of track connect India’s cities. ibid.
1998: Germany’s worst rail disaster since the Second World War … a high speed train derailed killing 101 people and injuring more than 100. ibid.
London, October 1999: The collision killed 31 people and injured more than 100 others. ibid.
Greece 2023: It’s deadliest rail disaster … 57 died and at least 85 were injured. ibid.
India: Technicians installed the level crossing incorrectly. ibid.
Could the Odisha crash point to wider problems around railway safety and maintenance? ibid.
10,000 trains provide a lifeline to 19 million passengers. ibid.
Monday, October 26th 2015: I just came home and I found my wife [Amanda Antoni] downstairs, and there’s blood everywhere. Oh my God! Unsolved Mysteries s4e2: Body in the Basement, husband Lee’s 911 call, Netflix 2024
This was the bloodiest scene I’ve ever walked in on. ibid. rozzer
She had bruises in a lot of places, and it looked like she had been beaten. ibid.
Lee was in Saskatchewan at the time Amanda died. ibid.
I think my sister had something to do with this. ibid. Lee to rozzers
There had been threats that Lee’s sister had made to Amanda. ibid. brother
There was no reason for Amanda to have died except that she had lost so much blood. ibid. man
There was no evidence that anybody else had been in the basement apart from Amanda. ibid.
Behavioural science investigators … suggested that her dead may actually be an accident. ibid.
Although very rare for a woman of Miss Antoni’s age, the type of injuries that Amanda suffered were consistent in the literature for accidental stair falls. ibid.