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Grand Jury to Hear Testimony in Murder of Portland Woman Found Dead in Washington Barn

Portland, Oregon – A grand jury is set to hear testimony next week regarding the murder of Joanna Speaks, one of several women who were reported missing and found dead in the Portland area last year. Investigators believe that Speaks, 32, was killed in Portland but her body was discovered in Ridgefield, Washington with injuries to her head and neck. Detectives have not made any arrests in the case, but last summer, law enforcement sources …

Supreme Court to Hear Long-Running Appeal of Oklahoma Death Row Inmate

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review the ongoing appeal of Richard Glossip, a death row inmate in Oklahoma whose execution was halted by the justices last year. The decision to delay Glossip’s execution came after the state’s Republican attorney general informed the court of prosecutorial misconduct in the case, making his death “unthinkable.” Glossip’s case has received widespread national and international attention due to bipartisan support …