Stories
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Dozens of teens who spent time at abusive reform school ended up on death row
At least 34 boys from the Dozier School were later sentenced to death. Did abuse make them more violent?
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Florida prosecutor will fight Tommy Zeigler’s release
The state’s longest-serving death row inmate now hopes a judge will weigh in on whether DNA testing proves his innocence.
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Long-awaited DNA analysis proves Zeigler innocent in 1975 murders, lawyers say
After 48 years on death row, the results of Zeigler’s successful battle for DNA testing could mark a breakthrough.
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DNA could crack a notorious Florida cold case – with infamous suspects
The Walker family murders haunt a victim’s brother, who wants answers before he dies. He points to the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers.
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Florida’s Child Support System Exhausts Parents, Costs Kids
Photography – Ivy Ceballo | Tampa Bay Times
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History of St. Petersburg Lynching Was Hidden. Not anymore.
Photography – John Pendygraft | Tampa Bay Times
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An autistic child melts down. An officer makes a decision. A family suffers the consequences.
A mental health law is being used more frequently across Florida on children who are not mentally ill.
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Blood and Truth : A narrative series
Photo from William Thomas “Tommy” Zeigler’s court file. A 38 caliber bullet casing in front of Zeigler Furniture Store, Winter Garden, Fla. Dec 24, 1975. Zeigler was convicted of the murders of his wife, in-laws and another man in his furniture store on Christmas Eve in 1975 in Winter Garden, Fla.
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Leonora LaPeter Anton 