Sandra Bland Suicide Case Study

Police brutality is at an all time high, with the expansion of social media it has made racism appear more prominent. Racism is something that’s existed for generations however social media has given people the ability to see racism first hand for themselves and has also given the public to respond openly to the issue at hand. The Trayvon Martin case was one of the biggest cases that sparked the racial profiling discussion, Trayvon Martin was a African American male walking home from a convenient store at night with a hoodie on when he was racial profiled by George Zimmerman, a Hispanic male who saw trayvon martin as a threat based solely on the color of his skin and the hoodie that he was wearing. Trayvon was unarmed and harmless but do to someone else pre conceived

The murder of JonBenet Ramsey is a crime that received national attention and was seen on nightly news stations and talk shows across the country. All of this attention made the case extremely controversial (Saferstein, 2015). It is now over twenty years since the murder occurred and the case still remains unsolved. The development of DNA evidence has played a critical role in the course of this arduous investigation (Saferstein, 2015). Crucial mistakes were made from the very start of the investigation by police and then by the district attorney, Mary Lacy (Saferstein, 2015).

On July 13, 2008 the parents of Casey Anthony George and Cindy received a notice stating that their daughter's car was in a tow yard. When the went to go pick up the van they noticed casey's purse, and their granddaughter Caylee's toys and carseat still in the vicheal. George also noticed a strong smell coming from the trunk, which caused them to get concerned. They finally found Casey at her boyfriend's house and questioned the whereabouts of her daughter. Casey broke down and said that she left Caylee with her nanny Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez in Orlando and that Gonzalez had zidnapped her on June 16th.

In excess of the nine years, Gina Dejesus, Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry were tied up with chains stuck in between the walls. That had to give birth to Amanda Berry’s daughter in captivity. Recent reports have speculated that there were multiple pregnancies among the three women that weren’t counted for due to beatings and malnourishment. Castro reportedly covered Dejesus 's head with a bag when he raped her because he knew her family well, and because she was a friend of his daughter

The Death Penalty in Houston Texas a woman named Kayla Duncan once justice for kindhearted sister Allison Simmons who was brutally murdered with an ax in her home in Dallas Alison's husband claimed that he left his house to run a few errands and return to his home where he found his wife murdered after further investigation by the court Allison's husband Chase Simmons was found guilty for the murder of Allison Simmons Chase was a man with morals and from everyone the police talked to said they had gotten the impression that he was a good man after Kayla heard that Chase was guilty of murder of her sister Allison she took charge to try to get the court to reassess the case because she wanted Chase to be sentenced to the death penalty after the

In February of 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in an act of self-defense. Martin, who was in Sanford, Florida visiting his father, was coming home from a 7-Eleven carrying a can of iced tea and a bag of skittles. 28-year-old Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch coordinator in the housing community in which Martin’s father lived (Abuznaid 1143). Zimmerman noticed Martin, who was wearing a gray-hooded sweatshirt, walking through the community and grew suspicious. Zimmerman called the police but was told to wait and not engage.

In this article, it mainly focuses in on the case of Sandra Bland. Her death occurred in a Texas county jail cell, which reacted from a suicide. Her family didn 't know what really went on, but they assumed that the Law Enforcement did not seem to care about what happened to Sandra. Sandra was not the only one who was in police custody because Kindra Chapman was as well. After reading this article, I feel like there are some jails that give the opportunity of inmates to find a way on killing themselves.

VICTIM OF THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER Tasha Smith South University VICTIM OF THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER The Golden State Killer was a serial killer and rapist that terrorized the state of California in the 1970’s and 1980’s. “Former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested at his home Tuesday after DNA linked him to crimes attributed to the so-called Golden State Killer and he initially was charged with eight counts of murder and could face dozens more charges, authorities said” (Thompson and Melley, 2018). DeAngelo is suspected of being responsible for at least twelve (12) killings and fifty (50) rapes during this time period. He targeted women between the ages of 13-41 by sneaking into their homes as they slept.

The murder of an innocent, young man, not bothering anybody. He was 17 years old. If you notice somebody walking at night with a hoodie on, would you let the police deal with it or take it upon yourself not knowing what that other person is carrying? Trayvon Martin’s murder happened at a Gated community in Sandford, Fla. He was walking and wearing a hoodie at the wrong time.

When the case was brought to court, the grand jury found Pantaleo ad Damico not guilty for Garner’s death. This cause protests as well as lawsuits for police brutality. Garner was unarmed and showed no violence towards the

She was a six year old pageant girl who came from a wealthy family in Colorado. She won many titles thanks to her curly blonde locks and her innocent nature. Sadly, her haunting death was anything but innocent. The mystery behind JonBenet Ramsey’s death can be summed up into two theories: someone in her family is the killer or a pedifile came after her.

Golden State Killer: Everything you need to know about the serial killer case The infamous Golden State Killer case may have finally been solved. The serial killer and rapist, who terrorized the California in the 1970s and 1980s, may have finally been brought to justice just weeks after the posthumous publication of a book by Michelle McNamara, the late wife of actor and comedian Patton Oswalt.

Sandra Bland 's, was pulled over by a state trooper by the name of Brian Encinia. Brian Encinia pulled over Sandra for a minor violation. Why 'll he was writing the ticket for traffic (He decided to ask her was she irritated and yes I am very irritated so she decided to smoke a cigarette he "asked" her could she put it out she said no he said well you can get out the car she said no I 'm in my car and I didn 't do anything wrong then he said well I can get you out myself next thing

A bone­chilling, mystery, murder took place in a peaceful/small town in Boulder, Colorado, taken place on Christmas night shook the nation. Beauty queen, pageant winner, adorable, innocent JonBenet Ramsey was killed in the family home on the night of December 25th, 1996. Jonbenet was found with a device around her neck that straggled her, stun gun marks on her left side of her body, hands tied above her head, and tape over her mouth. Later autopsies found that the girl was bashed over her head leaving an 8 ½ inch fracture. Then found later on that Jonbenet was sexually assaulted.

Viewing over the evidence the police said that she walked in, saw her husband vulnerable and drunk hits him over the head kills him and tells a lie to her friends. Then takes the pan washes it for her fingerprints to leave, then puts it on the stove claiming it was on when she walked in. Her friends in a drunken state believed her of course. They panicked the called the police claiming that he fell off the top of the stairs. Just like in all murders there is always a reason to why they suspect is not guilty.