Daqua Lameek “Quavo” Ritter, a South Carolina man, became the
first individual in the United States to be convicted of a federal
hate crime based on gender identification. The case stemmed from the
murder of Ernest “Pebbles LaDime ‘Dime’” Doe Jr, a Black
transgender woman, in 2019. In February 2024, a jury convicted Ritter
guilty, underlining the need of federal law recognizing hate crimes
based on gender identity. He was sentenced to life in prison for his
role in Doe's murde...
Lisa Mitchell and Anthony Yonko were arrested after their
seven-year-old daughter died of severe starvation and potential
mistreatment. The girl was pronounced dead at Saint Anthony's Midwest
Hospital in Oklahoma, weighing 25 pounds, which was much lower than
the typical weight for her age. Both parents were charged with
first-degree murder, torture, maiming, and causing the death of a
child by injury. Medical examination found several black and dark
crimson discharges from the child's li...