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BREAKING | Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions have been overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court, which has ordered a new trial. Here’s why: http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/nation-world/alex-murdaugh-murder-conviction-overturned-new-trial-needed/507-c4807944-a570-4930-901b-88d7aa698b8d?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WFAA

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Betty Broderick, convicted in 1989 for ex-husband's murder, dies in prison Betty Broderick, the former Southern California socialite who killed her ex-husband and new wife in 1989, has died.

The government can also strip people of these documents under a 1996 law. https://www.kxan.com/news/us-revoking-passports-of-parents-who-owe-more-than-2500-in-child-support/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News

Moments after Austin police burst into apartment #821 with a sledgehammer, they realized they had the wrong place.

This wasn’t the home of a woman who had called 911, afraid of her abusive husband. This was the home of a 79-year-old grandmother with two small kids, ages 3 and 5, who were terrified when officers barged into their Southeast Austin apartment around 11 p.m. one night in June 2024.

It was an honest mistake. Software led officers to the wrong door. The elderly woman inside the apartment, a Nigerian immigrant who speaks little English, called her son, Eniekenimi Seifere, who raced home from his late shift as a patient care technician at an assisted living facility.

Seifere’s broken door led him to the city’s broken system for addressing property damage caused by police. Austin’s Law Department categorically refuses to pay for such damage to buildings — even when officers kick in the wrong door, break an innocent neighbor’s fence or leave a victim without a door that locks.

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Caption: What if someone sued you and you never knew?

Judges say that’s exactly what can happen when process servers falsify proof of service, leaving people unaware of lawsuits filed against them.

NBC 5 Investigates uncovers new cases of alleged process server fraud across North Texas, as more judges speak out and call for a statewide crackdown.

Thursday at 10 p.m

Bellingcat is pleased to announce our work has received six Emmy award nominations.
The FRONTLINE documentary collaboration with PBS, The Washington Post and Evident Media covering Iran's nuclear programme has received three nominations for Outstanding Investigative Coverage: Long Form, Outstanding Video Journalism: News and Outstanding Editing. You can watch an updated version of the documentary on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td5Iph8BFgE

Our video investigation with partners Evident Media and CalMatters on US border patrol agents travelling over 300 miles to carry out sweeping arrests and deportations in Bakersfield, California was also nominated for Outstanding Editing. You can find that work here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04/08/us-border-patrol-called-raid-300-miles-from-border-targeted-open-source-evidence-suggests-otherwise/

Our documentary on those trying to uncover more about Russia's poison programme is nominated for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary and Outstanding Graphic Design. It was produced in partnership with PBS, Channel 4, PASSION PICTURES, Impact Partners and M4 Studios. You can find out more about that here: https://www.antidotefilm.com/

All of this work would not have been possible without the kind support of our donors. Bellingcat is a not for profit. If you'd like to support our future work, you can do so here: www.bellingcat.com/donate/

Federal trial over lack of air conditioning in state prisons begins in Austin Roughly two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned.