Tag: Murder
True Crime Series: A Christmas murder – Sophienburg Museum and Archives
By Simon V. Simek —
Six score years ago to this very week of January, a story appeared in the English-language New Braunfels Herald, while...
DHS, DOJ, and Customs and Border Patrol Policies on Use of Deadly Force and Moving Vehicles
The following contains use of force policies issued by the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol, and the Department of Justice. The...
Expert Q&A on Operation Southern Spear and Seizure of Sanctioned Vessels
This expert FAQ — on Operation Southern Spear, boat strikes, potential use of force in Venezuela, and seizure of U.S. sanctioned vessels — has...
Expert Backgrounder: Law on Targeting Shipwrecked Traffickers
On Sept. 2, 2025 U.S. forces launched a missile strike against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean. Forty-one minutes later, they fired again—this...
Operation Southern Spear: Why the Crews, Drugs, and Boats are Not Targetable
The Sept. 2 attack on a boat allegedly carrying drugs has sparked widespread discussion regarding the targetability of the 11 people aboard, including two...
Expert Q&A on the U.S. Boat Strikes
Is it legal to use lethal force to target suspected drug trafficking boats on the high seas or kill those on board?
No. The United...
Killing Shipwrecked Survivors is Not Just Illegal—It Endangers U.S. Servicemembers
According to recent media reports, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth verbally ordered special forces to “kill everybody” ahead of a Sept. 2 operation targeting alleged...
California Dad & Stepmom Reportedly Charged After 8YO Daughter Is Found Dead In Hotel Bathtub With Crushed Hand & Blisters
Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamante, a California dad and stepmom, have reportedly been charged. This, after Mata Jr.’s 8-year-old daughter, Genesis Ariah Mata, was...
Say, WHAT?! Florida Man Reportedly Indicted After Allegedly Admitting To Punching 1-Year-Old Girl To Death
Deric Young, a Florida man, has reportedly been indicted after allegedly admitting to punching Ky’meria Key’moni German, a 1-year-old girl, to death.RELATED: Say WHAT?! Florida...
