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Ex-NICU nurse Erin Strotman pleads no contest to child abuse
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — A former NICU nurse pleaded no contest to nine counts of felony child abuse involving nine babies in... More
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Police: Masked threatening suspects were relatives in ‘horrific prank’
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Three masked intruders who terrorized an Alexandria family earlier this month, banging on their door and threatening to break in,... More
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Police working to ID masked suspects who threatened family in Ring video
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Three people wearing Halloween masks threatened a family and attempted to break into their Alexandria home last week, according... More
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Netflix documentary highlights VA woman who disappeared from cruise
RICHMOND, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — A Virginia family hopes a new Netflix docuseries will bring renewed attention, and potentially new information, to Amy Lynn... More
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Couple arrested in double murder allegedly returned to scene to set fire
MATHEWS COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Two suspects are in custody after authorities discovered a man and woman dead in a burning home last... More
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NICU nurse now accused of abusing four infants remains free on bond
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — A Virginia nurse accused of abusing infants at a hospital NICU remains free on bond after being indicted... More
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NICU nurse Erin Strotman now charged with abusing three infants
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — A nurse accused of abusing a premature baby at a Virginia hospital now faces a half dozen new... More
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Nurse accused of abusing infant in NICU granted bond
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Erin Strotman, a 25-year-old nurse charged with abusing a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit at Henrico... More
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‘I feel manic’: Text messages from NICU nurse accused of abusing infant
RICHMOND, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Former NICU nurse Erin Strotman will remain in jail as the court waits for the findings of a mental... More
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Judge: NICU nurse accused of abusing baby to stay in jail for her own safety
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — A Henrico County judge denied bond for a former NICU nurse over concerns for her safety if she... More
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Police: Surveillance video shows Virginia nurse abusing baby in NICU
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — More details are being released in the case against a Virginia nurse accused of abusing premature infants. Surveillance... More
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Suspect named in 3 Virginia cold cases, including ‘Colonial Parkway Murders’
SUFFOLK, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) —Police in Virginia named a deceased hunter and fisherman as a suspect in three unsolved murders that dated back to... More
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Former basketball star sentenced after dead son found in freezer
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Former University of Richmond basketball star Kassceen “Kass” Weaver was sentenced to 20 years in prison connected to... More
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Virginia woman charged in connection to hot car deaths of infant, dog
YORK COUNTY, Va. (Court TV/Scripps News Richmond) — A Virginia woman is facing charges in connection to the death of an infant and dog after... More
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Mother of boy found in freezer testifies in ex-basketball star’s murder trial
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond/Court TV) — The mother of a boy whose body was found in the family’s freezer testified Tuesday in her... More
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Ex-basketball star on trial after son found dead in freezer
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — The trial for a basketball star charged with the death of his young son and hiding his body... More
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Medical examiner rules Irvo Otieno’s death a homicide
RICHMOND, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — The manner of Irvo Otieno’s death was ruled a homicide by the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner,... More
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Lawsuit filed by Virginia teacher details day she was shot
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — A lawsuit filed by Abby Zwerner, the Richneck Elementary teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student, reveals... More
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3 former hospital employees charged in death of Irvo Otieno
DINWIDDIE, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Three now former Central State Hospital employees were charged with second-degree murder in connection to the in-custody death of... More
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Irvo Otieno case: Sheriff’s deputies charged with Virginia man’s death
DINWIDDIE, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — New details about the death of 28-year-old Irvo Otieno were revealed Wednesday during the arraignment of seven Henrico County... More
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Seven deputies charged with murder for inmate’s in-custody death
RICHMOND, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Multiple Henrico County Sheriff’s deputies were arrested and charged with 2nd-degree murder in connection to the in-custody death of... More
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Sex offender seen with girls’ basketball team in custody
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — A convicted sex offender turned himself in early Wednesday morning after the CBS 6 Problem Solvers were tipped... More
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Science teacher’s case reopened 9 years after mysterious death
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Vinny Ferraiolo was a science teacher at Thomas Dale High School. He was well known in Central Virginia... More
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Charges dropped against mother of boy found dead in freezer
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — A Virginia woman who was arrested along with her husband after their young son’s body was found in... More
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Family says mother, daughter murdered in Virginia were trying to escape abuse
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) – A Virginia family is grappling with a wave of shock and sadness after two women were killed when... More
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Police: Virginia child dies in hot car, father kills self
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — A father died by suicide outside his Virginia home after police said he accidentally left his 18-month-old son... More
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Richmond man’s head found on bridge near James River
RICHMOND, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Donna Russell is speaking out so someone will come forward and help find the person who killed her brother... More
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Virginia murder suspect surrenders to deputies on FaceTime
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — A suspect in a deadly shooting surrendered to deputies over a FaceTime call and was taken into custody... More
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Mom calls for police to reopen the case after her son was tortured, killed on front porch
RICHMOND, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — “It’s been four years. Nobody has said anything,” Sharie Harris said about the 2018 murder of her son Tahjmere Hopkins.... More
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Virginia contractor sentenced in rape, murder of client
RICHMOND, Va (Scripps News Richmond) — Thomas Clark, a Henrico County man and Richmond-area contractor, was sentenced to life in prison for the abduction, rape,... More