Morning Cup of Murder

April 20th: Ma'Khia Bryant Killed (2021)

How do you diffuse a dangerous situation? On April 20th 2021 a young girl found herself in the midst of a dangerous situation. An aggressive one where tensions were high and things had to be diffused. The consequences were deadly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ma%27Khia_Bryant, https://www.npr.org/2022/03/12/1086283433/police-officer-cleared-makhia-bryant-shooting, https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/22/us/ohio-columbus-makhia-bryant-police-shooting/index.html, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/columbus-police-shooting-bryant.html, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-ma-khia-bryant-speaks-out-after-teen-killed-columbus-n1264997, https://apnews.com/article/columbus-ohio-police-shooting-girl-bd579b69e19abf5a93722986ee78c957, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/12/makhia-bryant-shooting-columbus-police-officer-cleared
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April 19th: Matias Reyes Attacks Trisha Meili (1989)

When someone gets away with a crime, where does the blame go? On April 19th 1989 a woman was brutally attacked while on a run. A crime for which the blame went to, not the man truly responsible, but a group of young people of color who, in the end, were completely innocent. Allowing a monster to walk freely and attack again and again and again.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/matias-reyes, https://www.newsweek.com/who-matias-reyes-serial-rapist-murderer-central-park-five-series-when-they-see-us-1442045, https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a27688229/when-they-see-us-central-park-five-matias-reyes/, https://innocenceproject.org/six-years-later-the-central-park-jogger-case/, https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-48609693, https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-central-park-five/conviction-and-exoneration, https://www.colorado.edu/outreach/korey-wise-innocence-project/about-us/korey-wises-story, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/arts/television/when-they-see-us.html
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April 18th: 911 Called for Candace Newmaker (2000)

There are many different therapy practices. However, none should ever put a patient in danger. On April 18th 2000 a young girl found herself in the middle of an incredibly dangerous therapy practice. One that put her life in danger and left her completely powerless.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Newmaker, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1174742/, https://learn.sunyempire.edu/media/The+Death+of+Candace+Newmaker./1_9g84vgmx, https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124076&page=1, https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,,509588,00.html, http://www.childrenintherapy.org/victims/newmaker.html
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April 17th: Anna Repkina's Body Found (2017)

You can’t always get what you want. At least, most people understand that concept. On April 17th 2017 a woman’s body was found. A victim who was in the middle of a love triangle and killed so that everyone involved, except for her, could get exactly what they wanted.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/anna-repkina-murder-evidence-photos/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anna-repkina-murder-william-hargrove-love-triangle-time-travel/, https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/man-convicted-murder-fiancee-william-hargrove-anna-repkina-alsea-oregon-time-travel-b1454490.html, https://thedylandeckard.medium.com/anna-repkina-moved-from-russia-for-love-and-was-murdered-99027f71963c, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/04/william-chase-hargrove-anna-repkina-oregon-murder/
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April 16th: Charles Quansah's Trial Began (2002)

Desperation can make people do things they never would consider under normal circumstances. On April 16th 2002 a man’s trial began. A man who claims he is innocent and accused a desperate police department of doing the unthinkable to solve a horrific series of crimes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Quansah, https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.Q/q/quansah-charles-ebo.htm, https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ebo-Quansah-the-strangler-The-serial-killer-who-murdered-nine-women-in-Kumasi-Accra-1643816, https://www.kweiquartey.com/post/africa-s-greatest-unsolved-murders-3, https://3news.com/featured/the-accra-strangler-the-tale-of-charles-papa-kwabena-ebo-quansah-murder-strangulation-rape-and-devastation/, https://www.modernghana.com/news/139720/serial-killer.html
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