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☆ FBI asked to investigate death of Black man whose body was found hanging in abandoned Alabama home
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Colbert County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama is asking the FBI to investigate a case involving a Black man whose body was found hanging in an abandoned home amid claims from his wife that his death was made to look like a suicide. The sheriff’s office requested the FBI's involvement in the death of 39-year-old Dennoriss Richardson, whose body was found in September, according to The Associated Press. The sheriff's office did not immediately respond Saturday to a request for comment from NBC News. "The FBI is aware of the tragic death of Dennoriss Richardson and takes allegations of federal law violations seriously," the FBI said in a statement. Colbert County Sheriff Eric Balentine said, according to AL.com, that police spoke to other family members of Dennoriss Richardson who said he had been depressed.

Persons: Dennoriss Richardson, Leigh Richardson, AP Richardson, Leigh Ann Richardson, It’s, Dennoriss, Eric Balentine, Balentine, Sheriff Balentine, Leigh Ann, AL.com Organizations: FBI, Associated Press, NBC News, AP, Sheffield City Jail, Department of Forensic Science Locations: Colbert, Alabama, Colbert County, Sheffield, Huntsville

☆ A man's heart went missing after he died in an Alabama prison. Another family claims it's not the first time this happened.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAnother family is claiming their son's organs went inexplicably missing after being incarcerated by the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), court documents viewed by Business Insider show. Dotson's family has yet to find out what happened to their son's heart as the case remains open. Lauren Faraino, an attorney representing Dotson's family, did not immediately return a request for comment sent outside of working hours. Correction: January 10, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misidentified the facility that performed Brandon Clay Dotson's autopsy. It was done by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, not the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Persons: —, Brandon Clay Dotson, Dotson, Dotson's, Charlene Drake, Charles Edward Singleton, Hamilton, David Smith, Charles had, Smith, ADOC, Drake, Singleton, Charles, Lauren Faraino, Faraino, Brandon Clay Organizations: Service, Alabama Department of Corrections, Business, Alabama, Hamilton, Infirmed Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham, UAB, ABC, Associated Press, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences Locations: Ventress, Birmingham, Dotson's

☆ Outrage mounts in D.C. after man fatally shoots boy, 13, he suspected was breaking into cars
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Outrage is simmering over the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old Black middle school student in Washington, D.C., by a man who suspected the teen was breaking into cars in his neighborhood. Members of the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences investigate the crime scene of a shooting in Washington, D.C. via WRCDetectives are working with the U.S. Attorney's Office to determine any potential criminal charges. "Although he loved his neighborhood, he loved Brookland MS (the faculty & his peers) and the structure it presented to him even more,” Richardson wrote. Community groups DC Safety Squad, Ward 5 Mutual Aid and Harriet’s Wildest Dreams are demanding the release of the shooter's name and any visual evidence. In a statement, DC Safety squad said: “Karon Blake was senselessly murdered.

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