By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 4, 2019
Editors Corner
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Details D.C. Witness recently met with the Metropolitan Police Department. The public information office was concerned that our homicide count was causing confusion because it differs from the number they generated.... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- September 6, 2019
Editors Corner
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Details It’s that time again. A new school year is beginning and, along with it, comes a new cohort of eager young minds ready to partake in D.C. Witness’s seriously taxing... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- August 3, 2019
Editors Corner
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Details DC’s blossoming homicide rate has crossed some kind of rubicon. The weekend of July 20 got so bad that the police chief held a press conference, called in the feds... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- June 20, 2019
Editors Corner
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Details For the last four years D.C. Witness has tracked every homicide in DC from act to judicial resolution. We have covered over 750 lost lives and gathered over 70,000 data... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- June 3, 2019
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Details D.C. Witness is the embodiment of transparency in a time when sensationalism is ubiquitous. When I graduated a year ago with my journalism degree in hand, I took a look... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- February 28, 2019
Editors Corner
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Details After a horrific start to 2019, D.C. Witness data shows that transparency about homicide cases is needed more than it ever was. Even though the District considers itself progressive by... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- December 7, 2018
Editors Corner
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Details D.C. Witness began its mission in 2015 to help put a stop to homicides in Washington, DC by supplying transparency about homicides. We supply transparency because we know that informed... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 11, 2018
Editors Corner
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Details On the first day of an appeal of a 2010 murder trial, defense counsel addressed the jury and teased portions of their case strategy, including divulging the mental health status... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- September 28, 2018
Editors Corner
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Details In an effort to help District of Columbia residents become more aware of the homicides occurring in their city, D.C. Witness will begin delivering a monthly newsletter to readers that... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- September 19, 2018
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Details The murder trial of Daron Wint is proving to be a communal nightmare for all. What happened in the Woodley Park mansion seems like something from “Nightmare on Elm Street.”... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- September 7, 2018
Editors Corner
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Details As the judge and counsel selected jurors for a 2015 murder trial, the questions asked of each potential candidate seemed to be more relevant to contemporary issues in society. Daron Wint... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- August 29, 2018
Editors Corner
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Details As D.C. Witness increases its content, a new section will display a note from the editor on the week’s homicides. This note will not only serve as an analytical point... Read More