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Inmate gets 24 years for prison murder of child, sexual abuse ring leader

MILAN, Mich. (AP) — A federal prison inmate was sentenced Friday to more than 24 years for killing a fellow prisoner convicted of leading a child sexual abuse ring. Alex Albert Castro, 43, of Fontana, California, was sentenced after pleading guilty in March to second-degree murder in the ...

Teen says she ‘just prayed’ while saving girl in Michigan school shooting

PONTIAC — A teenager recalled Friday how she helped save a girl who was severely wounded during a Michigan school shooting in 2021, telling a judge that she moved her to an empty classroom, applied pressure to stop the bleeding and prayed with her. “I asked her if she knew who God was. ...

Judge sees dark writings of school shooter

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager who killed four fellow students at a Michigan high school in 2021 wrote about his plans in a handwritten journal, detailing how he would target his victims and make himself famous, according to evidence offered Thursday. The lead investigator was the first ...