5-year-old’s torture, beating death brings questions

The Associated Press State & Local Wire January 11, 2003, Saturday, BC cycle 5-year-old’s torture, beating death brings questions BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 869 words DATELINE: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. In the wake of his death, the hell that 5-year-old Nathaniel Upshaw endured seems so obvious, so hard to ignore. A black eye observed by a neighbor. Screaming and slamming against walls inside his … Continue reading 5-year-old’s torture, beating death brings questions

Family Struggled With Wife, Mom Dying to Be Thin

Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) June 8, 1997, Sunday CITY EDITIONFamily Struggled With Wife, Mom Dying to Be Thin BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Staff Writer SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 3719 words Snapshots of two women – one Steve Duty married and one he buried – rest side by side on the living-room table. One set of photos shows a beautiful prom date. A picture-perfect bride. An all-American wife and mom. The … Continue reading Family Struggled With Wife, Mom Dying to Be Thin

8-Year-Old’s Death Leaves Pastor Troubled

February 18, 1996, Sunday CITY EDITION 8-Year-Old’s Death Leaves Pastor Troubled BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Robert Medley, Staff Writers SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 3460 words DATELINE: LITTLE AXE A haunting feeling that he could have done more – that he somehow could have rescued 8-year-old Shane Alan Coffman from the hell where he lived and died – grips the Rev. Sunny Stuart. The Baptist pastor’s voice cracks as he reflects on … Continue reading 8-Year-Old’s Death Leaves Pastor Troubled

Edmond Doctor Only Hinted At Problems, Friends Say

Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) March 16, 1995, Thursday CITY EDITION Edmond Doctor Only Hinted At Problems, Friends Say BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Staff Writer SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 880 words DATELINE: EDMOND EDMOND – For 15 years, Dr. Betty Ayres had practiced medicine next door to Dr. O. Blair Cunnyngham. Polite, gentle, caring – the ultimate medical professional – that’s how Ayres viewed Cunnyngham. Then the 45-year-old physician, husband and … Continue reading Edmond Doctor Only Hinted At Problems, Friends Say