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Associated Press

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

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Oklahoman

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

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Oklahoman

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

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Oklahoman

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

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