Officers brutally assaulted the lawyer and former Greens candidate before unlawfully charging her under special riot laws, before withdrawing that charge and laying a different one.

In the summer of 2021, Tabatha Pope and her boyfriend were living out of a cheap motel, struggling to make ends meet. Then, she found an affordable apartment just outside downtown Houston, and it seemed like her luck was finally turning around.  But when she moved in, something wasn’t right. There were buckets on the floor filled with a thick, red substance that looked a lot like blood, and crimson stains on the walls. It was clear that something terrible had happened here. And as she learned more, Tabatha came to a disturbing conclusion: the perpetrator may have been the person she thought was her landlord. In a feature for New York magazine, Ian Frisch recounts the surreal story of Tabatha Pope’s nightmare on West Clay Street.  Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca. To hear episodes early and ad-free, subscribe to CBC True Crime Premium [https://apple.co/cbctruecrime].

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In the most corrupt police precinct in American history, the badge didn't mean law and order—it meant license to kill, steal, and terrorize with complete impunity. This is the explosive true story of Brooklyn's 75th Precinct, where dirty cops didn't just take bribes—they became the most dangerous criminal organization in New York City, dealing drugs, committing murder, and turning an entire neighborhood into their personal criminal playground. Meet Michael Dowd, the psychopathic police officer who transformed from rookie cop to cocaine kingpin, building a multi-million dollar drug empire while wearing an NYPD uniform. We reveal how Dowd and his crew of corrupt officers didn't just protect drug dealers—they became the dealers, using their badges to eliminate competition through murder, intimidation, and frame-ups that sent innocent people to prison for life. Through shocking police surveillance footage that captured cops committing felonies in real-time, never-before-released internal affairs recordings, and testimonies from the criminals who worked with corrupt officers, we expose how the 75th Precinct became more dangerous than any street gang. Discover how these badge-wearing psychopaths tortured suspects for fun, how they used police databases to target victims for robbery and murder, and why the NYPD covered up their crimes for years. But the real horror isn't just the corruption—it's how deep it went. We reveal how the Seven Five scandal exposed corruption that reached the highest levels of the NYPD, how dirty cops influenced major drug prosecutions, and why dozens of criminal cases had to be thrown out when the truth finally emerged. This is the story of how the people sworn to protect and serve became the most terrifying predators Brooklyn had ever seen. This isn't just police corruption—it's the complete breakdown of law and order, where the criminals wore badges and the real criminals were the ones who were supposed to stop them.

Charleston County is facing a lawsuit following an inmate’s death ruled a homicide by gross medical neglect.