Gannett News Service Archives - Stories That Have Impact

Getting Away with Murder – Part 1
Winner of Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting 
Family abuse a secret buried with victim 
Gannett News Service series 
Marjorie Lundstrom and Rochelle Sharpe 

It is easy to kill a child and bury the secret.

Getting Away With Murder – Part 2

September 17, 2018 admin Data Driven Investigation

Getting Away with Murder – Part 2
Winner of Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting
Sloppy investigations miss murderers
Gannett News Service Series
Marjorie Lundstrom and Rochelle Sharpe

Deep in the boot heel of rural Missouri, no one knows why Dante Mosby died. 

Abortion: The New Militancy Part 1

September 17, 2018 admin Family Issues

Abortion: The New Militancy – Part One
‘The year of pain and fear’
Gannett News Service series
Rochelle Sharpe

Pro-lifers adopt street tactics in the war to abolish abortion

Getting Away With Murder – Part 3

September 16, 2018 admin Data Driven Investigation

Getting Away With Murder – Part 3
Winner of Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting
Tiny victims leave tiny clues
Gannett News Service Series
Marjorie Lundstrom and Rochelle Sharpe

  In the tiniest of murder victims, even the best medical detectives can miss the clues. 

Abortion: The New Militancy – Part 2

September 16, 2018 admin Family Issues

Abortion: The New Militancy – Part Two
Pro-lifers’ new guerilla commander
Gannett News Service Series
Rochelle Sharpe

Joseph Scheidler strolled into the abortion clinic as if it were his home.

Getting Away With Murder – Part 4

September 15, 2018 admin Data Driven Investigation

Getting Away With Murder – Part 4
Winner of Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting
SIDS sometimes used to cover up child-abuse deaths
Gannett News Service Series
Marjorie Lundstrom and Rochelle Sharpe

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is so hard to distinguish from murder that some medical examiners say they rely on the Three Baby Rule. 

Abortion: The New Militancy – Part 3

September 15, 2018 admin Family Issues

Abortion: The New Militancy – Part Three
Targets of aggressive picketing feel helpless
Gannett News Service Series
Rochelle Sharpe

Watching the Abortion Abolition Society picket outside his parents’ home this Father’s Day, Darryl Prince punched his fist into his hand again and again.