Tag: Pulitzer Prize Winner

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
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.


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.


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.


Getting Away With Murder – Part 5
Winner of Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting
Reforming the Investigation System
Gannett News Service Series
Marjorie Lundstrom and Rochelle Sharpe

When the hospital notified coroner Sue Townsend about the baby, she was alarmed.