Constance Johnson

@ConstanceJohnson

United States

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I am an award-winning freelance writer based in New York City. My work has appeared in The Wall Street, The Washington Post, People Magazine and on ABC News among other media outlets

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Ex-Cop Sentenced To 25 Years For Killing Daughter's Boyfriend | Oxygen Official Site

A former Oklahoma police officer was sentenced to 25 years in prison after five trials for gunning down his daughter’s boyfriend in 2014. Shannon Kepler was a 24-yer veteran of the Tulsa Police Department at the time of the crime.
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From Pastor To Cop: Alice Stebbins Wells Was The First Woman To Join The Los Angeles Police Department | Oxygen Official Site

In honor of Women's History Month, Oxygen.com is highlighting the stories of women trailblazers in criminal justice. Just months after becoming the first woman to serve as a Los Angeles police officer in 1910, Alice Stebbins Wells was assigned her first high-profile case: a 17-year-old missing British heiress was in the City of Angels, allegedly transported from her native England by a controversial religious sect, the Pillars of Fire.
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Two Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 8-Year-Old Chicago Girl As Mother Grieves 'Most Valuable Thing I Had In My Life' | Oxygen Official Site

Two suspects – one a 16-year-old male -- have been charged in the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old girl struck by a stray bullet intended for an alleged gang member in Chicago. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown announced the charges and details of the shooting at an emotional press conference on Wednesday.
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From Slave To Lawman: The Life And Times Of Bass Reeves, The Trailblazing Black Deputy U.S. Marshal | Oxygen Official Site

In honor of Black History Month, Oxygen.com is highlighting the stories of Black pioneers in criminal justice. Whitewashed from history, the story of Bass Reeves, the first black deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi, is suddenly everywhere.
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The Hidden Story Of The Black Woman Behind The Prosecution Of One Of America's Most Notorious Mob Bosses | Oxygen Official Site

In honor of Women's History Month, Oxygen.com is highlighting the contributions of trailblazing women in criminal justice. America’s most notorious mobster Dutch Schultz was dead. It was 1935. His fellow crime lords, including Charles “Lucky” Luciano and Frank Costello, were behind the hit. Schultz was considered too dangerous.
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Police Say They've Solved Decades-Old Case Of The 'I-65' Serial Killer | Oxygen Official Site

Read about Henry Edward Greenwell being identified as the 'I-65' Killer.