sex trafficking

Body of Missing Young Woman Found in Suitcase

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James A. Merritt, a 35-year-old man from Morehouse, Missouri, has been sentenced to life imprisonment plus an additional 29 years and a $25,000 fine for the murder of 18-year-old Haley Marie Decker. The young woman’s remains were found in a suitcase in an Illinois wildlife refuge in 2020. Decker, originally from Normal, Illinois, had been reported missing 22 days prior to the discovery of her body. Merritt was convicted in January on charges of second-degree …

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Pimp Confesses to Chopping Up Girlfriend and Trafficking at Least 8 Woman

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A man from Brooklyn, known by his aliases “Sugar Bear” and “Daddy,” has confessed to the brutal murder of his girlfriend, whom he also exploited as a prostitute. Somorie Moses, 47, admitted to dismembering his girlfriend, Leondra Foster, and storing her severed head in his freezer. He now faces a potential life sentence for his heinous crimes, which also include sex trafficking of eight women. Moses pleaded guilty to a 10-count indictment on Friday, which …

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