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Pre-Med Student Fatally Stabs Mother

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A 21-year-old pre-med student at the University of Florida, Emmanuel Espinoza, has been accused of fatally stabbing his mother, Elvia Espinoza, a popular elementary school teacher. Despite confessing to the crime, Espinoza professed his love for his mother, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. Emmanuel Espinoza was reportedly traveling to his mother’s residence, located in a forested area south of Frostproof city, for a family gathering over the weekend. He had requested to stay …

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Man Arrested for Allegedly Killing Son with Power Tool

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A Florida man has been apprehended by local law enforcement after allegedly killing his son with a power tool and leaving the body to be discovered by the boy’s grandfather. The Polk County Sheriff, Grady Judd, shared the chilling details during a press conference. The grandfather, who had just returned home from a hospital visit to his wife, found his son, 37-year-old Stephen Thomas Rodda, sitting outside the house. Rodda allegedly warned his father not …

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