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Homicide Watch DC

@homicidewatch

HWDC is a community news site covering homicides. We provide information about homicide cases & tools to record, report & share our D.C. experiences and losses

 Washington, D.C.
homicidewatch.org
Joined January 2010
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"D.C. recorded 479 homicides in 1991. Over the next two decades, the numbers gradually decreased. Last year the number jumped by 38 percent from the previous year. This year, homicides are currently up 5 percent from that number." washingtoncitypaper.atavist.…
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So many areas journalists wish to expand: local v. transplant, mental heath issues, who and what is invisible in DC, crime coverage is incredibly piecemeal... @alexatimeaus gives a shout out to @homicidewatch (RIP) #ggwashlive – at Washington, DC
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Zoe Tillman
@ZoeTillman14 Aug 2017
BIG: DC Superior Court launched a new case search site, and you WILL. BE. ABLE. TO. GET. DOCUMENTS. On the internet. dccourts.gov/eaccess/home.pa…
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Ted Han ★ 韓聖安@knowtheory8 Oct 2016
This is just a note that @documentcloud still gets a pile of search traffic for @homicidewatch. Wish it was still around!
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Impressive @homicidewatch inspired Guardian project: @TheCounted, people killed by police. theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i…
Image from David Bauer (find me elsewhere) (@davidbauer)
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Just so everyone's clear, the site won't *disappear* after today. We just won't have reporters in court or add new cases.
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Thanks to the @NewsHour for hosting a great conversation about the work @homicidewatch does. to.pbs.org/1rxcuzU
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Did you miss us on @fox5newsdc this morning? Catch up here on what HWDC needs to continue: myfoxdc.com/clip/10989772/ho…
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Ann Marie Lipinski@AMLwhere30 Dec 2014
.@homicidewatch founder Laura Amico talks about the reporting project that's counting down its final days. pbs.org/newshour/bb/website-…
Website that kept watch on D.C. homicides shuts down

Website that kept watch on D.C. homicides shuts down

Homicide Watch, an online database that records and tracks homicide cases, was created to document under-reported crimes in Washington, D.C. The site has been praised by law enforcement and the...

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For those hoping to see Homicide Watch DC continue, here's our RFP again bit.ly/1vnMNgJ Appreciate all the support.
RFP -- Homicide Watch DC

RFP -- Homicide Watch DC

RFP: Homicide Watch DC Introduction Facts about Homicide Watch DC Request for Proposals Requirements Fundraising How To Respond to This RFP Contact Information Introduction Homicide Watch DC (HWDC)...

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Paul Wagner@paulcwagner29 Dec 2014
There have been 7 murders in the District since December 23rd and multiple shootings and stabbings. Mayor-Elect Bowser says could be "spike"
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AvidDiva@vava4realz29 Dec 2014
Replying to @homicidewatch
@homicidewatch will miss the site immensely really connected us to victims and allowed to see justice prevail with apprehensions
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gwen ifill@gwenifill29 Dec 2014
more tonight @newshour MT @anildash: millions pouring into news startups, and nobody could give @homicidewatch $60k?! washingtonpost.com/local/the…
The death of Homicide Watch D.C.: Bloggers take their last case

The death of Homicide Watch D.C.: Bloggers take their last case

No buyers for Homicide Watch D.C., which chronicled hundreds of violent District deaths.

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DC prosecutors worked with 150 murder witnesses in witness protection in 2013. Here's why: homicidewatch.org/2014/12/29…
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We Remember: A Letter from Homicide Watch DC homicidewatch.org/2014/12/22…

We Remember: A Letter from Homicide Watch DC

For more than four years, the faces of those killed in the District have circled through the top of Homicide Watch DC. Children, teenagers, adults, the elderly. In photos they smile, or scowl....

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J A C K E E@NewJACK_Cityyyy29 Dec 2014
Damn The @homicidewatch Page Shuttin Down!? They Actually Keep Up With These Cases! The News Talk About It One Time Nd Thats It!.
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The work continues with @ChicagoHomicide, @BostonHW and @TrentonHomicide, and looking for more places to be.
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Ann Marie Lipinski@AMLwhere29 Dec 2014
Crushed to see @homicidewatch shuttered in DC. These stories and victims will become utterly invisible. washingtonpost.com/local/the…
The death of Homicide Watch D.C.: Bloggers take their last case

The death of Homicide Watch D.C.: Bloggers take their last case

No buyers for Homicide Watch D.C., which chronicled hundreds of violent District deaths.

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