DC, Once Violent Center of the Crack Epidemic, Is Now on Pace for Fewer Than …

DC, once violent center of the crack epidemic, is now on pace for fewer than …
Filed under: cocaine abuse and violent death
WASHINGTON — The crack epidemic that began in the 1980s ushered in a wave of bloodletting in the nation's capital and a death toll that ticked upward daily. Dead bodies, sometimes several a night, had homicide … The Economist in 1995 called it “the … Read more on Washington Post

Haines City woman charged in husbands death
Filed under: cocaine abuse and violent death
HAINES CITY – A woman has been charged in the shooting death of her husband after his decomposing body was found inside their Haines City homes, according to Polk County deputies. 56-year-old Sheree Peters is facing manslaughter and tampering with … Read more on ABC Action News