DR. LAGUNA
He’s been sued by patients, targeted by the district attorney, and had his license suspended—but is still recruiting patients.
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‘FIVE-STAR GENERAL’
While Duane “Keffe D” Davis didn’t pull the trigger, he was the “on-ground on-sight commander” in Tupac’s murder, prosecutors said.
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REVOLTING
Dr. Darius Paduch allegedly sodomized patients, forced them to undergo surgery without anesthesia, and deliberately got them hooked on opioids.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
Charging documents also described the grim rooftop scene where Pava LaPere was found “half clothed” with her cause of death listed as blunt force trauma and strangulation.
MORE QUESTIONS
Pava LaPere showed signs of “blunt-force trauma,” police said as their suspect with an alarming criminal history was finally caught.
GONE TOO SOON
“She was full of light. When she was around, you felt her energy,” said one mentor.
FINALLY
Suzanne Morphew vanished without a trace after going on a bike ride on Mother’s Day in 2020.
DETAILS
“I’m allowed up to four hours,” Rex Heuermann told a judge.
THE FORGIVING TYPE
“Everybody makes bad choices,” Michael Thyrion said of Taylor Schabusiness.
‘TAKING RESPONSIBILITY’
The convicted double murderer pleaded guilty to 22 financial fraud charges.