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43 years, she was referred to as Jane Doe #40,   But not anymore.  On Thursday, San Francisco homicide detectives announced that they have identified Judy Gifford who was murdered in 1976 43 years ago.  The girl was just 14 and thousands of miles from her home New Jersey . O n Oct. 1, 1976, a dog walker had discovered a body after finding a hand sticking out from the sand at Lake Merced in San Francisco. T he victim ( Judy Gifford ) was a young Asian female who was said to be carrying distinctive jewelry.  It was determined at a later time that the teen had vanished from Frisco at around the same time as that the 1976 murder took place. Gifford's siblings knew that they had a sister they just  “never knew what happened to her.” The i nvestigators from New Jersey worked with the investigators in San Francisco, they collected DNA samples from the girls' aunt ( Ogee Gifford ). The girls' aunt had also provided a photo that had helped break open the case.  “The necklace she

Cybertruck's unbreakable windows broken?

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Tesla's Cybertruck unvailing was full of surprises, but the most shocking moment was when the lead designer Franz von Holzhausen threw a metal ball onto the car's "Unbreakable glass" windows onstage as they shatter. It wasn’t the result that CEO of the company Elon Musk expected, Musk could be heard murmuring to himself saying “Oh my f***ing god” under his  breath before  being forced to completely stop his presentation of the car, however , Elon Musk said he knew what had gone wrong, and explained what happened on his Twitter. Right before the metal ball test had been presented, von Holzhausen hit the door with a sledgehammer on the stage to prove that it was durable and it was fine, but Elon Musk  says  that the impact of the sledgehammer on the door had “cracked base of the glass,” which shows why the windows were subsequently weaker and smashed when hit by the ball.  This seems realistic since Elon Musk had shared a  slow-motion video  of von Holzhausen testing t

LAPD officer charged after touching a dead woman's chest

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An LAPD officer was charged due to his body camera catching him touching a dead woman's chest. T he L.A County District Attorney’s Office announced that the officer in question,  David Rojas, has been arrested and charged with one count of having sexual contact with human remains.  The incident took place on Oct. 20 when David Rojas who is 27 years of age and his partner responded to a call about a deceased woman in a residence. When the two officers arrived they found the woman who had overdosed on the floor, while David Rojas was alone with the body he had allegedly touched the woman's breasts. Although Rojas thought he had turned the camera off it records everything 2-mins after shutting down. After the footage was reviewed Rojas was put under leave while they investigated the issue  “There was an accusation of that, and when we learned of it we initiated the administrative investigation and then assigned him home pending the outcome of that investi

Banana taped to wall which sold for $120k eaten in front of crowd

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"It's very delicious," performance artist David Datuna wrote on Instagram after eating one edition of the now-famous banana art. The Banana  sold for $120,000,  David Datuna posted videos online showing himself peeling the fruit from the wall and consuming it. David  described eating the banana as an "art performance" and "Very delicious". The Banana was a lready fairly ripe when it was sold, the banana was never going to last long.  Luckily for the buyer, the work was sold with a certificate of authenticity, allowing owners to replace the fruit as needed. After the Banana was replaced  police were later sent out to guard the artwork. T he third Banana reportedly went up to an absurd amount of $150,000   Sky News  8 December 2019 https://news.sky.com/story/banana-taped-to-wall-which-sold-for-120k-eaten-in-front-of-crowd-11881268

Teen's life saved from icy water by phone assistant

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Gael Salcedo (18) thought he was going to die after he crashed into the river.  Tuesday at around 7:30am the Iowa boy lost control of his car and crashed into the freezing river,  he thought he was going to die because he was unable to find his phone and call for help, but he had remembered that his phone had a voice assistant.  "I turned to the right and everything just went blurry, I didn’t know where I was going,  "I lost my phone and since I couldn't find it I was like, 'Hey Siri, call 911' and once Siri called that's when I found my phone finally. "  Firefighters arrived and found the 18-year-old  in his jeep sinking into the icy Rive r.  The force of the water stopped the door on the driver's side from opening, however,  firefighters were able to get him out safely.  By this time the teen  was freezing and he had lost all feeling in his hands and feet " I was struggling a lot and the water was just so strong, so I kept tripping and had th

Jury finds pair guilty of 1st-degree murder in stabbing

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A jury has found Calvin Joel Sparks (26) and Samanda Rose Ritch (22)  guilty of first-degree murder in the 2017 stabbing death of Nadia Gonzale. Her body was found in a hockey bag at their apartment in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, however,  Sparks and Ritch were found not guilty of the attempted murder of John Patterson (72) who at the time was with Gonzales on June 16, 2017. On that day they were attacked in a hallway at 33 Hastings Drive. Patterson had six stab wounds and eventually fled the building until he collapsed onto the lawn of an elementary school not too far away. Although they were not charged with attempted murder, Calvin was found guilty of unlawfully causing bodily harm to Patterson, Samanda was not found guilty.    Nadia Gonzales died June 16, 2017, her parents  Irene and Ray Gonzales thank the jury for reaching that verdict.  "We're pleased with the outcome," said Ray Gonzales. "Nothing is going to bring our daughter back, but, to the extent of the law,

Vegan sneakers set to be next plant-based craze in 2020

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Reebok has unveiled its brand new design for the plant-based sneaker/running shoe. The shoe     "Floatride GROW" is expected to hit shelves in the fall of 2020.  Eco-friendly/meatless food products changed the marketing industry in 2019. Experts say that next year’s game is changing because of the new trend in sustainable consumer goods being plant-based or “vegan”.  The upper part of the shoe is made primarily from eucalyptus, which is  a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees. The shoe's  soles have been made from castor beans and natural rubber. This shoe is a  version of its Newport Classic shoes which is made with cotton and corn, however,  Newport is a "Lifestyle" shoe unlike the "Floatride" which is designed for athletic use.   Americans throw away 300 million pairs of shoes each year, according to the US Department of the Interior. Combined with old worn-out clothes, shoes accounted for roughly  8.9 million tons of wast  a

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern has emergency brain surgery

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The 77-year-old former NBA commissioner David Stern had emergency brain surgery after suffering a  brain hemorrhage. The operation took place  Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital, Stern had been the commissioner for exactly 30 years before Adam silver took over in 2014, the league made an announcement that their thoughts were with his friends and family.  Hall of Famer Magic Johnson tweeted that he and wife Cookie were praying "for my good friend who helped save my life."  Johnson retired due to him having the AIDS virus in 1999, but soon returned the following year at the All-Star Game with Stern backing him up, Johnson later rejoined the league with Stern’s support, however, some player didn't think this was a good idea because of health reasons, he kept himself busy by traveling around the world on behalf of the league doing public speaking and consulting. Stern  was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014,  Stern saw the addition of seven new f

Florida man eaten by alligator! Actually died from overdoing on Meth

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Michael Ford, 45, died before an alligator torn his body in pieces, on June 27th Michael ford was found face down in a canal in Fort Meade  halfway between Tampa and Orlando.  by Polk County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say that he might have drowned before the alligator begin to eat his remains, A hand, and foot were found in the alligator's stomach that belonged to Ford. “It is my opinion that Michael Glenn Ford II died as a result of methamphetamine intoxication,” said District Medical Examiner Stephen Nelson "The manner of death is an accident." he also mentioned that Ford's  " injuries and amputations lacked the sufficient associated bleeding to suggest they were made while alive.” The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission trapped and killed the alligator to perform the necropsy. DECEMBER 13, 2019, BY  ASSOCIATED PRESS https://fox8.com/2019/12/13/medical-examiner-florida-man-found-eaten-by-alligator-actually-died

21 year old rapper dies of seizure!

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On December 8th, 2019 the up and coming 21-year-old rapper Juice Wrld died of a seizure shortly after landing in Chicago's Midway Airport, Juice Wrld was pronounced dead at 3:15 at  Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois.  Medical personal described his "emergency" as a seizure/heart attack, paramedics spent over 30 minutes treating him in an attempt to steady his heartbeat.  Allegedly the rapper had taken multiple "Percocet" in order to hide them from law enforcement, One of the rapper's group members informed law enforcement that the rapper had "popped" several "unknown pills" that might have lead to the medical emergency, The rapper has been open about his drug addictions by tweeting in July that he would stop the use of codeine for his girlfriend's sake and in his collab, with Trippie redd he mentions " Now I take Percs, my stomach turnin'  Stopped taking Percs, my stomach burnin'" . The rapper's pr