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Bibb County bunker case drives Alabama lawmakers pushing child rape death penalty: ‘A special place in hell’

A Bibb County grand jury indicted five Alabama men and two women in the case. They face accusations of raping, sodomizing and ...
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Alabama lawmakers discuss legislation to change state's death penalty after Bibb County child sex trafficking investigation

Alabama lawmakers are holding a news conference to propose extending the death penalty to individuals convicting of sexually ...

Former teacher raised concerns a year before Alabama bunker child abuse case surfaced

BIBB COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A former Bibb County, Alabama, teacher revealed she raised concerns about a child, now believed to ...
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Alabama child sex trafficking ring: Everything we know about the Bibb County bunker investigation

Warning: Some readers may find the content in this article disturbing.Authorities in Bibb County uncovered a child sex ...
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Bibb County, Alabama child sex trafficking ring: What documents tell us about the suspects

Warning: Some readers may find the content in this article disturbing.A child sex trafficking ring was discovered in Bibb ...

Two arrested in Bibb County child abuse bunker case face additional charges

A woman charged in connection to the Bibb County child abuse investigation involving an underground bunker faces new ...

‘Gut punch’: Lessons learned in horrific sex abuse case in Bibb County

New reaction in west Alabama from leaders who say the horrific reports coming out of the investigation into sexual abuse in ...

‘Underground bunker’ arrests pushing Alabama lawmakers to call for death penalty in child rape cases

The motion comes after seven people were arrested in Bibb County in a sexual abuse case; their charges range from rape to ...

Reeling over alleged child sex ring, Alabama community asks: ‘Did no one know?’

CENTREVILLE, Ala. - Inside a small Presbyterian church off the courthouse square, a few dozen people packed the pews on a hot summer evening, their faces a mix of sweat and tears. There were Baptists ...

2 Alabama lawmakers push for death penalty against child rapists for certain sex-related crimes against children

Two lawmakers in Alabama continue to push for the death penalty in certain sex crimes against children. Senator April Weaver ...

Alabama lawmakers want the death penalty for child sex crimes

Lawmakers announced a proposed bill Thursday that would allow the death penalty to be given to criminals who commit rape or sodomy of children under the age of twelve. This comes as an investigation ...