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“I Can’t Breathe”: The Cases Legacy Media Decided Not to Cover

The phrase “I can’t breathe” became a global rallying cry after George Floyd. But what happens when similar pleas come from victims whose stories never become headlines? This Riptide investigation examines three cases—from Virginia, England, and California—that raise difficult questions about media attention, accountability, and selective public outrage.

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The Criminalist and the Coerced Plea

Former criminalist Rhonda Reyna once testified for prosecutors in homicide cases. Years later, she says the same justice system ignored exculpatory evidence, pushed her into a no contest plea, and helped separate her from her daughter. Part one of Riptide’s investigation into California’s broken public defense system.

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