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Josue Flores Act: School districts still not using funds meant to help better safeguard children walking home
Read full article: Josue Flores Act: School districts still not using funds meant to help better safeguard children walking homeKPRC 2 Investigates has been researching why a law meant to better safeguard children walking home from school has never been used.
Season finale of โThe Evidence Roomโ goes inside heart-wrenching Baby Grace investigation
Read full article: Season finale of โThe Evidence Roomโ goes inside heart-wrenching Baby Grace investigationThe KPRC 2 Investigates true crime docuseries 'The Evidence Room' is in its fourth season, streaming exclusively on KPRC 2+.
The Evidence Room, Episode 25 - The Kids Donโt Leave You
Read full article: The Evidence Room, Episode 25 - The Kids Donโt Leave YouJosue Flores was 11-years-old and dreaming of a life as a doctor. But what could have been died when Andre Jackson killed Flores as he walked home from school. This true crime documentary examines the impact of Josue Flores and what it took to convict his killer.
โThe Evidence Roomโ: The murder case that haunts the Harris Co. criminal exhibit archive manager
Read full article: โThe Evidence Roomโ: The murder case that haunts the Harris Co. criminal exhibit archive managerโHe was an innocent boy walking home from school. I mean a lot of these murder victims are innocent people at the wrong place at the wrong time, which he was,โ said Spinks. โWell, he wasnโt even in the wrong place at the wrong time because he was walking home from school! Canโt explain it.โ
Andre Jackson sentenced to life in prison for murder of 11-year-old Josue Flores
Read full article: Andre Jackson sentenced to life in prison for murder of 11-year-old Josue FloresThe jury has reached a verdict in the case of a man charged in the murder of 11-year-old Josue Flores. Andre Jackson has been found guilty. Closing arguments wrapped up around noon on Tuesday, and it took less than a few hours for the verdict to be returned.
Josue Flores trial: 11-year-oldโs mother testifies about sonโs final moments
Read full article: Josue Flores trial: 11-year-oldโs mother testifies about sonโs final momentsThe jacket investigators said Andre Jackson had on the day 11-year-old Josue Flores was killed was the focus of a DNA Chief Scientific officerโs testimony Monday.
Jurors hear recording of police interview with accused killer in 11-year-old Josue Floresโ case
Read full article: Jurors hear recording of police interview with accused killer in 11-year-old Josue Floresโ caseFor the first time, we are hearing what accused killer Andre Jackson had to say to authorities shortly after his arrest on June 3, 2016, for the murder of Josue Flores. Prosecutors played the police interview for the jury on Thursday.
Josue Flores murder trial: Never before seen surveillance video played for jurors on day 2 of trial
Read full article: Josue Flores murder trial: Never before seen surveillance video played for jurors on day 2 of trialThe new video showed Josue Flores leaving Marshall Middle School and walking down the street with his backpack on, and it also showed the suspect putting on a jacket and running down the street.
โHe was our babyโ: Nearly 6 years later, community leaders say calls for justice for Josue Flores continue
Read full article: โHe was our babyโ: Nearly 6 years later, community leaders say calls for justice for Josue Flores continueNearly six years after Josue Flores was stabbed to death during his walk home from school, community leaders say calls for justice have grown louder.
Jacket containing DNA focus of trial for man accused of killing 11-year-old Josue Flores, prosecutors say
Read full article: Jacket containing DNA focus of trial for man accused of killing 11-year-old Josue Flores, prosecutors sayOpening statements in the trial for the man accused of killing 11-year-old Josue Flores wrapped up Monday and the first witness got on the stand.
Trial begins Monday for man accused of killing 11-year-old Josue Flores
Read full article: Trial begins Monday for man accused of killing 11-year-old Josue FloresThe trial begins Monday for the man accused of killing 11-year-old Josue Flores while he was walking home from school in northeast Houston in May 2016.
The Josue Flores act passed in 2017, yet no districts have applied for funding
Read full article: The Josue Flores act passed in 2017, yet no districts have applied for fundingLegislation passed in 2017, meant to make it easier for children who live in neighborhoods designated as high crime, has gone untouched by school districts statewide, theย Texas Education Agency confirmed Wednesday.
Community honors Josue Flores with memorial marker in Near Northside
Read full article: Community honors Josue Flores with memorial marker in Near NorthsideHOUSTON A permanent granite marker acknowledging the life of Josue Flores was installed Wednesday in Near Northside, Houston City Councilwoman Karla Cisneros announced. The marker is located near where the 11-year-old boy was stabbed to death while walking home from school in 2016. Since Floress death, community members have faithfully and lovingly maintained an altar in his honor, Cisneros said in a Facebook post. Thank you Father Thomas for blessing the site and for the comfort you bring to this family and community, Cisneros said. This permanent marker will help (ensure) that he will never be forgotten.Flores case remains unsolved.