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BREAKING: Albuquerque Police Department Announces Independent Investigation Into Jayvon Givan’s Death—Less Than 24 Hours After Defender Investigation and Mass Protest

By Ryan S. ● Justice ● October 7, 2025

Less than 24 hours after The Defender’s investigation, mass protest and national outcry, APD announces independent review of Jayvon Givan’s death. Here’s what it really means.

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New KC Podcast: Crisis of Missing Black Women, a White Supremacist Serial Killer, and What Comes Next

By Mili Mansaray & Vaughan Harrison ● MISSING BLACK PERSONS ● September 12, 2025

Less than a month after KCPD dismissed Black community warnings, a 22-year-old escaped a serial killer’s basement torture dungeon. The Fountain City Files x Defender’s new podcast follows that break in the case, the epidemic of missing Black women, and how our communities are fighting for justice.

Racist Alleged “Serial Killer” Timothy Haslett Jr. Enters Plea of Not Guilty in First Murder Charges

By Vaughan Harrison ● Justice ● July 12, 2024

Timothy Haslett, an alleged serial killer, faces murder charges, now linked to two victims with police admitting more likely exist.

KC Black & Missing: Aybriana Johnson, 31-years Old, Currently Missing In KC

By KC Defender Staff ● MISSING BLACK PERSONS ● April 16, 2024

Urgent call for tips on Aybriana Johnson, missing since April 6. Join the urgent search for her and T’Montez Hurt. Any information can help bring them home.