Republicans Responsible for the Death of an Innocent Person Homicide Criminal Scandals

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Activist Joseph Robertsmurdered his fiancée, dismembered her body and stuffed her in a large plastic bag which he discarded near a bridge
29 Sep 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Tim Sheehy [2023 MT GOP Sen. Candidate]copiloted a small airplane that crashed into a residential home after losing power midair due to "carelessly and negligently flying" killing a second pilot and pinning a teenage girl against a wall
16 Jun 2023
According to a civil lawsuit filed by the victim's family
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State Rep. Dan Kirby [R-OK]swerved off the road and crashed his motorcycle killing his girlfriend who was riding with him while under the influence of alcohol and a cocktail of illicit and unprescribed pharmaceutical drugs
09 Mar 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Steven Pankey [1800 ID GOP Gov. Candidate]
31 Oct 2022
According to charging documents filed by state officials
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Lawyer Tex McIvershot his wife through the passenger seat of a car her close friend was driving shortly after he asked her for his .38 revolver from the center console claiming there was a danger that did not exist and suspiciously tried to get her friend to lie to police about it in a trial in which prosecutors described his life as ""spinning out of control" due to financial troubles that killing her would resolve
30 Jun 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Andrew Wilhoite [2022 GOP IN City Council Member Nominee]murdered his wife by forcefully striking her in the head with a blunt object then put her lifeless body in his car and dumped her in a nearby creek
06 May 2022
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Political Person Ellen Wink [R-CT]shot an unarmed tenant five times as he tried to flee from her resulting in his death then lied to police and claimed self-defense which State's Attorney Michelle Manning refuted because video surveillance clearly showed the victim in "no way, shape, or form" was aggressive towards her
21 Jan 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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SD Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg [R]fatally struck a pedestrian dragging him for some undermined period of time in a way detectives described as "his face was in your windshield", his broken glasses were found in the car, a flashlight the victim was using was later found still on and investigators determined he was browsing news websites on his phone likely just beforehand which is probably why he left the scene and called 911 with the excuse that he thought he hit a deer
15 Sep 2020
According to a police report filed by local officials -
Ian Smith [2021 NJ GOP Rep. Candidate]killed a 19-year-old after he drunkenly barreled through a stop sign and crashed into his victim's car and admitted to police that he drank 10-12 beers not long before his crash
23 May 2020
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Montana Right to Life Director Gregg Trudecarelessly tossed a loaded rifle on the backseat of his truck which accidentally discharged and instantly killed his hunting partner while also being a firearm safety instructor who should have known better
17 Dec 2018
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Mayor Bob Greenlee [R-CO]crashed head-on into a 70-year-old woman's car at 89 MPH resulting in her instant death then struck another car causing it to roll onto its side after dangerously attempting to pass the car in front of him on a two-lane highway
23 Mar 2018
According to charging documents filed by local police
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County Treasurer John Chartier [R-NV]had his longtime friend murder his ex-wife and her father at their home out of a bitter custody dispute over their young son in which she planned to move out of the state away from him but unfortunately was too late
26 May 2010
According to a jury who found him guilty of murder -
State Rep. Steve Nunn [R-KY]intentionally shot and killed his former fiancé months after she sought and received a protective restraining order against him
15 Sep 2009
According to charging documents filed by local officials