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Tim Ballard Under Attack: the Sexual Misconduct Allegations

For additional articles covering O.U.R., please go to ACJ Investigates: Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad When Tim Ballard was forced out as president and CEO of Operation…

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Internal Messages Exposes Angel Studios’ Harmon Brothers’ Repeated Warnings, Admission, and Subsequent Disregard of Tim Ballard’s ‘Issues’

For additional articles covering O.U.R., please go to ACJ Investigates: Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Internal messages, warnings from associates, and a former OUR operative have exposed…

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Exposing the Sound of Freedom Hoax

For additional articles covering O.U.R., please go to ACJ Investigates: Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad The mega-hit movie Sound of Freedom may carry the tagline “Based on…

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Angel Studios’ $175 Million “Pay it Forward” Scheme and the Astroturfing of “Sound of Freedom”

For additional articles covering O.U.R., please go to ACJ Investigates: Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Unanswered Questions & Controversial Practices: Unveiling Angel Studios’ “Pay It Forward” Program…

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Mormon Stories: Sound of Freedom featuring Anna Merlan, Tim Marchman and Lynn Packer

For additional articles covering O.U.R., please go to ACJ Investigates: Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Mormon Stories Podcast with John Dehlin discusses the new hit movie Sound…

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O.U.R. Quietly Exposes Tim Ballard’s Big Lie

For additional articles covering O.U.R., please go to ACJ Investigates: Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad MAGA republicans and QAnon adherents are beating their chests and “taking it…

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O.U.R.- The Grand Jury Investigation

For additional articles covering O.U.R., please go to ACJ Investigates: Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant and…

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OUR & the LDS Church’s Promotional Movies

For additional articles covering O.U.R., please go to ACJ Investigates: Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant and…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

DNA Doe Project Resolves 100th Case

Non-Profit Investigative Genetic Genealogy Group Reaches Milestone Sebastopol, CA – Less than 6 years after its founding, the DNA Doe Project has reached an important…

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Posted in Collateral Damage: Frauds

Eliza Lies: Will the Real Eliza Please Stand Up?

Model. Groupie. Singer. Actress. Cosmetologist. Stripper. Sex worker. Sex worker advocate. Yang Gang Loyalist. Devout Trumpist. Sex Trafficking Victim turned Advocate and Expert. All in…

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Posted in Unidentified Person

Man found in golf bag at Douglas Lake in 2019 identified as Earl Pizzoferrato

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The DNA Doe Project and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have identified a homicide victim found on the shore of Douglas Lake…

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Woman found in Lake Michigan in 1997 identified as Dorothy Lynn Thyng

Michigan State Police and DNA Doe Project solve 25-year-old cold case Manistee, MI – A woman found in Lake Michigan in October 1997 has been…

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Posted in Unidentified Person

Man found floating in Saginaw River in 1973 Identified

DNA Doe Project uses investigative genetic genealogy to identify Daniel Garza Gonzales FOR IMMEDATE RELEASE Zilwaukee Township, MI – After being unidentified for nearly 50…

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OUR’s Hookers from Heaven

For additional articles covering O.U.R., please go to ACJ Investigates: Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant and…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

Utah Sheriffs’ Association Flaunts Photo of Officer that Killed Mentally Ill Man

The radical right-wing QAnon inspired and Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) affiliated Utah Sheriffs’ Association continues to flaunt the photo of a controversial…

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UTAH SATANIC RITUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS

If you have any information or have suggested corrections, we want to hear from you. Contact Lynn Packer or Damion Moore at damion@americancrimejournal.com Editor’s Note…

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O.U.R. Attorney and Firm Kirton McConkie Helps LDS Church Cover up Sex Abuse

Operation Underground Railroad retained Kirton McConkie despite the fact they operate a “catch and kill” scheme on behalf of the LDS Church to silence sex…

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Posted in Annoucement The Missing Unidentified Person

2004 Cold Case Solved with Investigative Genetic Genealogy

Man who fell from Phoenix building identified as Frank R. Beck by the DNA Doe Project Phoenix, AZ – A man who had been unidentified…

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What is Utah’s Attorney General Smoking?

For additional articles covering O.U.R., please go to ACJ Investigates: Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant and…

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The Arrest of Earl Venton Buchanan

Founded on an elaborate scam to dupe donors and stolen valor, court records and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol reports leaves Tim Ballard’s “Origin Story”…

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Tim Ballard and Sean Reyes Unhinged

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant…

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Posted in The Missing Unidentified Person

Man found in a Tucson parking lot in 2019 identified as James “Mark” Chaparro

DNA Doe Project investigative genetic genealogists identify man who lived near where he was found Tucson, AZ – On July 28, 2019, a man was…

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John Doe remains found In Tucson in 2019 Identified

Pima County Medical Examiner partners with DNA Doe Project Tucson, AZ ~ Investigators with the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, working with the…

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Posted in Operation Underground Railroad

Polaris Project is “deeply concerned” over OUR’s “Numbers Game”

Anti-human trafficking NGO Polaris Project is “deeply concerned” over The Numbers Game Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) and Tim Ballard continues to play. Under multiple criminal investigations and their legitimacy in question, Tim Ballard and OUR drifted to “the point of no return”. With their carefully crafted public image now shed, their ruse fell apart.

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O.U.R.’s Origin Myth

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant…

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Posted in Dark Figures of Crime

DFC: The Right-wing Obsession with Pedophilia and Human Trafficking

Without question, far-right extremism and white supremacy are deeply rooted in Christian fundamentalism and nestled snugly in mainstream conservative ideology.

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OUR’s Prized Propaganda Movie Embroiled in Controversy

Sound of Freedom is what some close to Tim Ballard describe as “a highly fictionalized account of his founding of Operation Underground Railroad”. Nearly four…

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American Airlines issues swift rebuke of Operation Underground Railroad’s bogus “partnership” claim with the airline

American Airlines issued a swift response to claims made by radical Q-Anon aligned Operation Underground Railroad and its founder, Tim Ballard, that the two had…

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Utah vs. Berthmann: The Charging Documents

Editor’s Note: For full transparency, the following documents are public records and were released and obtained through FOIA filings. We obtained the documents without redaction…

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Ballard Doubles Down on Numbers; O.U.R. in Ukraine

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant…

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Falling Down: The Demise of Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Please return to this page for future updates and…

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Coco Berthmann Charged

Coco Berthmann 28, was formally charged with communications fraud, a second-degree felony in Utah’s 3rd District Court today. Prosecutors alleged that Berthmann faked a cancer…

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Posted in I-65 Killer/Days Inn Murders

The October 12, 1998, Incident: Greenwell Stabbed and Arrested

For additional articles covering The I-65 Killer, please go to ACJ Investigates- The I-65 Killer. For additional updates, resources and information visit our ACJ INVESTIGATES:…

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Harry Edward Greenwell: Timeline of Crimes

Our investigation into Greenwell is far from over. Tanna, Jenn and I learned of his identity just 90 hours before the scheduled press conference and…

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Damion Moore reveals details of I-65 Killer’s identity to Gray Hughes

On the eve of the I-65 Killer Task Force’s “Major Announcement” in the I-65 Serial Killer case, American Crime Journal‘s own Damion Moore who is…

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I-65 Serial Killer Press Conference Set for Tuesday

Indiana State Police, FBI and Elizabethtown Police Department are holding a press conference Tuesday for a ‘major announcement’ in the I-65 Serial Killer investigation at…

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Posted in Annoucement I-65 Killer/Days Inn Murders

BREAKING: I-65 Serial Killer Case Solved

His reign of terror began at least 35 years ago in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with the brutal murder of Vicki Heath. Then came the infamous “Days…

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Posted in Operation Underground Railroad

The Rule of Lawlessness: The Michael Drury Injustice Part 2

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant…

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Posted in Collateral Damage:

13 Minutes: Coco Berthmann’s Cancer Fraudstream

On February 5, 2022, Coco Berthmann decided to have a livestream to share the news, her latest update with some grim, yet hopeful news

I can only describe it as disturbing, and the anatomy of a cancer scam, because that is exactly what this is. Berthmann doesn’t just briefly describe her condition and situation, but goes into explicit detail, showing a range of emotions.

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ACJ Obtains Livestream of Coco Berthmann Asking for Donations, Detailing Cancer Diagnosis

ACJ has obtained Coco Berthmann’s February 5, 2022, Instagram livestream from a follower who “knew something was off” and decided to hit record. In the 13-minute…

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Posted in Prison, Jail & Corrections

Prisons on Lockdown: How are Inmates Coping?

US prisons in all states have continued to declare, tighten, and ease lockdowns due to the Coronavirus. Many have stopped visitation altogether, while others prohibit prisoners from leaving their cells for more than an hour a day.

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UPDATE: Coco Berthmann arrested, accused of fraud

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Over the past few weeks, we were piecing a story together…

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doTerra Internal Memo states it found “concrete evidence” of O.U.R. misconduct

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad On the eve of Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Missy Larsen Vice…

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Sound of Freedom (2022) Funded by Medicare Fraud?

Plagued by controversy and negative press the last three years, Sound of Freedom may be suffering its final deathblow before its officially released. Bizarre statements,…

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O.U.R. Operative & Donor Awaits Sentencing for $100 Million Medicare Fraud

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Andrew McCubbins was a self-proclaimed billionaire and rising star in Operation…

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The Radicalization of Tim Ballard: The Prager U Endorsement

The fallout from his delayed response to the Wayfair conspiracy theory, ongoing criminal investigations, Jim Caviezel publicly revealing Tim Ballard as the primary source of…

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Utah’s System of Injustice: The Michael Drury Story

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant…

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O.U.R.’s Batman Unmasked

Tim Ballard’s First O.U.R. Wingman: The Legend of Steven T. Cass For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad…

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Posted in Annoucement

Utah’s Attorney General and the Stripper/Cocaine Allegation

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant…

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Rambo Reyes & O.U.R.: The Colombian Rescue Mission

Who invited whom? This is reprint from a 2015 article printed from the now unpublished PackerChroncle archives that is to coincide with a Special Report…

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City refuses $25,000 donation from Operation Underground Railroad

Citing ‘cultural appropriation, deteriorating relationships with numerous law enforcement agencies and ongoing criminal investigations into operation into Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.)’, the City Council of…

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The Nazarene Fund: Reloaded

For additional articles covering Tim Ballard and OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad. After careful consideration, we’ve decided to keep our…

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Posted in Collateral Damage:

Elizabeth Frazier: Another Sham Child Sex Trafficking Victim

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant…

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COMING SOON: The $30 Million Nazarene Fund Scam

Tim Ballard and Glenn Beck hatch scheme to obtain $30 million “If Glenn Beck and Tim Ballard really gave a shit about Christian minorities in…

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Posted in The Missing Unidentified Person

Unknown Woman Identified by Genetic Genealogy

Her Name Returned after Only Being Known as Jane Doe Sebastopol, CA – September 1, 2021 – Four years after the remains of a woman were discovered behind a…

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BYU Stands by the Coco Berthmann Hoax

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant…

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CharityWatch Downgrades O.U.R.’s rating to a “question mark”

The American Institute of Philanthropy dba CharityWatch, is a nationally acclaimed charity rater and nonprofit watchdog organization founded in 1992 that recently downgraded Operation Underground…

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Exposed: The Coco Berthmann Child Sex Slave Hoax

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News Prime Time Crime

Crime plummets in cities, as drugs and violence ravage Small Town U.S.A.

This past decade drugs and violence exploded in rural America reaching all-time highs, as crime already at historic lows; continued to plummet in metropolitan areas….

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Posted in Investigates Operation Underground Railroad

Operation Underground Railroad Stages Fake College Graduation

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) and its founder Tim Ballard staged a…

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Criminal Investigation into O.U.R. Expands

Former O.U.R. Aftercare Director Ed Smart Breaks His Silence Also in this report: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been working the case. Davis County…

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Mutiny at Operation Underground Railroad

Tim Ballard’s Sister Tevya Ware and Jon Lines form Anti-Human Trafficking Non-Profit with Former Head of Washington State Patrol’s Missing & Exploited Children Task Force…

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Posted in Annoucement Cold Case Murder

Homicide Victim Identified by Genetic Genealogy

Her Name Returned after 40 years as Jane Doe Sebastopol, CA – April 23, 2021 – May 25 – Almost forty years after the remains of a woman were recovered from…

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Posted in Annoucement Crime & Justice News

BREAKING: Excessive Force Lawsuit to be Filed Against Las Vegas Following Police Killing of Justin Charland

“We need to integrate mental health and crisis intervention into all parts of our emergency response systems in order to prevent future excessive force incidents.”…

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Operation Underground Railroad: Crimes Uncovered

The Expanding Criminal Investigation into OUR Tim Ballard’s secret plan to monetize, Operation Underground Railroad. And to use his plan to proselytize prospective converts for…

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Posted in Cold Case Murder Unidentified Person

Cold Case Victim Identified as Indigenous Peoples Woman

1980 Kern County Case Solved by Genetic Genealogy Sebastopol, CA – April 23, 2021 – The Kern County Sheriff-Coroner (KCSO) and the DNA Doe Project (DDP) announce the identification of…

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Posted in Cold Case Endangered The Missing

1978 Cold Case Victim Identified after 43 years

Third Wisconsin Case Solve for the DNA Doe Project Sebastopol, CA – March 31, 2021 – The Wisconsin Department of Justice, DCI, (WDJ), the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office…

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Tim Ballard’s Secret “Whiteboard Meeting” in August 2019

Tim Ballard’s secret plan to monetize, Operation Underground Railroad. And to use his plan to proselytize prospective converts for the Mormon church. For additional articles…

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O.U.R. Continues the Dangerous Practice of Victim & Witness Intimidation

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Operation Underground Railroad Retains Kirton McConkie to Silence & Intimidate ex-Jump Team…

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Posted in The Missing Unidentified Person

Victim of 1988 Homicide from Joliet Identified by Genetic Genealogy

Murder Victim Identified After 32 Years Sebastopol, CA – On March 5, 2021, the Newton County Indiana Coroner’s Office positively identified a woman whose body was found along…

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The Elizabeth Smart Foundation Severed All Ties with O.U.R.

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Ed Smart “Left in disgust” In August 2014, Tim Ballard and…

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A Divorce From Hell: doTerra & Operation Underground Railroad

The World’s Largest Essential Oils MLM Partnered with the World’s Most Prominent Child Rescue Scam The Utah multi-level marketing company doTERRA is having a marital…

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VICE News Exposes Tim Ballard’s O.U.R. Poster Child “Liliana” as Elaborate Scam

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad On December 10, 2020, a VICE News article exposed Tim Ballard…

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Posted in Cold Case Crime & Justice News

Victim of Green River Killer Finally Identified by Genetic Genealogy

Wendy Stephens was just 14 years old when she ran away in 1983. She is believed to be the youngest victim of serial killer Gary…

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Posted in Cold Case Crime & Justice News Murder

Sumter County Cold Case Homicide Victims Named

Pair identified after 44 years For Immediate Release Sumter, SC – January 21, 2021 – The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) and the DNA Doe Project (DDP) announced the…

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Posted in Cold Case Murder

The Lane Bryant Massacre

In 2008, an unknown gunman would commit one of the few unsolved mass shootings in U.S. history. Despite the involvement of federal and international law…

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Posted in Operation Underground Railroad

The Nazarene Fund

Where have all the millions gone? Conservative commentator Glenn Beck founded an organization called The Nazarene Fund which falsely claims to have rescued sex slaves…

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Posted in Annoucement Operation Underground Railroad

Breaking News: The Utah Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force has broken off its partnership with Operation Underground Railroad (OUR)

ACJ EXCLUSIVE: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has begun its own, internal investigation into the relationship between its ICAC unit and OUR. The Utah Attorney…

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Operation Underground Railroad and “The Covenant”

Lynn Packer examines the relationship between the LDS Church and Operation Underground Railroad An apostle of the Mormon Church could get drawn into a Utah…

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Posted in Cold Case Murder

Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

On the morning of February 10th, 1990, a few staff members were preparing to open the Las Cruces Bowl for the day. However, at 8:29…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News The Missing Unidentified Person

Identified: Lee County John Doe 1984

After 36 years genetic genealogists provide a name For Immediate Release Giddings, Texas – October 23, 2020 – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and the DNA Doe Project (DDP)…

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Posted in Annoucement

Ballard, Reyes & Trump

The QANON Connection President Donald Trump and Operation Underground Railroad’s two top pitch men—OUR CEO Tim Ballard and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes—are milking QAnon…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News The Missing Unidentified Person

Park County John Doe identified after 46 years

Genetic genealogy solves an old puzzle FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fairplay, CO – October 20, 2020 – The Park County Coroner’s Office (PCCO)and the DNA Doe Project (DDP) announce the…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

Crime & Justice News- October 17, 2020

Another cold case solved, step-brother of Kimberly Ratliff charged. Second suspect arrested for the murder of Ft. Bliss solider. Scott Peterson won’t go away. Homicide…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

Crime & Justice News- October 14, 2020

Pair of nearly 40 year-old cold case murders solved. Michigan assault this past May upgraded to federal hate crime. Murder in Death Valley? Cold Cases…

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Posted in ACJ Show Operation Underground Railroad

Tim Ballard’s Answers to “Hardball” Questions

Lynn Packer fact-checks Tim Ballard’s answers to what Ballard calls controversial questions. This video op-ed is the fourth in a series of reports on Operation…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

Crime & Justice News- October 12, 2020

The National Interest Michigan Sheriff Defends Man Suspected of Planning Whitmer Kidnapping Conspiracy During ‘Wild’ Interview (Law & Crime) A sitting sheriff in Michigan defended…

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Posted in ACJ Show Operation Underground Railroad

DERAILED: Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) | What is Human Trafficking?

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- For Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad American Crime Journal examines the definition of human trafficking and…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

Crime & Justice News- October 11, 2020

Homicide Utah police make arrest in decade-old Sherry Black murder case (Deseret News) He was booked into Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News Operation Underground Railroad

BREAKING NEWS: Anti-human trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad under criminal investigation by Davis County Attorney

The following article is BREAKING NEWS from FOX 13 Salt Lake City regarding Operation Underground Railroad and Tim Ballard. As you know, Lynn Packer mentioned…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

Crime & Justice News- October 7, 2020

Homicide Derek Chauvin, ex-officer charged with murder in George Floyd case, released on $1M bond (NBC) He was released Wednesday on a conditional release and…

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Posted in ACJ Show Operation Underground Railroad

Operation Underground Railroad and Religious Extremism

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and former CIA agent Tim Ballard wear their devout Mormonism on their sleeves when they promote a paramilitary team that…

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Posted in ACJ Show Operation Underground Railroad

Derailed: O.U.R.| Tim Ballard’s Buzzfeed Response, Distraction and LDS Biblical Fan-Fiction

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad

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Posted in Crime & Justice News The Missing Unidentified Person

Twenty-three year old Butler County cold case victim named

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Identification of 6th Ohio Doe by DNA Doe Project Hamilton, OH – September 14, 2020 – The Butler County Coroner’s Office (BCCO) and the DNA…

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Posted in Operation Underground Railroad

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and Operation Underground Railroad

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes should be helping Utah rid its unsavory moniker “Fraud Capital of the United States.” Instead he is deeply involved with…

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Tim Ballard Utah’s Flim-Flam Man

For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, television news…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

Serial Rapes from 1991 & 1992 Solved by Genetic Genealogy in Maricopa County

Gary Robert Young- Courtesy: Maricopa County Jail FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from Identifinders International to ACJ: Chandler, AZ – Identifinders International, in conjunction with the Chandler…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

Lawsuit against Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh accuses priest of rape

PAULA REED WARD | Friday, August 7, 2020 1:27 p.m. This story originally appeared in Trib Live:   A man who immigrated to the United…

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Posted in Operation Underground Railroad

Tim Ballard’s Mission

Editor’s Note August 9, 2020: This article is now an ACJ Investigates series. For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation…

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O.U.R. Receives $150,000 to $350,000 in PPP Funds

Editor’s Note August 9, 2020: This article is now an ACJ Investigates series. For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation…

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Posted in Operation Underground Railroad

Operation Underground Railroad’s Roots

Editor’s Note August 9, 2020: This article is now an ACJ Investigates series. For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation…

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Operation Underground Railroad: Sex, Women & Fundamentalism

Editor’s Note: Editor’s Note August 9, 2020: This article is now an ACJ Investigates series. For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates-…

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Posted in Annoucement Cold Case Crime & Justice News

Second Barron County homicide victim identified by genetic genealogy

Official Press Release From DNA Doe Project to American Crime Journal Barron County, Wisconsin – 23 June 2020 – Working in conjunction with the Wisconsin…

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Posted in ACJ Show Annoucement

UPDATE: American Crime Journal Podcast & Show- Official Trailer

It is time. American Crime Journal is expanding our platform and launching a podcast and show. Starting May 18, 2020, join host Damion Moore as…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

Disturbing Video of Ahmaud Arbery Surfaces, Case Goes to a Grand Jury

Disturbing Video of Ahmaud Arbery Surfaces, Case Goes to a Grand Jury

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

1987 Barbara Blatnik Homicide Solved using Genetic Genealogy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from Identifinders International to ACJ: Cleveland, OH – May 6, 2020 – Identifinders International , in conjunction with the Cuyahoga Falls Police…

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Posted in Endangered The Missing

The Millbrook Twins Part Three: The Now

On one particular Sunday – March 18th, 1990 – 15-year olds Dannette and Jeannette Millbrook walked through their old neighborhood, hoping to collect bus fare…

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Posted in Disappearance of Karlie Guse

Susan Constantine, Mainstream ‘Deception Detection Expert’ and her Anti-LGBTQ Bigotry

Susan Constantine,”World’s Leading Body Language Expert” and “Deception Detection” regular on Dr. Phil, Nancy Grace, CNN and Fox, spews hate and directs anti-LGBTQ group Last…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News

True Crime: The Ethical Paradox

Facts do matter. The lack of investment, ethics, standards and guidelines in true crime not only distorts justice… it’s ruining people’s lives

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Posted in Operation Underground Railroad

Operation Underground Railroad Retains Controversial Firm Kirton McConkie, Threatens Legal Action Against ACJ

Editor’s Note August 9, 2020: This article is now an ACJ Investigates series. For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation…

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Posted in Endangered The Missing

The Millbrook Twins Part Two: The Unknown

On one particular Sunday – March 18th, 1990 – 15-year olds Dannette and Jeannette Millbrook walked through their old neighborhood, hoping to collect bus fare…

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Posted in Annoucement Crime & Justice News Murder

Phoenix Cold case victim identified by genetic genealogy

Official Press Release From DNA Doe Project to American Crime Journal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cold case victim identified by genetic genealogy Phoenix, AZ – February…

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Posted in Disappearance of Karlie Guse

Credibility: DENIED! Part 3: Origins & Vindication

As the final articles regarding the Karlie Guse Lynch Mob come to a close, remember, it is all about the facts, not opinions, reinterpretations. Nothing…

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Posted in Annoucement

BUSTED: Lynda Bergh- Berghin’ for a Livin’

Let’s look at another lie and diversion by Lyin’ Lynda. Before we get there, I will say that this really is it with Lynda. Complete…

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Posted in Endangered The Missing

The Millbrook Twins Part One: The Known

On one particular Sunday – March 18th, 1990 – 15-year olds Dannette and Jeannette Millbrook walked through their old neighborhood, hoping to collect bus fare…

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Posted in Annoucement Crime & Justice News Murder

Oklahoma Lime Lady cold case solved at last!

Official Press Release From DNA Doe Project to American Crime Journal For Immediate Release MURDER VICTIM IDENTIFIED BY GENETIC GENEALOGY AFTER 40 YEARS Oklahoma City,…

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Posted in Annoucement Disappearance of Karlie Guse

BUSTED: Guse PI, Lynda Bergh Caught Lying Again

This morning as I returned from an interview with a detective on new case I was working, I received numerous messages from colleagues and friends….

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Posted in Annoucement Crime & Justice News Disappearance of Karlie Guse

Credibility: DENIED! Part 2: A Feud is Born- Tales of the ‘Factually Challenged’

Doesn’t everyone want to know the truth? What is it? And Why Haven’t You Told Us Everything? Not everyone wants the truth. Yes, you just…

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Credibility: DENIED! Part 1: Clone Site Fails, Boosts ACJ Recognition

Often imitated, never duplicated For six months, fans, other bloggers, major podcasters, news reporters, producers, etc.. have advised that, “I’m wasting my time debunking trolls….

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Melissa Ann Page- Another Case of Missing White Woman Syndrome?

This is Melissa Ann Page. Take a real good look at her picture. As the issue of equality/inequality, racism and class warfare come front and…

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Our Standards: Striving for Excellence

Get it right. Maintain Integrity. Despite all the unfounded & baseless accusations of treachery, money seeking, the defamation of us, our families, our children and…

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Gilgo Beach Murders/LISK UPDATE: Suffolk County Police Press Conference

It’s been nearly a decade since the hunt for the Long Island Serial Killer began. Today, Suffolk County Police revealed a new clue in the…

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Posted in Crime & Justice News Disappearance of Karlie Guse

Karlie’s Angels: Facts Not Included… (only b’cuz they care)

Throughout my coverage of Karlie Guse’s disappearance, I have encountered questioning, skepticism, disbelief, and pushback. That’s fine with me, I’m a sturdy guy and I…

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MISSING: Pamela ‘Faith’ Roach, 27

The family of Pamela “Faith” Roach, 27, reported her missing after she was expected to visit the grave of her son on the anniversary of…

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Missing Person of the Day: ISAEL ARENAS

LINK: http://www.missingkids.com/poster/NCMC/1374665/1/screen