A life that mattered

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TRUE-LIFE

A life that mattered

Was this fun and vibrant woman killed simply for being

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18 December, 2025

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Baubles & bulets

A happy Christmas morningended in murder

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Murdered by her ex then mocked in sick selfies

Melody Hoffman, 20, loved unconditionally. She thought of others and even animals before herself and navigated the world with an endearing innocence. An intellectual disability meant she was mentally

Crime Monthly

Suspect charged in kada scott death

A TIP-OFF LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE 23-YEAR-OLD’S BODY – THEN HER ALLEGED KILLER TURNED HIMSELF IN

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Slain in the street

For my family, Christmas will never be the same

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Gone with a bang

Before they could celebrate the new year, she shot him dead

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Love you to death

She fought to save her son but paid a terrible price

Chat Passions

Baubles & bulets

A happy Christmas morningended in murder

New!

Murdered by her ex then mocked in sick selfies

Melody Hoffman, 20, loved unconditionally. She thought of others and even animals before herself and navigated the world with an endearing innocence. An intellectual disability meant she was mentally

Crime Monthly

Suspect charged in kada scott death

A TIP-OFF LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE 23-YEAR-OLD’S BODY – THEN HER ALLEGED KILLER TURNED HIMSELF IN

Chat Passions

Slain in the street

For my family, Christmas will never be the same

Chat

Gone with a bang

Before they could celebrate the new year, she shot him dead

Chat Passions

Love you to death

She fought to save her son but paid a terrible price