Jordan Smith

Kansas City

Reporter at The Intercept

Reporter @theintercept covering criminal justice & reproductive rights. H-E-B fanatic. Murderville podcast co-host. Opinions mine. [email protected]

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After Nine Execution Dates and Three Last Meals, Richard Glossip May Soon Walk Free

2 months ago | theintercept.com | Liliana Segura |Jordan Smith

Just minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion granting Richard Glossip a new trial, his attorney Don Knight started receiving an avalanche of texts. “My phone blew up, my email blew up,” Knight said. By the time he spoke to his client on the phone, Glossip had already heard the news.
Forensics Experts Challenged the FBI. So the FBI Tried to Censor Their Conference.

Feb 6, 2025 | theintercept.com | Jordan Smith

The FBI was not pleased. There were mentions of the agency in documents connected to an upcoming forensics conference that it deemed disparaging. So in the weeks before President Donald Trump took office and issued an executive order barring censorship by federal government employees, the FBI set out to do just that.
A Forensics Company Tells Cops It Can Use DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face. Scientists Worry the Tool Will Deepen Racial Bias.

Feb 2, 2025 | theintercept.com | Jordan Smith

1 Fighting Crime With Science As a teenager, Dr. Susan Walsh loved the TV show “The X-Files.” She was particularly drawn to the character of Dana Scully, a hyper-rational doctor-cum-FBI agent who brought a scientist’s skepticism to investigations of paranormal phenomena and deployed her medical training to determine cause of death for the show’s victims. The fact that Scully used science to solve problems and pursue justice intrigued Walsh.
'I thought I was a good man'; Judge sentences former Spokesman-Review editor in child pornography case - Local News 8

Jan 17, 2025 | localnews8.com | Melissa Luck |Jordan Smith

‘I thought I was a good man’; Judge sentences former Spokesman-Review editor in child pornography case By Melissa Luck, Jordan Smith SPOKANE, Washington (KXLY) — A former Spokane newspaper editor and journalism ethics professor will serve 10 years in prison for paying minors to send him explicit photos and videos. Steven Smith pleaded guilty late last year to sexual exploitation and child pornography charges. Investigators linked Smith to online depictions of children.
Missouri Advocates Sue to Overturn More Than a Dozen Laws on Abortion

Nov 6, 2024 | theintercept.com | Jordan Smith

Just hours after voters passed a constitutional amendment aimed at protecting reproductive rights in Missouri — making it the first state to overturn a near-total ban on abortion — key backers of the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative filed a lawsuit in Kansas City seeking to effectuate the will of the voters.
Missouri Could Become the First State to Overturn a Total Abortion Ban

Oct 30, 2024 | theintercept.com | Jordan Smith

It was a mild, crisp, and sunny Saturday afternoon, and the two doctors were on a mission. Flyers and stickers in hand, they made their way through the Columbus Square Park neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, which sits just blocks south of the winding and muddy Missouri River.
Delphi trial witness testifies seeing 'Bridge Guy' on trail: 'I remember I waved to him'

Oct 21, 2024 | eu.courierpress.com | Kristine Phillips |Ron Wilkins |Jordan Smith |John Tufts

Kristine Phillips Ron Wilkins Jordan Smith Jenny Porter Tilley John TuftsUSA TODAY NETWORKTestimony continued Tuesday in Delphi in the case against Richard Allen. Allen, 52, is accused of killing Abigail "Abby" Williams and Liberty "Libby" German, who went missing Feb. 13, 2017, and were found dead the next day. Allen, of Delphi, was arrested in 2022 and faces two counts of murder and two counts of murder while kidnapping the girls.
Texas Lawmakers’ Unprecedented Actions Halt Robert Roberson’s Execution — For Now

Oct 18, 2024 | theintercept.com | Liliana Segura |Jordan Smith

The Texas Supreme Court halted Robert Roberson’s scheduled execution late Thursday night, following an extraordinary series of legal twists and turns spurred by a bipartisan group of state lawmakers. The legislators, including influential members of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, deployed a sequence of jiu-jitsu-like moves to give Roberson a chance to prove his innocence.
Texas Is About to Execute Robert Roberson for a Crime That Never Happened

Oct 16, 2024 | theintercept.com | Liliana Segura |Jordan Smith

On the witness stand in March 2000, Dr. Janet Squires was unequivocal: The injuries suffered by the 13-month-old girl were “absolutely classic” signs of shaken baby syndrome. Commonly referred to by its acronym, SBS is a diagnosis based on the belief that a certain combination of injuries found in a baby or toddler could only be caused by violent shaking. “When a baby is shaken their head flops back and forth like this,” she testified, demonstrating the violent force needed to cause injury.
The Supreme Court May Force Oklahoma to Kill Richard Glossip

Oct 10, 2024 | theintercept.com | Liliana Segura |Jordan Smith

At the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, the only thing Chief Justice John Roberts seemed to want to know was whether Richard Glossip would have been convicted and sent to death row if the jury had known that the star witness against him lied on the stand. “Do you really think it would make that much difference to the jury?” Roberts asked Seth Waxman, a former U.S. solicitor general who was representing Glossip before the court.

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