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Lincoln man arrested in Carly Schaaf's death arranged for ride on the day she disappeared, court records show
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Lincoln man arrested in Carly Schaaf's death arranged for ride on the day she disappeared, court records show
- Andrew Wegley , Lori Pilger | Lincoln Journal Star
- Jan 7, 2022
- Jan 7, 2022 Updated May 26, 2023
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Carly Schaaf's remains were found in June 2021 near the shore of Pawnee Lake west of Lincoln.
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Andrew Wegley , Lori Pilger | Lincoln Journal Star
Lincoln Police announce charges related to the killing of Carly Schaaf at a news conference on Jan. 7, 2022.
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Long-awaited autopsy reveals Lincoln woman Carly Schaaf died by homicide, records show
Remains found at Pawnee Lake identified as missing Lincoln woman
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Carly Schaaf
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With week left, eight homicides recorded in Lincoln this year
Judge sentences 19-year-old Fairbury man in beating death of 2-year-old
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Andrew Wegley's favorite stories of 2021
These five articles all had different subjects and outcomes. But each of them aimed to either tell a story that wasn't being told elsewhere or bring something new to the local conversation in the realm of criminal justice.
Nebraska's habitual criminal convictions fall inconsistently across county, racial lines
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This story is important because it highlights intense racial disparities that seem stark even against the backdrop of Nebraska's prison system…
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This story was unique because it traffics in the gray area between what we say and what we mean — two increasingly different realities in the …
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