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Andy Mannix

@AndrewMannix

Jun 2

@reneejon

NEW: 2 yrs ago, I set out to learn everything about Heather Mayer, a popular figure in the local BDSM scene whose death was never solved. The reporting took me and @reneejon across the country chasing allegations of a serial abuser in the BDSM community. Read the investigation:

https://twitter.com/StarTribune/status/1664619121542311939

This story is not just about an unsolved death. It’s a distillation of how the criminal justice system places value judgements on victims, and how some are deemed not credible based on lifestyle rather than evidence.

In this story, cops told Heather’s mom it was suicide before the investigation started. Women are repeatedly told jurors would never side w/ them bc of their BDSM “lifestyle.” Here’s what the lead investigator told a victim who came forward w/ evidence after Heather’s death:

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Andy Mannix

@AndrewMannix

Sep 26, 2022

ICYMI: We took a deep dive into the history of this embattled intersection and how police, business owners and community members are looking to address its high frequency of violence. startribune.com/embattled-nort…

A couple interesting findings. 1. As violence has increased in this half-mile radius, proactive policing metrics dropped 90%, which MPD attributes to a change in tactics responding to fewer officers on staff.

2. Many in the community blame biz owners, but there is debate over where responsibility lies. If someone drives by shooting from the sunroof, how should the business respond?

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Andy Mannix

@AndrewMannix

Oct 30, 2021

Openly gay, feminist and liberal, Colleen Ryan joined the Minneapolis police to make change. Instead, she says, a misogynistic and homophobic culture, obsessed with Trump, pushed her out. startribune.com/only-minneapol…

Ryan says her coworkers turned on her after learning she supported Clinton, who they considered the anti-cop candidate. When she took part in the 2017 women's march, her entire shift refused to partner with her and purposely stalled when she asked for backup, she says.

Ryan is the only officer who's been disciplined for conduct tied to riots last summer, for talking to a GQ journalist w/o permission.

She quit MPD last week and filed a complaint w the state of the way out alleging anti-gay discrimination. Read our interview.

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Andy Mannix

@AndrewMannix

Sep 12, 2021

@JeffHargarten

For most of this summer, @JeffHargarten and I have been trying to learn more about the surge in gun crime in Minneapolis. What we found is that the city is on track for the most violent year in a generation. A few notes on the reporting below: startribune.com/inside-minneap…

1. The crime spike is real. This wasn't a given. Crime is often politicized, especially now in Mpls, and in recent years we've heard politicians and pseudo news orgs describe the city in sensationalized terms even when crime was at record lows.

But since June 2020, gun violence has been surging. It's not just the climbing murder rate. We looked at several metrics of gun shot rates, from ShotSpotter to reports made to hospitals and 911 calls, and they are all hitting record highs.

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Andy Mannix

@AndrewMannix

Aug 26, 2021

After the 3rd Precinct fell, Minneapolis police cleared guns and computers out of other precincts. Across town, in the 2nd, they shredded what they believed to be inactive case files and loaded the rest in an unmarked car to hide at a waterworks facility startribune.com/police-shredde…

One officer said he believed the city's plan was to abandon the other precincts.

Citywide, officers were trying to "secure materials so that they did not fall into the hands of demonstrators." said one officer, describing the panicked frenzy that spread through the police ranks last summer.

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