The Break Room: Snitch praised by cops and prosecutors. But he still got 40 years for murder

The offbeat but absolutely true stuff you can't wait to share with friends [tronc]( [View In Browser]( February 14, 2019 [troncads.com]( The Break Room [Hypocritical 'Saturday Night Live' mocks Virginia's blackface scandals after decades of dressing cast in blackface for laughs]( Tuesday, Feb 12 Live from New York, its a long line of “Saturday Night Live” cast members dressed in blackface. [Read More]( [»]( [Bill Gates says teenagers taught him a thing or two about processing emotions]( Bill and Melinda Gates released their annual newsletter and discussed some of the things that surprised them last year. [Read More]( [»]( ADVERTISEMENT [Jussie Smollett reiterates his cooperation, day after police say they need more phone records from night of attack]( A day after police asked “Empire” star Jussie Smollett for additional telephone records for their investigation into the alleged attack outside his apartment, representatives for the actor released a statement reiterating his cooperation with authorities. [Read More]( [»]( [Jailhouse snitch praised by cops and prosecutors. But he still gets 40 years for murder.]( Frederick Cobia, a felon who admitted to killing a man 10 years ago and then became a highly valued jailhouse snitch, was sentenced to 40 years in state prison. [Read More]( [»]( ADVERTISEMENT [Jail nurse accused of fatally poisoning husband with antifreeze so she could marry inmate who’s serving life sentence for murder]( A woman is accused of fatally poisoning her husband with antifreeze so she could marry an inmate at the prison where she was employed. [Read More]( [»]( [John Ramsey's quest for vindication of a murder he says he didn't commit 37 years ago]( In 2015, John Ramsey faced a wretched predicament - he believed he needed to admit to a murder he says he didn't commit so he could be paroled from prison to prove his innocence. By then, Ramsey, now 58, had served 33 years in prison. [Read More]( [»]( ADVERTISEMENT ['Everyone walks on eggshells around the NFL': Bob Costas on what cost him Super Bowl LII]( The face of the NBC's sports coverage was MIA in 2018. [Read More]( [»]( [Ask Amy: Sad, isolated tween needs family love]( Woman is worried about her great-niece being lonely. [Read More]( [»]( advertisement [Unsubscribe](  |  [Newsletters](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Terms of Service]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2019 | tronc | 202 W. 1st St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the The Break Room newsletter.