Dan Sullivan
Courts and criminal justice reporter for the @TB_Times. Storyteller. Trial watcher. Submitter of public records requests. Man about town. I hate Twitter.
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As jury weighs death for Jennifer Odom’s killer, her family recounts her life
Jeffrey Norman Crum Sr. faces a possible death sentence after he was found guilty last week in the notorious 1993 murder case.
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Prominent doctor, nurse practitioner killed in plane crash
David Siambanes, Dawn Stone went down near Tampa Executive Airport.
Jury: Tampa rapper should die for death of woman’s unborn baby
But in a rare move, jurors voted for a life sentence for killing the child’s mother.
Jury votes death for Crum
They deliberated 2 1/2 hours before recommending a capital sentence in the killing of Jennifer Odom, 12.
As jury weighs death for Jennifer Odom’s killer, her family recounts her life
Jeffrey Norman Crum Sr. faces a possible death sentence after he was found guilty last week in the notorious 1993 murder case.
Jennifer Odom’s death haunted Tampa Bay. Finally a conviction.
The four-day trial of Jeffrey Norman Crum Sr. capped a notorious murder case. He faces a possible death sentence.
Son of man charged in Jennifer Odom’s killing says dad confessed
Jeffrey Crum Jr. told a Hernando County jury Wednesday that his father once gave him a clarinet as a gift. He identified the instrument as the one that belonged to the slain 12-year-old girl.
Trial begins in killing of girl, 12
Jeffrey Crum is accused of raping and slaying Jennifer Odom in a case that has haunted the area for 33 years.
Fla. executes 2 men, a 1st in modern history
James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone were both put to death Tuesday for separate murder cases from the 1980s.
Appeals chances dwindle for 2 Fla. men set to be executed
Lawyers argued that same-day executions could be botched.
2 men to be executed on the same day
Former Florida cop will be put to death before 80-year-old Pasco County man.
Supreme Court could end 6-person juries, a seismic shift for Florida
Lawyers in Tampa are seeking 12-person juries in cases that typically would see six.
Lawyers: Pasco man is too old and ill to be executed
Attorneys for Dominick Occhicone also want to examine the effect executions have had prison staff.
Ybor City crash report illuminates pursuit that led to fatal collision
Two Florida Highway Patrol troopers were monitoring a Tampa police radio before they pursued a fleeing suspect, the report states.
4 life sentences for murder of Julio Foolio
Judge lamented that the four defendants had ruined their lives “for nothing.”
After scandal, ties helped ex-deputy land schools job
Anthony Collins beat 37 others to get gig as Hillsborough district’s director of security.
Hillsborough schools hires ex-deputy
Anthony Collins resigned from the sheriff’s office last year amid a cheating scandal. He is now the director of security for the county’s school district.
Finance guru used investor money to get $1.2M mortgage, feds say
The indictment against Brandon Dutch Mendenhall is part of a broader investigation.
Can Tampa get a new courthouse? County, court leaders weigh ideas
Replacing Hillsborough’s aged Courthouse Annex is seen as a pressing need. But plans are more nebulous.
Man who ‘pizza doxed’ 2 judges sentenced
Jonathan Mark Miller says he sent orders to their home addresses, which is seen as a threat.
Tampa jury rejects death penalty for 4 convicted in rapper’s killing
The defendants will be sentenced to life in prison for the 2024 gang slaying of Julio Foolio.
Inmate claims his innocence. He is set to be killed
James Hitchcock has lived under a death sentence for nearly half a century.
USF murder suspect queried ChatGPT
A document filed by prosecutors details the investigation that led to his arrest.
Body of 1 missing USF student found
Zamil Limon’s remains are discovered on the Howard Frankland Bridge. Nahida Bristy is still missing. One man has been arrested.
Trial begins for 4 men facing death sentences in the shooting of popular rapper
Charles Jones, also known as Julio Foolio, was killed in Tampa in 2024 amid a gang war.
Woman could face the death penalty
Susan Avalon is accused of killing her two ex-husbands in separate slayings.
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Dan Sullivan in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.