John Wayne Ferguson
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John Wayne Ferguson

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Day reporter @HoustonChron john.ferguson@houstonchronicle.com https://t.co/U4mztj5Vnk

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Judge limits medical care evidence

Prosecutors face restrictions on wording used in case against Houston transplant surgeon

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Judge limits medical care evidence

Prosecutors face restrictions on wording used in case against Houston transplant surgeon

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Houston Chronicle•OCT 21, 2026•Lead Story
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Ex-cop gets probation in raid cover-up

HPD officer pleaded guilty to falsifying report for Harding Street incident that led to deaths

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Houston Chronicle•SEP 16, 2026•Lead Story
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Police crash suit tactic gets retracted

City abandons its strategy after judge questions legitimacy

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Houston Chronicle•SEP 16, 2026
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Elmore gets max in Killing Fields case

Galveston County jury hands 20-year term for manslaughter death of 16-year-old in 1984

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Houston Chronicle•SEP 4, 2026•Lead Story
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Man found guilty in Killing Fields death

Former neighbor of Laura Miller’s faces up to 20 years for manslaughter

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Houston Chronicle•SEP 3, 2026
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HPD’s Goines admits to 2 federal felonies

Disgraced officer’s lies led to ’19 botched raid that killed couple

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Houston Chronicle•AUG 29, 2026
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Charge against bail bond CEO dropped

In rare dismissal, top executive for AABLE walks away from sprawling fraud case

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Houston Chronicle•JUL 29, 2026
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Judge orders Salgado witness released

Ruling says detention violates his rights, cites visa application

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Houston Chronicle•JUL 29, 2026
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Salgado witnesses say they're being unlawfully held

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Houston Chronicle•JUL 22, 2026
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Warrant reveals Salgado van search

Federal authorities offer no explanation for why FBI's request is unusually open to public

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Houston Chronicle•JUL 17, 2026•Lead Story
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‘My father did not deserve this’

Family mourns as activists call for independent probe of ICE killing

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Houston Chronicle•JUL 9, 2026•Lead Story
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Ex-jailer takes deal in death of inmate

Man avoids prison in '24 asphyxia case at Galveston jail

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Houston Chronicle•JUL 8, 2026
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Court shields officer from suit over raid

Ruling determines immunity justified for deadly shots

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Houston Chronicle•JUL 1, 2026
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Ex-Turkey Leg Hut owner pleads guilty

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Houston Chronicle•JUN 12, 2026
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Deputy fired following fatal shooting

Tippit violated several sheriff's office policies on handling and using firearms, official says

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Houston Chronicle•JUN 10, 2026•Lead Story
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Fake badge, double life

Records show man was serial impersonator before Lovers Lane arrest

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Houston Chronicle•MAY 3, 2026
A historical investigative piece examining the past of a recently arrested suspect in a decades-old cold case.
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Remains search tied to Killing Fields

Action at Bacliff home follows man's arrest in connection with the deaths of two girls

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Houston Chronicle•APR 17, 2026•Lead Story
The paper reports factually on an ongoing law enforcement search linked to a historic local serial murder case. It focuses on the investigative process following a recent arrest, avoiding sensationalised language despite the grim subject matter.
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Spring man charged in firebomb case

He's accused of tossing device at home of OpenAI CEO

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Houston Chronicle•APR 14, 2026•Lead Story
The paper frames a high-profile attack on a prominent technology executive through a distinctly local lens, emphasizing the suspect's hometown connection above the broader national significance of the target.
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Suspect in Killing Fields cases spoke with victim’s dad

Bacliff man is charged in connection with two deaths

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Houston Chronicle•APR 2, 2026
Updates a major local cold case by focusing on the suspect's interactions with the victim's family, personalising the ongoing legal proceedings.

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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 John Wayne Ferguson 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.