Reposted by Jon SchuppeNational Press Foundation @nationalpress.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Mackenzie Mays of @bloomberglaw.com and @jonschuppe.bsky.social of @nbcnews.com have won the 2025 Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting from NPF. nationalpress.org/award-story/... 122
Reposted by Jon SchuppeDavid Ingram @davidingram.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Deep dive into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch by @jonschuppe.bsky.social and me: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... At least 10 women and girls say they were groomed, and that’s just what’s publicly documented.nbcnews.comHow Epstein lured girls to his Zorro Ranch and kept authorities awayAt least 10 women and girls say they were groomed at what was once Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. 415780
Reposted by Jon SchuppeBen Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 13/05/2025NBC News is hiring a well-sourced senior tech reporter to join my team to focus the industry’s leading companies, CEOs, products and their impact on society. The reporter will publish exclusive news once per week in a new newsletter, along with other enterprise work. Can be in NYC, SF or DC.jobs.smartrecruiters.comSenior Tech Reporter, NBC News DigitalCompany Description: NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and stre... 1177
Reposted by Jon SchuppeDaysia Tolentino @daysia.bsky.social · 24/02/2025A few weeks ago, I was informed I was being laid off from NBC News. I’d been on bereavement and medical leave, so it was a bit of a shock. After taking some time to reset, I am now open and looking for work both in and outside of journalism. Get in touch at hello@daysiatolentino.com. 1189
Reposted by Jon SchuppeMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 21/02/2025A Texas lawmaker is moving to ban the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research following our @nbcnews.com investigation www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comTexas lawmaker moves to outlaw medical research on corpses without consent after NBC News investigationThe University of North Texas Health Science Center dissected and leased out hundreds of poor people’s bodies without their permission, the investigation found. 2296
Reposted by Jon SchuppeLomi Kriel @lomikriel.bsky.social · 17/02/2025I would never have entered the Polk Awards in 2019 were it not for Susan Carroll insisting on it and no one was happier than she when I won. I’m so proud of her for this win and of @mikehixenbaugh.com & colleagues’ great work honoring her. I wish she was here to celebrate what she always deserved. 💔 0215
Jon Schuppe @jonschuppe.bsky.social · 08/02/2025The heartbreaking stories of those who died in the LA wildfires may help us better understand how to prevent more deaths as disasters get more intense - and evacuations become more dire. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comThe families of L.A. wildfire victims confront the failures that prevented escapeOne month after the devastation, the public and California’s government are facing tough questions about their approach to wildfires. 000
Jon Schuppe @jonschuppe.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Another twist Mississippi’s anti-crime crackdown in Jackson: In August 2022, Mississippi Capitol Police officers fired on a car they were chasing in downtown Jackson - the first of four shootings in the first six months of a new downtown deployment.nbcnews.comMississippi officers accused of shooting a mother in the head during a car chaseSherita Harris, who suffered grievous injuries, said the indictment of two Mississippi Capitol Police officers brought her some relief. 110
Reposted by Jon SchuppeThe Lown Institute @lowninstitute.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Source: Mike Hixenbaugh (@mikehixenbaugh.com), Jon Schuppe (@jonschuppe.bsky.social) and Susan Carroll, The University of North Texas’ body parts business: Cutting up and leasing out the poor, NBC News www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comAs families searched, a Texas medical school cut up their loved onesThe University of North Texas Health Science Center built a flourishing business using hundreds of unclaimed corpses. It suspended the program after NBC News exposed failures to treat the dead and the... 111
Jon Schuppe @jonschuppe.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Several witnesses to the epicenter of the Palisades Fire talked to us about what they saw, and the harrowing decisions they had to make while watching their neighborhood, Palisades Highlands, burn. W/ @lewiskamb @colinnbc.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... @nbcnews.comnbcnews.comFrom smoke to roaring flames: Inside the first hours of the deadly Pacific Palisades fireThe largest wildfire to hit Los Angeles this week rapidly tore through homes and communities, whipped by winds that sent embers skyward. 032
Reposted by Jon SchuppeTyler Kingkade @tktk.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Catch up with the rest of our months-long investigation here --> www.nbcnews.com/dealing-the-... @jonschuppe.bsky.social @mikehixenbaugh.comnbcnews.comDealing the DeadNBC News exposed how a Texas medical school cut up the unclaimed bodies of the poor and leased them without consent or the knowledge of their families. 031
Reposted by Jon SchuppeMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 20/12/2024Here’s a portion of our report with @noticiastelemundo.bsky.social about a young woman from Venezuela who was murdered in Dallas and then used for research as her mother desperately sought to have her body returned home. Full story and video here: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn... 1178
Reposted by Jon SchuppeLewis Kamb @lewiskamb.bsky.social · 19/12/2024#FOIA requests pry loose internal emails of biotech firm's handwringing over questions about use of unclaimed corpses for medical research without consent from the dead or their families - a look into the shadowy body-brokering trade, via @tktk.bsky.social @jonschuppe.bsky.social @mikehixenbaugh.comnbcnews.comHow did unclaimed bodies end up in the hands of a major biotech company?Boston Scientific’s Relievant Medsystems used at least 25 unclaimed bodies for training, including that of a murdered 21-year-old woman whose family was fighting to bring her home. The company said it... 175
Jon Schuppe @jonschuppe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Here are some of the stories, each one unique and heartbreaking, of families we encountered during our investigation of the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. @mikehixenbaugh.com @tktk.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.com'We didn't know she was dead': How an NBC News investigation helped families find answersSurvivors were stunned and heartbroken after learning from reporters that a Texas medical school had dissected and studied their relatives’ bodies without consent. 021
Reposted by Jon SchuppeTyler Kingkade @tktk.bsky.social · 19/12/2024NEW: We obtained internal emails from a major biotech company, Boston Scientific, showing how they scrambled to deal with our @nbcnews.com investigation that found they'd used the unclaimed dead for training www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... w/ @mikehixenbaugh.com @jonschuppe.bsky.socialnbcnews.comHow did unclaimed bodies end up in the hands of a major biotech company?Boston Scientific’s Relievant Medsystems used at least 25 unclaimed bodies for training, including that of a murdered 21-year-old woman whose family was fighting to bring her home. The company said it... 24317
Reposted by Jon SchuppeMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 17/12/2024A veteran's corpse was sent across state lines — before his family even knew he was dead. Here's the latest in our @nbcnews.com investigation into how the unclaimed dead become commodities in the U.S. body trade. @jonschuppe.bsky.social @tktk.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comA veteran's corpse was sent across state lines — before his family knew he was deadLibero Marinelli Jr.’s journey from a public hospital to a for-profit body broker demonstrates the peril of an industry with little regulation, an NBC News investigation found. 1137
Reposted by Jon SchuppeNBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/12/2024A South Carolina veteran died alone in a hospital — and without anyone telling his family, his corpse was sent out of state to a for-profit body broker. His story demonstrates the peril of an industry with little regulation, NBC News found.nbcnews.comA veteran's corpse was sent across state lines — before his family knew he was deadLibero Marinelli Jr.’s journey from a public hospital to a for-profit body broker demonstrates the peril of an industry with little regulation, an NBC News investigation found. 54518
Reposted by Jon SchuppeMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 11/12/2024Why would business records of a company that buys and sells bodies show purchases at PetSmart? The explanation involves metal dog food bowls, severed human heads and Botox. Read the latest in our @nbcnews.com series on what happens to the bodies of poor people. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comDealing corpses from a Las Vegas strip mall: A look inside the shadowy U.S. body tradeA disgraced chiropractor found a new job selling bodies. In an industry with few guardrails, he soon faced accusations of mishandling human remains. 56337
