The Becca bill

The Becca Bill

Today on The culprit chronicles we are discussing the story, and the girl behind Washington’s Becca Bill which passed in 1995. 

Key Points:

• Rebecca Hedman’s childhood
• Rebecca’s Parents 
• John Medlock’s confession & Trial
• The effects for teens now from the Becca Bill

Sources:

https://www.spokanecounty.org/2700/BECCA-Bill

https://snohomishcountywa.gov/932/At-Risk-Youth-CHINS

https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/issues/youth-law-education/at-risk-children

https://www.homelessyouth.org/en/us/washington/options-for-safety-and-stability/?topic=a8077273aafd47b7be3adde21757fc25&scroll=1681

https://snohomishcountywa.gov/3696/Truancy

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/jul/20/medlock-gets-26-year-term-in-girls-death-rebecca/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/wa-court-of-appeals/1135490.html

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/may/13/trial-opens-in-murder-of-13-year-old-runaway/

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/oct/15/convicted-killers-trip-to-canada-derailed/

https://steemit.com/familyprotection/@thethreehugs/my-life-as-a-juvenile-detention-officer-becca-bill-rebecca-hedman-s-story

https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1492&context=sulr

https://strugglingteens.com/archives/1997/10/visit02.html

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/ko310z/picture27129916/alternates/FREE_768/becca%20bill%20A1%20detail (Picture)

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article27129946.html

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/oct/15/convicted-killers-trip-to-canada-derailed/?amp-content=amp

https://www.wacita.org/benchbook/chapter-24-family-reconciliation-act-fra/

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/may/09/lawyers-fight-to-squelch-confession-man/

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