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Convicted rapist Kendrick Morris seeks resentencing

Eric Glasser, WTSP Since the Supreme Court ruling that allows juvenile offenders to seek a resentencing hearing if they received life terms or the equivalent, there has been a flurry of such cases in the Tampa Bay area. A couple of weeks ago, Nicholas Lindsey, who had been convicted of

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Filmmaker to highlight Bloomingdale Library attack survivor

By: Haley Hinds, FOX 13 News HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY (FOX 13) – Eight years ago, a teen girl was brutally attacked and raped outside the Bloomingdale Regional Library, left unable to walk, speak, or see. People all around the Tampa Bay area have been inspired by Queena Phu as she fights

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Golfers Invited to Tee Off for The Hope Classic benefiting Queena

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Anna Donato – sister, (813) 956-3822, avdonato1@gmail.com Vanna Nguyen – mom, (813) 751-5745, vannablue9@yahoo.com Golfers Invited to Tee Off for The Hope Classic benefiting Queena A fun benefit to raise funds for the Bloomingdale Library Survivor and nonprofit foundation, Hope Heals the Brain (BRANDON, FL – 07/26/16)  While the

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Golf Tourney Seeks Participants To Help Raise Money For Attack Survivor

MEDIA ADVISORY                           FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:Anna Donato – sister, (813) 956-3822, avdonato1@gmail.comVanna Nguyen – mom, (813) 751-5745, vannablue9@yahoo.com Golf Tourney Seeks Participants To Help Raise Money For Attack SurvivorVolunteers organizing a golf tournament fundraiser are seeking participants and sponsors for an upcoming event on July 31st for the Bloomingdale Library Attack Survivor WHAT:The Hope Classic,

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Winter, Hope bring joy to survivor of Bloomingdale attack

BY: Ernest Hooper, Times Columnist/East Hillsborough Bureau ChiefSunday, May 29, 2016 7:12pm A lot of people enjoyed watery pursuits this weekend, but Queena Vuong’s fun stands out.The woman known for surviving an attack at the Bloomingdale library in 2008 splashed Saturday with Winter and Hope, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s famed

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Victim’s family responds to rapist’s re-sentencing

By: Haley Hinds, FOX 13 News VALRICO (FOX 13) – It’s been nearly eight years since a high school senior was brutally attacked and raped outside a Valrico library. She’s had to fight to survive and has been left in a wheelchair, unable to speak. Now, the once-young man convicted

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Queena still serving as a beacon of courage

BY: Ernest Hooper, Times Columnist/East Hillsborough Bureau ChiefThursday, April 9, 2015 11:44am Queena Vuong, known for surviving a brutal attack at the Bloomingdale Library, was filled with nerves as she waited in line to meet one of her idols.Her sister, Anna, said Queena didn’t know what to expect from the

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Queena Accepts The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

In honor of all of Queena’s friends with ALS whom she see’s met through therapy sessions, Queena and her sister Anna accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge, a new social phenomenon that has spread over the last few weeks. We were nominated on August 19 by Join Queena supporters Rachel and

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