Emilie Eaton
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Mama. 💃🏼 Award-winning investigative reporter based in Texas. 🕵🏼♀️ Proud @ExpressNews, @Enquirer and @Cronkite_ASU alum.
San Antonio, TX
Joined September 2009
THREAD: A year and a half ago, @JessicaPhelps30 and I joined forces to begin investigating and documenting the number of fatal overdoses occurring in San Antonio and beyond. We knew overdoses were increasing - but we were blown away at what we found.
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@TXPainSociety @ExpressNews Thank you for sharing and for your help connecting me to Dr. Vinh!
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RT @TXPainSociety: Baominh Vinh, a pain medicine physician in the Houston area who lobbies for policies to curb the opioid epidemic, said s…
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RT @elizabeth2863: Hidden Killers: Amid overdose crisis, Texas falls behind on drug treatment. Story by the amazing @emilieeaton. https://…
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@stevensantanas I have no doubt that you’ll continue to great things. 💕 Thank you for all you did for mySA, the Express-News and the greater San Antonio community. Prayers to you, your Dad and your family!
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As fatal overdoses across San Antonio and Bexar County continue to surge, city and county leaders plan to pass an unprecedented resolution later this month to declare drug overdoses a public health crisis. My latest: via @ExpressNews
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The family of Khamari Khols Lang, the 11-month-old who was shot and killed by his toddler sibling this week in what police described as a tragic accident, started a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral expenses. via @ExpressNews
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Brad Simpson, whose wife Suzanne Simpson has been missing for more than two weeks, faces two new charges — tampering or fabricating with physical evidence and possession of a prohibited weapon, both felonies. via @ExpressNews
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James "Val" Cotter, a business partner of Brad Simpson, was arrested on suspicion of tampering with evidence. His arrest is related to missing Realtor Suzanne Simpson's disappearance, DPS said. The latest w/ @saddamscribe & @AlamoPD: via @ExpressNews
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Can prosecutors convict without a body? Experts weigh in, as search for Suzanne Simpson continues. My latest: via @ExpressNews
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Fun night for @saahj’s Teen Team! 🤓They’re interviewing Mayor @Ron_Nirenberg as part of a lesson about interviewing.
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RT @ExpressNews: Fatal overdoses across San Antonio and the rest of Bexar County have gone through the roof, an analysis of state health de…
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RT @ExpressNews: ATF affidavit: Missing Realtor Suzanne Simpson’s husband Brad owned illegal gun
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@davidminpdx The article does mention that fentanyl has been around for decades, used to relieve severe pain from surgical procedures. It also addresses why street fentanyl is so deadly.
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And last, but not least: Do you have a story about addiction, fentanyl or meth that you’d like to share? I’d love to hear from you. My email is eeaton@express-news.net.
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