Stephen Federico seeks answers after daughter Logan was killed by Alexander Dickey, who should have been imprisoned for prior burglaries if not for record-keeping errors.
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Analreadygrievingfatherwasfurtherenrageduponlearningthatthemanaccusedofkillinghisdaughterinahomeburglarycouldhavealreadybeeninprisonfornumerousothercrimeshaditnotbeenforanapparentclericalerror.
LoganFederico,a22-year-oldaspiringteacherfromWaxhaw,NorthCarolina,wasvisitingfriendsat theUniversityofSouthCarolinainColumbiaandstayingataCypressStreethomewhena“careercriminal”brokeinandshotherintheearlymorninghoursofMay3.
SuspectAlexanderDickey,a30-year-oldmanwithalengthyrapsheet,enteredthehomeintheearlymorning,stoleseveralcreditanddebitcardsandfatallyshotLoganinwhatColumbiaPoliceChiefSkipHolbrookdescribedasa“random”crimeduringaMay5pressconference.
“ThemaincoginthiswholeproblemwastheprocessingsystemofacareercriminalthateventuallyescalatedtoexecutingLoganFederico,”Logan’sfather,StephenFederico,toldFoxNe
