Pristine Parr

A life-long resident of Georgia, Pristine Parr has written books older than some of you have been alive. With all the craziness in the world, Pristine believes it helps to be your own brand of “special” because we all have something “special” about us. Inspired to tell stories that move others to bloom from within, her work includes novels, blogging, podcasting and today, investigative journalism.  She became an investigative journalist after her son was falsely accused of crimes he didn’t commit. Her story about crime in Lakewood Heights, an area that frequently makes headlines for numerous shootings and murders, will be featured on the prison/justice reform website The Appeal. It was also selected as the subject of the final thesis for the Clark Atlanta Journalism graduating class of 2025. Ms. Parr has been featured by the Brechner Freedom of Information Project for Sunshine Week, for her work uncovering the anomalies in her son’s case and the numerous controversial findings in her crime story. She conducted the first interview with D’Anthony Tolbert, a young man who made headlines for serving four and a half years in the infamous Fulton County Jail before being acquitted of all charges. She also conducted the first interview with alleged whistleblower Amanda Timpson, in the D.A. Fani Willis misappropriation of federal funds case, which went viral after conservative media reported it on X. Ms. Parr’s story about her son’s ordeal in Canopy Atlanta led to her being a featured panelist about the justice-impacted in our country. Her son’s story has also been featured on local news channels after the judge in her son’s case was recused in January 2025.

Investigative Journalist

Pristine has investigated the causes of homelessness, the campaign to mislead people with felonies about their voting rights, and how to find information about the people running from office.

Her upcoming crime story will prove:

The racial background of 85% of homicide victims in Atlanta

The real homicide clearance rate for the city of Atlanta Police Department

Black people who kill in self-defense are being charged with murder

Many parents who kill their children in Atlanta get low bond and charges dropped

All of the seven killings mentioned in her story were not gang-related, disproving law-enforcement statistics claiming 80% of serious crimes are being committed by gangs

Technology, like license plate readers and camera footage, are not being used to share info or close cases when the victims are Black

Blight is not a factor in the violent crime rate

Black-on-Black crime is a myth since most cases involving Black people are never solved

Serial killers in the Black community are rarely arrested, and when they are killed due to retaliation, their killers are arrested quickly

Many of those arrested with the strongest evidence against them are released on bond, go on to commit other crimes, and are re-released on bond

Homicide cases are not being investigated in a timely manner, leading to witnesses being intimidated or killed, and evidence disappears

Black people do come forward as witnesses, but police fail to protect them

Many witnesses who come forward in murder cases do not see the perpetrator even be questioned by police, let alone arrested

The media fails to investigate most murders of Black people, too often acting as number counters and spokespersons for law enforcement

Uncovered successful cases of people defending themselves in court and getting justice