Konstantin Toropin

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Konstantin Toropin is a News Editor for CNN's National Desk based in Atlanta
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Chad Daybell
Rexburg Police Department
Remains of Lori Vallow’s children found at her husband’s home, family says. He’s now charged with destroying evidence.
Aug 1, 2023
Chad Daybell, the stepfather of two children who have been missing since last year, was charged with destroying evidence Wednesday as prosecutors said two children’s remains were found on his Idaho property.
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Lori Vallow faces more charges after her children’s bodies were found
Aug 1, 2023
Lori Vallow, the Idaho woman charged in connection with the disappearance of her children, is now accused of two counts of conspiring to destroy, alter or conceal evidence of their buried bodies.
Chad Daybell
Rexburg Police Department
Detective in Chad Daybell case describes duct tape found on JJ Vallow’s body
Aug 1, 2023
A police investigator who was at the autopsy for two Idaho children found dead months after they went missing testified Monday he took notice at the amount of duct tape used on the boy’s body.
Chad Daybell
Rexburg Police Department
Chad Daybell case can proceed to trial, judge rules
Aug 1, 2023
An Idaho judge ruled Tuesday that the case against Chad Daybell, the stepfather of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, two children whose remains were found on his property, can proceed to trial.
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Police in Arizona looking into the death of Lori Vallow’s third husband as she sits in an Idaho jail
Aug 1, 2023
Phoenix police officials are reviewing the investigation into the death of Joseph Ryan, Lori Vallow’s third husband, a spokeswoman for the department told CNN on Friday.
Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho woman on trial for conspiracy to kill her two children and her husband's ex-wife, speaks to defense attorney John Thomas during her trial.
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Lori Vallow Daybell trial: Jurors begin deliberating in case of Idaho mother accused of killing her children
Aug 1, 2023
Jurors began deliberating Thursday after closing arguments in the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho mother accused of killing her two children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s ex-wife, according to CNN affiliate East Idaho News.
Lori Vallow Daybell Trial: Lori whispering to John Thomas
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Lori Vallow Daybell found guilty of murdering her children and conspiring to kill her husband’s first wife
Aug 1, 2023
A jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho mother accused of killing her two children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s ex-wife.
The Christmas tree at the Sofiyska square in central Kyiv, Ukraine, is seen on December 20, 2020, in this file photograph.
Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
Ukraine moves Christmas to December 25, distancing itself from Russian tradition
Jul 29, 2023
Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates the holiday on January 7.
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14 passengers banned by airline after rowdy DC to Seattle flight
Jan 9, 2021
Alaska Airlines banned more than a dozen passengers this week for not complying with its mask mandate and for harassing staff members.
This photo taken by Talent, Ore., resident Kevin Jantzer shows the destruction of his hometown as wildfires ravaged the central Oregon town near Medford late Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. (Kevin Jantzer via AP)
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QAnon fans spread fake claims about real fires in Oregon
Sep 11, 2020
Authorities in Oregon are pleading with the public to only trust and share information verified by official sources about the unprecedented wildfires sweeping the state. The pleas come as law enforcement agencies described 911 dispatchers being overrun with calls about a false online rumor that “Antifa” members had been arrested for setting the fires — a claim promoted by the anonymous account behind the QAnon conspiracy theories.
Herd of Bison (Bison bison) Hayden Valley Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA. (Photo by: Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Yellowstone and Grand Canyon partially reopening
May 13, 2020
The players get into the action as the 11-day bid for a new world record progresses.
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Gallery Record-setting hockey match aims to raise funds for cancer research
Jun 30, 2017

About

Konstantin Toropin is currently a News Editor at CNN. He currently specializes in gathering editorial information immediately following news events and disseminating it to the various platforms and units withing CNN.

He has been with company since 2016 and worked with CNN Investigates, the SouthEast Bureau, and Special Projects as well.

Before coming to CNN, Konstantin served in the US Navy for 5 years as a signals intelligence analyst. Prior to enlisting, Konstantin worked as a Video Journalist at CNN.

Konstantin holds a Bachelor’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University in journalism and a Master’s degree in mass communication from the University of Minnesota.

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