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Fox News
10-07-2025
- Fox News
Horrific Error Kept Her Murderer Free: Getting Justice for Logan Federico
During the early hours of May 3rd, 22-year-old Logan Federico was asleep at her home in Columbia, South Carolina, when someone broke in and fatally shot her. Her family was outraged to learn this senseless crime was committed by a man who had almost 40 arrests spanning over a decade. Even worse, new information has come to light showing a fingerprint mishap was likely the reason 30-year-old Alexander Dickey was roaming free to kill instead of being behind bars. Fox News reporter Danamarie Nicholl breaks down the failures made within the criminal justice system that allowed Dickey to walk free. She also shares what Logan's father, Stephen Federico, told her about this injustice and how he's advocating for change, so this won't happen again. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
Fox News
07-07-2025
- Fox News
Father outraged after discovering daughter's alleged killer should have been behind bars years ago
An already grieving father was further enraged upon learning that the man accused of killing his daughter in a home burglary could have already been in prison for numerous other crimes had it not been for an apparent clerical error. Logan Federico, a 22-year-old aspiring teacher from Waxhaw, North Carolina, was visiting friends at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and staying at a Cypress Street home when a "career criminal" broke in and shot her in the early morning hours of May 3. Suspect Alexander Dickey, a 30-year-old man with a lengthy rap sheet, entered the home in the early morning, stole several credit and debit cards and fatally shot Logan in what Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook described as a "random" crime during a May 5 press conference. "The main cog in this whole problem was the processing system of a career criminal that eventually escalated to executing Logan Federico," Logan's father, Stephen Federico, told Fox News Digital. "And this wasn't just a random go-in-and-shoot-somebody. This was a guy that was a career criminal. And that's why I hate the word 'random' being used. He wasn't a random criminal. He was a career criminal that came across my daughter… and literally stuck a gun in her rib cage and pulled the trigger, for absolutely no reason." Dickey has nearly 40 prior arrests across different North Carolina counties dating back more than a decade. He pleaded guilty to a first offense of third-degree burglary in 2023 and was sentenced to probation, despite having previously been convicted of second and third-degree burglary charges in 2014, as WIS first reported. Now, different South Carolina officials and agencies are pointing fingers at each other over what appear to have been two clerical errors that led to gaps in Dickey's record. "There are more people … fighting for the rights of a career criminal than fighting for the right for my daughter to be safe." "There are so many things that I think have changed in the last 20 years… where I think that Dickie actually has more rights than Logan did," Federico said. "[T]here are more people fighting for the rights of a career criminal than fighting for the right for my daughter to be safe. … Really think about how horrible that is — that somebody with 39 arrests, 25 felonies, was treated with more respect than Logan Federico." In August 2014, Dickey was charged with grand larceny. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) received his fingerprints associated with that arrest, and the charge and disposition appear on his criminal history, the agency told Fox News Digital. Dickey was served with four additional burglary and larceny warrants in August 2014, but those charges and dispositions do not appear on his criminal history, and SLED said it did not receive additional prints for that set of charges. In October 2014, authorities served three additional warrants on burglary and larceny charges. Those charges and dispositions do not appear on his criminal history, SLED said, adding that the agency did not receive additional prints for this set of charges. A first-degree burglary charge carries a minimum 15-year prison sentence, and a maximum life sentence. In November 2014, Dickey pleaded guilty to second-degree non-violent burglary and was sentenced to 10 years suspended, meaning he would not have to immediately serve any prison time. In March 2015, Dickey had one of his two other burglary charges from 2014 dropped and pleaded guilty to a first offense of third-degree burglary, which carries a lighter sentence than a second or third offense. In 2023, he again pleaded guilty to a first offense of third-degree burglary — for a second time. WATCH: Rick Hubbard, Solicitor of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, told WIS he didn't know of Dickey's prior convictions, which ultimately impacted his sentencing in 2023. Hubbard alleged that Dickey's criminal record, or rap sheet, filed with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) was incomplete. Fox News Digital reached out to Hubbard's office for comment. Federico said that when he learned of the error in Dickey's rap sheet that could have kept him off the streets years ago, it was "the most horrendous thing other than" the phone call he received on the day his daughter was murdered. "If he's not out on the street… this meeting never happens," Federico said of Dickey's encounter with his daughter on May 3. SLED suggested the rap sheet was incomplete because the agency never got Dickey's fingerprints for the 2014 arrest for burglary, which should have come from the Lexington County Sheriff's Department. "The shooting that ended the life of Logan Federico was a senseless tragedy that left her family and friends in pain," Lexington County Sheriff's Office told Fox News Digital in a statement. "Their pain prompts us in law enforcement to help prosecutors forge a rock-solid case against Alexander Dickey when his day in court comes." But the sheriff's department added that Dickey's full record was readily available, even if his fingerprints were not included in his SLED rap sheet. "Anyone in the criminal justice system who had a role in his numerous cases over the past decade could access his long criminal history…" "Anyone in the criminal justice system who had a role in his numerous cases over the past decade could access his long criminal history and see a variety of charges, including 23 arrests in Lexington County alone," the department said. "His felony charges from April 2013 through April 2024 are on his rap sheet and also listed on the court's public website." The sheriff's office said Dickey's charges involving eight different law enforcement agencies led the Lexington County Sheriff's Department to book Dickey 11 times between 2013 and 2025. "Dickey was held in [Lexington County Detention Center] from Aug. 13, 2014 until he was sent to state prison Nov. 21, 2014. His fingerprints were taken during the booking process on Aug. 13, 2014," the department said. "Concerns have been raised as to whether his fingerprints were transmitted according to protocol after he was served additional arrest warrants while still in LCDC later in August and October 2014. We have reviewed all of Dickey's bookings and we were unable to determine if his prints were taken at the time of those additional in-custody bookings in 2014. It's possible the lack of prints associated with those bookings were the result of human or machine error." The sheriff's department further added that it has "worked with state law enforcement and prosecutors in the weeks since Logan's death to ensure the information from Dickey's 11 bookings at LCDC is accurate." "Since his last arrest, we have provided Dickey's fingerprints to state police to complete the August and October 2014 booking files. It's important to note the cases in question were adjudicated and Dickey was sentenced on those charges in 2014 and 2015," the department said. "As the agency that apprehended and arrested Dickey following his most recent crime wave over multiple jurisdictions, we have a significant role in this case." Stephen Federico said he is grateful to law enforcement for solving his daughter's murder within 36 hours after she was found dead, but he is determined to expose problems within the criminal justice system that allowed Dickey to remain on the streets before he allegedly killed Logan. "I am angry, and I'm trying to be very professional, very respectful, and I will never, ever downgrade what the law enforcement did for me and my family and Logan in 36 hours of solving this case. And it hasn't gone to the courts yet, but it will, and they keep accumulating evidence and evidence, and are doing a great, outstanding job. But that doesn't mean... that there aren't holes in the system," he said. "We're going to get to the bottom of why it happened," he said. "I don't know what's going to come of that. The finger pointing… everybody can finger point everywhere they want. But there is a process that's gonna lead us back to where it started and where it ended and who needs to be held responsible for it." Dickey is charged with murder, two counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, two counts of grand larceny, grand larceny of a motor vehicle, and three counts of financial transaction card theft. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 25. He faces life in prison for the charges filed against him in Lexington County. Dickey's attorney did not respond to a request for comment.
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Career criminal goes on a 'shopping spree' with stolen credit cards after murdering college girl
A career criminal charged with killing a young aspiring teacher went on a 'shopping spree' with stolen credit cards after callously shooting her. Alexander Dickey, 30, was arrested on May 4 after he went on a violent rampage that included theft, grand larceny, arson, and murder. Police said Dickey kicked off his crime spree by breaking into a home on Cypress Street in Columbia, South Carolina, and killing college student Logan Federico, 22, who was found dead in her friend's home after visiting for the weekend. However, instead of handing himself in, suspect Dickey decided to go on what police described as a shopping 'spree', buying himself various items with the credit cards he stole during his night of crime. It's unclear if he specifically stole Federico's cards. Dickey drove to 'various' different retail stores, splurging victims' money, and he was finally apprehended and arrested for his crimes two days later. The suspect's scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday for a bond hearing. Federico - who had dreams of becoming an educator - and her friends were out the night before and returned home to Cypress Street before 3am, according to the Columbia Police Department. Dickey allegedly first broke into another home on the residential neighborhood street and stole several items, including a gun, which cops said he used to shoot Federico in the chest as he broke into her friend's home shortly after. He stole wallets and credit cards from the scene and then fled in a stolen car, investigators claim. A multi-agency manhunt including the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the Columbia Police Department, and the Lexington County Sheriff's Office was launched to track down the alleged killer. Dickey was not caught for almost two days after Federico's body was found, until he was captured setting fire to another home in Gaston, during the evening of May 4. Dickey allegedly forced his way into the home before a tense standoff with cops outside the home led him to set the property on fire. Authorities said Dickey's known as a repeat violent offender with past convictions, including for assault, and now faces a slew of charges, including murder and robbery, related to his alleged multi-day spree. Dickey was initially hospitalized after the house fire before he was booked into the Lexington County Detention Center. Tributes poured in for Federico as she was identified as the victim of the home invasion shooting, with her father Steven holding a heartbreaking press conference.
The Sun
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Tragic final text of Taylor Swift superfan Logan Federico, 22, before being ‘executed by serial criminal' as she slept
A TAYLOR Swift superfan sent a tragic final message to her boss before being shot dead while she was sleeping. Logan Federico, an aspiring teacher, was with pals at a rental home before being killed on May 3. 3 3 Alexander Dickey, a serial criminal, allegedly broke into the property and opened fire. He is also accused of stealing her credit cards and going on a spending spree. Federico, 22, worked at a bar in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the manager Jeff Reed revealed he last saw her on April 25. 'The last words of her to me were I love you,' he told the NBC affiliate WIS-TV. Reed recalled Federico would often say the three-word phrase to him. The text that Federico sent to her boss was one of the final messages she sent before she was killed, according to her dad Stephen. Federico failed to show up for any further shifts at the bar. Reed paid a glowing tribute to his former staffer, recalling that she had a smile on her face 99% of the time. 'It was easy to come in here and not feel deflated when she was working' he said. 'She greeted you. She wanted to know how you're doing in life.' Federico's last shift at the bar came just days before she was found dead. She was found with a gunshot wound in her chest in the home located in Columbia, South Carolina. Cops revealed Dickey, 30, went into Federico's room and shot her. He is accused of driving away from the home in a stolen car before the motor ended up breaking down. Cops homed in on Dickey to a home in Lexington County before he fled on foot, sparking a manhunt. He allegedly then broke into another property and set it alight before being arrested. Cops revealed that Federico was randomly murdered and said she wasn't the intended target. Federico's family said the Swift superfan was taken 'far too soon.' 'A big personality in every room, Logan was fun, fierce, and full of heart—just like her favorite Taylor Swift anthem, '22' (which she insisted was written just for her),' they said in a GoFundMe post. Stephen described her as a 'spicy' individual, as reported by the ABC affiliate WACH-TV. He also shared an Instagram post that said: My daughter knows I have her back and I know she has mine. 'BIG PERSONALITY' 'I didn't raise a princess, I raised a warrior.' Stephen revealed he's still waiting for Federico to reply back to his text message that said: 'I love you.' And, he had a defiant message to his daughter's alleged killer. 'The message I wanted to send to Dickey, who took my daughter's life — this is from her: 'You can't kill my spirit,' he said in a press conference. 'You might be able to kill my body … but you cannot kill my love that my family and friends shared with me.' Federico was planning on studying at the College of Charleston in South Carolina in her pursuit to become a teacher. Meanwhile, Dickey has been charged with murder, burglary, credit card theft and weapons possession. He had previously been convicted of robbery and grand larceny.
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Twisted act of career criminal after shooting dead beautiful North Carolina college girl
The career criminal charged with killing a young aspiring teacher went on a 'shopping spree' after shooting her dead. Alexander Dickey, 30, was arrested on May 4 after going on a violent rampage that included theft, grand larceny, arson and murder. Police said Dickey kicked off his crime spree by breaking into a home on Cypress Street in Columbia, South Carolina, and killing 22-year-old Logan Federico. The beautiful college student was found dead in her friend's home after visiting from Waxhaw, North Carolina, for the weekend. Federico and her friends were out the night before on May 2 and returned home to Cypress Street before 3:00 a.m., according to the Columbia Police Department. Dickey allegedly first broke into another home on the residential neighborhood street and stole several items, including a gun, which cops say he used to shoot Federico in the chest as he broke into her friend's home shortly after. He stole wallets and credit cards from the scene and then fled in a stolen car, investigators claim. 'Dickey drives away in the stolen vehicle to West Columbia and goes on (what's best described as) a shopping spree with the stolen credit and debit cards at several stores,' said Columbia Police. 'Dickey then drives to Saluda County and attempts to make additional fraudulent purchases. The stolen vehicle will not start, leaving Dickey seemingly stranded.' A multi-agency manhunt including the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the Columbia Police Department and the Lexington County Sheriff's Office was launched to track down the alleged killer. Dickey was not caught for almost two days after Federico's body was found, until he was caught setting fire to another home in Gaston, during the evening of May 4. He allegedly forced his way into the home before a tense standoff with cops outside the home led him to set the property on fire. Authorities said Dickey is known as a repeat violent offender with past convictions, including for assault, and now faces a slew of charges, including murder and robbery, related to his alleged multi-day spree. Dickey was initially hospitalized after the house fire before he was booked into the Lexington County Detention Center. He is scheduled to appear at the Columbia Municipal Court at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday for a bond hearing, reported WIS. Tributes poured in for Federico as she was identified as the victim of the home invasion shooting, with her father Steven holding a heartbreaking press conference. As he fought back tears, he said: 'I am Logan Federico's father, better known as dad or her hero. Unfortunately, that day, I could not be her hero.' He described his daughter as a hard-working and loving 22-year-old who supported her education by working two jobs. 'She will live on forever, maybe not physically; she will touch people and protect over people,' he said. 'Somehow she will have a huge, huge decision about what kids life and looking over them. She became goal-oriented and worked hard.' Federico's family launched a GoFundMe to help raise money to cover funeral expenses. 'She was taken from us far too soon, but not without leaving a legacy of laughter, light, and love,' the fundraiser said. 'A big personality in every room, Logan was fun, fierce, and full of heart—just like her favorite Taylor Swift anthem, '22' (which she insisted was written just for her). 'Logan may be gone, but her spirit—bold, brilliant, and unforgettable—will always live on.'
