Father of slain 22-year-old pledges to ‘do anything’ to strengthen criminal recordkeeping

"Logan's Law" would create a national database accessible to the general public of people convicted of crimes considered violent. It has yet to get a hearing on Capitol Hill.

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 1,043

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Seventeen months after his daughter’s murder, Steve Federico said Thursday his “passion now” is a federal law on criminal recordkeeping that could prevent similar tragedies.

His daughter, Logan Federico, was killed May 3, 2025, in a downtown Columbia home while visiting friends at the University of South Carolina.

Alexander Dickey, 31, is accused of fatally shooting the 22-year-old after breaking into the house where she was staying.

The Waxhaw, North Carolina, father argues it was …

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