AltWeeklies Wire
The Trials of Mandla Dubenew
During a mysterious psychotic episode, a South African filmmaker threatened to kill his children -- did our justice system protect his family over the next year or simply destroy it?
L.A. Weekly |
Kenneth Miller |
02-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Family in Need of Closurenew
More than five years after a young Nebraska woman was brutally murdered in Mississippi, her mother wants answers -- and her body back.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
02-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Well-Connected Molesternew
David Newman liked his pals at MySpace.com as much as children of celebrities -- then he helped bring down a prosecutor.
L.A. Weekly |
Jeffrey Anderson |
02-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Taking It to Courtnew
Springfield, Ill. Police Department Chief Don Kliment will be named as the defendant in a lawsuit from the unlikeliest of sources -- next-door
neighbor and fellow union activist Ron Vose.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
02-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Betting the Bowlsnew
A bookie leads a tenuous existence on point spreads, endorphins and the power of 11-to-10 odds.
Nashville Scene |
Rob Simbeck |
02-02-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Protest Leads to Prisonnew
Vermont peace activist Robin Lloyd was sentenced to jailtime for trespassing at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly School of the Americas) in Fort Benning, Ga., during a protest.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
02-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Trick or Treatmentnew
Court-ordered classes for two-bit crooks: Are they a waste of time and money?
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
01-31-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Blue Curtain Of Silencenew
A dead kid, a cop's troubling past and a possible cover-up.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
01-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cutting Cornersnew
A Springfield, Ill. Police detective who is the subject of an Illinois State Police investigation has a record of failing to submit necessary court paperwork on time.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
01-27-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'What's In It For Me?'new
When it comes time for a verdict in the trial of former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell, the evidence may be beside the point.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-26-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Risky Businessnew
As violence escalates at Phoenix house parties, some are blaming party-crew rivalry.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
01-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Let It Bleednew
Prosecutors' reluctance to charge murder suspects in San Francisco leaves alleged killers on the street, flush with bravado.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
01-23-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Wedding Crashernew
A thief stole money out of wedding cards, but he didn't realize the groom was a first assistant state’s attorney.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
01-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Reluctant Witnessnew
To find out how pervasive racism is at the Springfield, Ill. Police Department, just ask the city's top African-American cop.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
01-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Muscles, Murder, and a Messiahnew
Gil Fernandez Jr. could be responsible for as many as nine murders, but if he's truly repentant, his former prosecutor says, he needs to confess his sins.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
01-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
