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Badge of Honornew

Veteran trooper Michale Callahan found the investigation of a brutal double murder was riddled with errors, and evidence led to another suspect with ties to high state officials. He recently won a judgment against his ex-supervisors in a case that's shaken the Illinois State Police.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  08-26-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Acquitted Man Says He Knows Who Killed His Wifenew

A jury says Jeffrey Krotine didn't kill his wife, and he says her death is the result of an elaborate conspiracy that implicates his longtime employer as well as the prosecutors who tried to put him away.
Cleveland Scene  |  James Renner  |  08-23-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Murder, Out of Camera Rangenew

A handyman with a violent past allegedly taking a metal pipe to his girlfriend in front of numerous witnesses on a grimy Fort Lauderdale street? Nancy Grace, Larry King, the National Enquirer, and the rest took no notice.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Jeff Stratton  |  08-23-2005  |  Crime & Justice

The Crime of Fitting the Description

Jorel Evans fit the description of a suspect in a car burglary. In fact, he’d been "fitting the description" for some time, as police have been trying to fit him and his brother for matching prison suits for the last two years.
Random Lengths News  |  Terelle Jerricks  |  08-18-2005  |  Crime & Justice

The Worst Homicide Squad in Americanew

With one of the worst track records of any big-city police department in the country, the Boston Police Department's homicide unit offers little justice to anyone.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  08-18-2005  |  Crime & Justice

The Pot Granny and the Airportnew

Without even meaning to, a distinguished Seattle grandmother recently joined a select group -- one including high-profile athletes, celebrity singers, politicians and a narcotics prosecutor -- by getting nabbed with a personal stash at an airport.
Seattle Weekly  |  Tim Appelo  |  08-17-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Nightmare Continues for Woman Inseminated by Her Parentsnew

When Shenna Grimm first accused her parents of inseminating her with a syringe, no one believed her. Even now, with her stepfather convicted of rape, she still has dissenters.
Cleveland Scene  |  Denise Grollmus  |  08-16-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Dead Reckoningnew

Police and prosecutors say they know who brutally murdered a young St. Louis woman. But no one has answered the question: Why?
Riverfront Times  |  Ben Westhoff  |  08-15-2005  |  Crime & Justice

What the Scene Knows: Excerpts from a Two-part Seriesnew

In a 1997 award-winning report, the Nashville Scene reveals the police's working thoery on the death of Janet March, whose husband is now charged with her murder.
Nashville Scene  |  Willy Stern  |  08-11-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Charged! Details of Murder Suspect's Long-Awaited Arrestnew

For nine years, former Nashville lawyer Perry March eluded arrest in his wife's disappearance and presumed murder. Now, he's been deported from Mexico and charged with her killing and abuse of her still missing corpse.
Nashville Scene  |  John Spragens  |  08-11-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Motocops: Local Police Get a New Crime-Fighting Tool -- Motorbikesnew

Richmond police officers are training with a new police tool: red Kawasaki KLR250s, lightweight five-speed motorbikes designed for both highway and off-road use.
Style Weekly  |  Melissa Scott Sinclair  |  08-10-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Fake Warrant Lands Sheriff’s Deputy in Jailnew

In a case that has baffled local law-enforcement officials, a Richmond sheriff’s deputy is going to jail for his role in forging the names of a judge and court clerk on a legal document targeting a former co-worker.
Style Weekly  |  Brandon Walters  |  08-10-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Canada Feeds Prince of Pot to Yanksnew

Shockingly, Canadian feds are turning Marc Emery, the Prince of Pot, over to the the U.S. when Canada's own courts won't convict him.
NOW Magazine  |  Matt Mernagh  |  08-08-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Mother to Cross-Examine Her Own Sonnew

It's a courtroom scene that even writers for Law & Order haven't dreamed up: A housewife, on trial for murdering her husband, will question the prosecution's star witness -- her teenage son.
East Bay Express  |  Will Harper  |  08-08-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Was Arson Eco-Terror?new

As many as 16 nearly complete houses have been torched in or near a posh golf-course development in Coweta County, according to the state Insurance and Safety Fire Commission. At least one of them was destroyed by fire three times.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Michael Wall  |  08-04-2005  |  Crime & Justice

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