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Dead Wrong: Independence of Coroner's Rulings Questionednew
Defense attorneys complain that Cuyahoga County Coroner Elizabeth Balraj listens too much to police and prosecutors in making her decisions, ruling that some deaths are homicides even when medical evidence suggests the patients died of other causes.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
09-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Catch and Release: A Plan to Reduce Racial Profilingnew
A Colorado law designed to combat racial profiling requires police to offer a business card if they detain someone in a traffic stop but don't cite or arrest them. A group called One Nation Enlightened is educating youth about their rights to obtain those elusive cards.
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
09-20-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Death in the Restraint Chair
The restraint chairs used in many county jails have resulted in an alarming number of deaths nationwide.
Dayton City Paper |
Nick Wilkinson and Brett Cherry |
09-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Being Arab or Muslim in a Post-9/11 World
Area Muslim and Arabs in Dayton, Ohio, are feeling the heat in the post-9/11 environment of fear and suspicion.
Dayton City Paper |
John Lasker |
09-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Officer Cleared of One Killing, Kills Againnew
The first shooting by Cleveland policeman Daniel Jopek was ruled justified. The next time he killed, however, a city prosecutor charged him with reckless homicide.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
09-14-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Portrait of the Rapist as a Young Mannew
Greg Haidl, the 19-year-old son of wealthy Orange County (CA) Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl, is facing charges now in a second rape case. But unlike the first alleged crime--in this latest escapade, Haidl didn’t videotape the sex for the pleasure of his pals.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
09-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
How the Kobe Case Ended With a Quack, Not a Roarnew
After Kobe Bryant was accused of rape, I rushed headlong into a ravenous media feeding frenzy that would eventually shake my faith in my profession, as well as in myself. In the end, our glaring search for the truth yielded exactly the opposite.
L.A. Weekly |
Alex Markels |
09-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Colorado's Lax Drunk-Driving Laws Sentenced Woman to Deathnew
It wasn't the first time the pickup driver involved in the accident that killed 19-year-old Sonja DeVries was arrested for driving under the influence. It was the eighth.
Westword |
David Holthouse |
09-10-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Fingered Prince: You Can't Keep a Good Con Man Downnew
Four years ago, man claiming to be the billionaire nephew of the late Shah of Iran lived high at others' expense, costing a Denver man his inn. The con man is now out of the lockup and looking to buy a penthouse.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
09-10-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Aryan Army Tied 'Peacekeeper' to Oklahoma City Bombernew
There's something either poetic or frightening about Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Kenny of Cincinnati serving on a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. He is an admitted bank robbery conspirator, founding member of an Aryan hate group and associate of the late Timothy McVeigh.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Leslie Blade and Gregory Flannery |
09-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Underwear Underscored in Recent Colorado Casesnew
Both the JonBenet and Kobe Bryant cases look in the laundry for truth, focusing on mystery DNA in panties.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Teele Conspiracy: Commissioner Claims He's a Victimnew
The arrest last week of Miami Commissioner Art Teele on assault charges following a wild car chase brought to a climactic close one more scene in the drama that has become his life.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado, Kirk Nielsen and Rebecca Wakefield |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Patients at Miami-Dade County Jail Found to Be at Risknew
The leg of a Miami-Dade County jail inmate became so badly infected with virulent, drug-resistant bacteria that it may have to be amputated, and the infection has spread to other inmates.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Honeymoon for Dallas's New White Police Chief Nears Endnew
David Kunkle has taken over a department with a history of racial inequality and a current state of racial unrest. Now officers and citizens of diverse backgrounds are applying a racial algebra to every decision that he makes.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Blood Brothers: Kilbanes Get Sentenced for an Old Crimenew
Nearly three decades ago, brothers Martin and Owen Kilbane were sentenced for their role in the death of a judge's wife. When their chance to be paroled drew near, they found themselves charged with a new crime: the murder of a pimp 36 years ago.
Cleveland Scene |
Thomas Francis |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
