AltWeeklies Wire
The Said Girls Made One Deadly Misstep: They Fell in Lovenew
News that a Muslim father had been accused of murdering two beautiful daughters because he disapproved of their boyfriends triggered an instantaneous and predictable reaction from non-Muslims: It had to be an "Islamic" honor killing. The truth is more complex.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
06-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Texas Concealed Gun Laws Loosennew
Have a gun? Feel free to travel.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sloppy Record Keeping Causes Headaches in Criminal Appealsnew
A missing court reporter's stenographic notes and tape of testimony in a 1994 criminal trial shed light on the haphazard and antiquated way that Dallas County court records are handled and stored.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
09-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
How Did Dallas Convict So Many Innocents?new
With faulty eyewitnesses, sloppy police work and overzealous prosecutors.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
08-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fatal Webnew
The arrest of Dallas' "Black Widow" lights a fire under a cold murder case.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
06-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Anand Jon's Fashion Foulsnew
The clothing designer prowled the country for fresh, young models -- many of them claim their encounters with him ended in rape.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
05-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Judge Gene Knize: Bully on the Benchnew
When big-city lawyers appear in Knize's courtroom, they better be prepared to duck and cover.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
04-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fall of the Black Widownew
North Carolina authorities bust a notorious former Dallas scammer.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
03-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jailhouse Rockednew
In Dallas, the exonerations just keep on coming.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
01-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Undue Processnew
Want to send an innocent man to prison for life? Judge Karen Greene is ready to help.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Devil and Doyle Davidsonnew
Did a preacher's obsessions push Dena Schlosser over the edge?
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
05-23-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Oklahoma (In)Justicenew
Accused of killing a cop's son, one woman learns the hard way that in Oklahoma City justice isn't blind. It works for the prosecution.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
07-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Acquittal of Murderous Mom Inspires Debate Over Insanity Defensenew
Lisa Diaz drowned her "precious babies" to save them from an evil world. Her acquittal, and the overturning of the conviction of Andrea Yates on similar charges, have prompted reexamination of the Texas insanity defense statute.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
01-24-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Seductress of the Saintsnew
Sandra Camille Bridewell told her seatmate on a plane that she was a missionary in need of assistance. In fact, she is a swindler, known in Dallas as the Black Widow, who gains the confidence of the generous by pretending to be a super-spiritual minister with a hotline to Jesus.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
12-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
