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Family of Michael Brown, Teenager Shot to Death By Police, Talks About His Lifenew

Barely 24 hours after a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, his family wanted people to know two things. First, that they would like anyone who is sharing photos of Brown's lifeless body laying in the middle of Canfield Drive to take them down.
Riverfront Times  |  Jessica Lussenhop  |  08-10-2014  |  Crime & Justice

Man Featured in Riverfront Times Story Released From Prisonnew

In the thirteen years Mike Anderson was supposed to be in jail, he got married, became a father of four, a homeowner and a master carpenter living in a home he built himself. But that didn't stop police from arresting him for his past crime once they realized their mistake in July. Now, surrounded by his family in a small Missouri courtroom, Anderson learned he will officially be freed, according to a judge's order.
Riverfront Times  |  Jessica Lussenhop  |  05-06-2014  |  Crime & Justice

The Long and (Sometimes Forgetful) Arm of the Lawnew

An oversight allowed a convicted man to walk free for thirteen years. Now the justice system wants to restart the clock.
Riverfront Times  |  Jessica Lussenhop  |  09-11-2013  |  Crime & Justice

Pros and Cons: Ex-Inmates Redefine Handballnew

Handball brings together players of all stripes in a St. Louis park.
Riverfront Times  |  Jessica Lussenhop  |  06-26-2013  |  Features

Don King's Final Roundnew

Boxer Ryan Coyne squares off against his toughest opponent yet, the legendary promoter Don King.
Riverfront Times  |  Jessica Lussenhop  |  03-13-2013  |  Features

The Search for the World's Supermen (and Women) of Memorynew

In meets all over the globe, "memory athletes" converge to outthink one another in a series of mental tasks designed to test the limits of human memory capacity.
Riverfront Times  |  Jessica Lussenhop  |  11-28-2012  |  Science

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