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The Peddlernew

Both in and out of prison, Brian Wulwell spent his life selling people baubles and trinkets. Now he's upped the ante.
Houston Press  |  John Nova Lomax  |  09-23-2011  |  Crime & Justice

Where Running a Light and Killing Someone Does Not Automatically Mean You're in Troublenew

Steve Morrison probably never knew what hit him that April afternoon in 2008. After the swimming-pool company owner eased off the brakes of his green Saturn and headed south down Hillcroft across Westpark, a Nissan Frontier driven by a 28-year-old Salvadoran immigrant slammed into him.
Houston Press  |  John Nova Lomax  |  02-09-2010  |  Crime & Justice

Gangsters Thriving in Bacliff, Texasnew

The unincorporated town is up to its elbows in youth gangs, poverty and crime.
Houston Press  |  John Nova Lomax  |  09-16-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Former Country Superstar, Now Starring in a Courtroom Near Younew

Beginning in 1998 and intensifying after 2002, Doug Supernaw's arrests and trials have grown more numerous while his concerts, save for drunken karaoke performances, have dwindled and his albums have ceased.
Houston Press  |  John Nova Lomax  |  05-14-2007  |  Crime & Justice

The Most Wanted Man in Texasnew

One writer's trip around Texas with four kids rivals an episode of Cops.
Houston Press  |  John Nova Lomax  |  07-18-2005  |  Crime & Justice

A Close Encounter With an Old Scamnew

On the light rail platform in downtown Houston, a writer runs into a South African "king" curious about how an ATM card works.
Houston Press  |  John Nova Lomax  |  05-16-2005  |  Crime & Justice

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