AltWeeklies Wire
Monster Next Door?new
For years Michael Devlin was all but invisible -- now he's Public Enemy No. 1.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
01-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
How Does It Feel?new
Recent lawsuits have punctured the veil of secrecy surrounding lethal injection.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
05-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Racketeer Goes Out With a Bangnew
Thomas Venezia, found dead in July, had built a St. Louis area gambling and strip-club empire that federal prosecutors later valued at $48 million. Second of two parts
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
12-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Parents Question Police Version of Their Daughter's Murdernew
A young woman's parents have doubts about investigators' conclusion that she was killed by her much older racketeer boyfriend, who then killed himself. First of two parts
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
12-06-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Lawsuit Claims Lethal Injection Is Unconstitutionalnew
A federal lawsuit argues that Missouri's method of execution is a "cruel and unusual punishment." Lawyers for a Death Row inmate contend that one of the drugs administered, Pavulon, leaves the person being executed completely paralyzed but fully conscious and susceptible to pain.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
12-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Murder Conviction Is Tough Luck for Man Who Could Be Innocentnew
A federal appeals court says the facts suggest that Darryl Burton may well be innocent of the murder of hustler Donald Ball. But impediments erected by courts and Congress mean the court can offer no relief.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
11-09-2004 |
Crime & Justice
