AltWeeklies Wire
The Suicide Filesnew
A sheriff's deputy kills himself and leaves behind a box of files with a reporter's name on it: mine.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jessica Lussenhop |
11-30-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The Citadel's Shamenew
The Citadel has tarnished its reputation by failing to act in response to sexual abuse allegations.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The Amish Bernie Madoffnew
An Amish investor blamed for blowing $17 million opts out of the U.S. legal system.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
11-17-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Amish, Monroe Beach
Unmade Mannew
The South Philly mob has faded away, but it still casts a long shadow — just ask George Martorano.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Daniel Denvir |
10-27-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Violent Criminals and Why They Killnew
Despite popular belief, violent criminals aren't born with a moral screw loose. They're not even turned into criminals because they grow up in single-parent homes.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-21-2011 |
Crime & Justice
In the Shadow of the Black Widownew
The heir of cocaine queen Griselda Blanco still lives in her tangled web.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
10-13-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Deadly Secretsnew
How California law shields a small cadre of Oakland police officers involved in violence.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
10-13-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Divided We Fall: The Killing of James Craig Andersonnew
In the aftermath of an alleged hate crime, a community examines itself about a troubled teenage bully and a legacy of racism.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
10-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Hollow Justicenew
The FBI might have got its man, but anyone seeking real accountability from Whitey Bulger's government enablers will come away empty-handed yet again.
Boston Phoenix |
David Boeri |
10-06-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: FBI, Whitey Bulger
Biggie Smalls Murder Confession: Voletta Wallace's Attorney Still Has Questionsnew
A couple weeks ago, ex-LAPD detective Greg Kading says he handed Voletta Wallace, mother of Biggie Smalls, a copy of his new book, Murder Rap, in which Kading reveals never-before-seen evidence implicating Suge Knight in the death of her son.
L.A. Weekly |
Chris Vogel |
10-05-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Mos Def Challenges BET, Oprah, and Obama to Pay Tribute to Executed Prisoner Troy Davisnew
On September 21, 2011, at 11:08 p.m. in Jackson, Georgia, a death row inmate named Troy Davis, convicted 20 years ago for the murder of off-duty Savannah policeman Mark MacPhail, was executed by lethal injection. And in the final weeks leading up to his scheduled execution, celebrities and rap stars helped lead a last-minute push to save Davis's life, even pleading with President Obama to personally intervene.
Miami New Times |
S. Pajot |
09-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
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
Busted in Acadiananew
How a net nerd used Facebook to turn an insipid mug shot business into a public-shame machine, then ducked back into his cyber cave when the heat was on.
IND Media |
Heather Miller |
09-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Troy Davis, and Twitter, on the Steps of the Supreme Courtnew
As a native Southerner, it felt awfully foreign to be in Washington, D.C. on the night Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia.
Washington City Paper |
Brooke Hatfield |
09-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Attack on the Dreamnew
Though unexploded, Kevin Harpham's backpack bomb sent ripples across Spokane, Wash. Inside the plea deal with the attempted Martin Luther King Day parade bomber.
The Inlander |
Chris Stein |
09-16-2011 |
Crime & Justice
