AltWeeklies Wire
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
Witness for the Prosecutionnew
Did lack of manpower leave a felon on bail free to kill? Maybe. Sort of.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
07-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Talk Isn't Cheapnew
Ex-Constable Mike Dupree learns the value of keeping one's mouth shut.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
07-09-2007 |
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
Old-time Religion Confronts 21st-century Texas Prisonsnew
Does the InnerChange Freedom Initiative work, and is it constitutional?
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
05-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Yet Another Deputy Alleges Misdeeds by Constable Mike Dupreenew
The Dallas County constable already accused of sexually harassing Hispanic men and deporting his Honduran lover in a jealous pique is now the subject of a sworn statement that says he conspired to frame his political rivals on false drug charges.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
04-16-2007 |
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
SAFE as Hellnew
Dallas cops ignore rampant drug trade, crack down instead on squeegee guys.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
12-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fed-up Fedsnew
U.S. Justice Department investigators find horrid conditions at Dallas County's jail.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
12-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Paying the Pipernew
Legal bills mount as Dallas County defends its failed jail health systems.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
12-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Reverse Ratnew
Former informant Roy Combs claims he was double-crossed by Dallas police.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
11-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Highway Robberynew
Crime doesn't pay? -- tell that to truck cargo thieves.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
11-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
