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'I Lit the Fire'new
Jared Petrovich claims he was just following orders when his words sparked a fatal jailhouse beating.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
04-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
If DNA Evidence Doesn't Fit in Orange County, Alter It?new
In the wake of a November 2005 OC Weekly article detailing how a 20-year-old Buena Park man faced prison for a robbery/carjacking he didn't commit, prosecutors asked the Orange County Sheriff's Department crime lab to alter key exculpatory evidence.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
03-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
California Prosecutors Asked Crime Lab to Doctor DNA Resultsnew
In a controversial robbery case that sent an innocent 20-year-old California man to prison in 2005, prosecutors told a forensic specialist in a sheriff's crime lab to claim falsely that the man's DNA had been found at the crime scene.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
03-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Did Crimes Kamran Mashayekhi Witnessed Put His Life in Danger?new
Some law-enforcement officials aren't so sure.
OC Weekly |
Derek Olson |
02-26-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Lady Killernew
An Orange County jury ponders this question: Who is the right-handed man who murdered Minnie Smith?
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
12-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Crossing the Thin Blue Linenew
Police expert slams Orange County Sheriff's Department for "cowboy" attitude and "fatal errors" that led to a street execution.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
12-04-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Just a Random Femalenew
Robbin Brandley's confessed killer sits on death row. So why don't her parents consider the case closed?
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
11-27-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
She's The (Under) Sheriffnew
Indicted by the Feds, Michael S. Carona slides his most loyal soldier into temporary command at the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
They Got the Sheriffnew
Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona's reign has been equal parts tragedy and comedy. With his indictment, it enters its final act.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Orange County's Magnum Enforcernew
In an ongoing federal civil trial, it's clear that one of Sheriff Michael S. Carona's more violent deputies enjoys gunplay.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Mind of a Pedophilenew
Two convicted child molesters get another stiff sentence for a crime they thought about committing.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
10-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Gang's Not Herenew
Inmate says attempted-murder conviction must be reversed because cops cheated -- a judge is listening.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
08-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
OC Murderer Escapes Death Row -- for Nownew
Jury deadlocks on "ultimate" punishment for Michael Lamb.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The 'Good Seed' is a White Supremacist?new
Defense: Death penalty would be unfair to convicted murderer who loves baseball and his brothers.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
07-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Who Is This Jerk-off?new
The tragic tale of how horny OC women got one unsuspecting man to expose himself in public -- repeatedly.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
07-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
