AltWeeklies Wire
Caught Coldnew
Manny Reyes' job as Fort Worth's cold-case detective bears little resemblance to those on television and in the movies.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
10-16-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Undue Processnew
Want to send an innocent man to prison for life? Judge Karen Greene is ready to help.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cruising With the Whore Copnew
Officer Terry Peters knows just about every hooker in town, and they love him -- because he keeps them alive.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
09-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cop Outnew
A former suburban Dallas police officer claims he killed a man in self-defense -- so why didn't his department defend him?
Dallas Observer |
Andrea Grimes |
07-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Time Heals No Woundsnew
A judge has to intervene on behalf of an inmate to save his infected leg.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
06-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Devil and Doyle Davidsonnew
Did a preacher's obsessions push Dena Schlosser over the edge?
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
05-23-2006 |
Crime & Justice
The Disappearednew
If you've got a missing relative, maybe you should look in the jail -- good luck with that.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
02-07-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Bad Ticketnew
In spite of a stream of complaints about rudeness, overzealousness, brutality and sloppy record-keeping, Dallas' transit police are rarely disciplined.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
01-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: DART
The Poopnew
A Dallas man who is serving five years in prison for sprinkling his own dried feces on doughnuts refuses to see a man he haunts.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Justice Delayed for Inmates in Need of Medicationnew
For the crime of driving with a suspended license, a 45-year-old woman with lupus lost the ability to walk.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
12-21-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tables Turn on Vice Officersnew
A pimp's surveillance equipment, meant to keep tabs on the hired help, caught nude Dallas police officers receiving full-body massages from the scantily clad employees they were targeting.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
11-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Sickness in Jail Can Be a Death Sentencenew
An inmate at the Dallas County Jail who was diagnosed with schizophrenia hung himself; his body showed no traces of the medication he was supposed to be taking to control his disease.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
09-19-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Oklahoma (In)Justicenew
Accused of killing a cop's son, one woman learns the hard way that in Oklahoma City justice isn't blind. It works for the prosecution.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
07-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Some Seek Overhaul of Sex Offender Registrynew
Former fans of lifetime registration have changed face due to cases like that of Frank Rodriguez. He faces a lifetime on Texas' sex offender registry for having sex with a 16-year-old -- who is now his wife.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
06-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Acquittal of Murderous Mom Inspires Debate Over Insanity Defensenew
Lisa Diaz drowned her "precious babies" to save them from an evil world. Her acquittal, and the overturning of the conviction of Andrea Yates on similar charges, have prompted reexamination of the Texas insanity defense statute.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
01-24-2005 |
Crime & Justice
