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Best of the Blotternew
Three pairs of women's shoes, 13 packs of Doral cigarettes and two deep fryers that have pictures of Jesus -- a weird, wacky trip into Atlanta's criminal intent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lauren Keating |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Kathryn Johnston's Real Killernew
A cop might have pulled the trigger, but the perp is the money-driven "war on drugs."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice, Metropolis
Indigent Trapnew
Inmates are kept behind bars until they pay up.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Police Accountabilitynew
Proposal offered for a vamped-up board to review allegations of misconduct.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
01-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hip-Hop's Shadowy Empirenew
"Big Meech" Flenory and the Black Mafia Family were hip-hop royalty -- but investigators say they had a darker side.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
12-07-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Breaking Innew
What can criminals teach us about fighting crime?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
08-31-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Hero in His Own Eyesnew
This is the untold story of Eric Robert Rudolph.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
08-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
No Atlanta Investigationnew
Why hasn't APD begun looking for two Mexican men?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
05-25-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
He Wigged Outnew
A Georgia man dressed up like a woman to kidnap his ex-wife.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
02-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'What's In It For Me?'new
When it comes time for a verdict in the trial of former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell, the evidence may be beside the point.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-26-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Did an Atlanta Serial Killer Murder 20 Women a Century Ago?new
In 1911 and 1912, 20 black and mixed-race women showed up dead. They had been killed -- some almost decapitated -- by an unknown. Was it a serial killer at work or a copycat?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
10-27-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Marine Comes Home to Dienew
Marine Jack Snook made it home safely from Iraq, reconciled with his wife and was spending time with friends when he was shot on a downtown Atlanta street.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
10-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Was Arson Eco-Terror?new
As many as 16 nearly complete houses have been torched in or near a posh golf-course development in Coweta County, according to the state Insurance and Safety Fire Commission. At least one of them was destroyed by fire three times.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
08-04-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Roses for an Unmarked Killing Fieldnew
In his blog, John Sugg follows the trial of Edgar Ray Killen, accused of the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-16-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Setback For Imprisoned Mannew
After 13 years in prison, a Georgia man sought to prove that evidence used to convict him of armed robbery has since been discredited. But he was denied.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
06-16-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
