AltWeeklies Wire
Unequal Justicenew
Louie Arriaga faces a decade in prison for what started as an alleged traffic violation, while two Phoenix cops involved in attacking a prisoner didn't even have to show up in court.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
01-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
A Judge Takes a Standnew
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office declared war on a respected judge after he called a prosecutor's actions racist.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
12-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Brother of Fugitive Fundamentalist Mormon Prophet Arrestednew
Seth Steed Jeffs, 32, was carrying at least $142,000 in cash when he was arrested, police claim, and has been charged with concealing his older brother, polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs, from arrest.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
11-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Meth Is Rising Cause of Violent Death in Phoenixnew
A significant number of murder victims in Phoenix had methamphetamine in their blood when they died, as did all eight of the people shot by Phoenix police in the first six months of this year.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
11-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Celebrated Capital Murder Case Reconsiderednew
Questions remain about whether a death row prisoner acted alone in the 1988 murder of heiress Jeanne Tovrea.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
10-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Suspicions of Priest Rekindled in Unsolved Murder Casenew
Irene Garza was last seen alive 45 years ago on her way to confession. Now a priest and a former monk say that John B. Feit, who was then a priest, told them he killed her.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
07-12-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Murder of Ex-Boxing Trainer's Estranged Wife Goes Unsolvednew
The financial spoils in the divorce case Carbajal v. Carbajal were hundreds of thousands of dollars in property and retirement accounts. Sally Carbajal was the odds-on favorite to win by a knockout -- until she was killed.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
06-28-2005 |
Crime & Justice
System Fails to Protect Suicidal Inmatenew
Maricopa County deputies ignored Steve Cervantes' wails until he quieted down. By then he was dead.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
06-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Exonerated Man Gets a Long-Awaited Second Chancenew
Ray Krone's got it all. An extreme makeover. Settlement money. Problem is, he can't seem to forgive those who screwed up and put him on Arizona's death row.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
04-26-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
How Two Tempe Women Found Scott Peterson's Missing Cementnew
A photo Genna McCallie took of a bag of cement in Scott Peterson's driveway drew her and her friend Kathy Monkman into a murder case they'd only intended to comment on online.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
01-18-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Con Artist Gets Free Pass from Justice Systemnew
Grifter Bob Owens has seemingly rendered himself untouchable from prosecution for his well-documented and financially lucrative crimes. He has done so, in part, by compromising factions inside the criminal-justice system, including the cops and the defense bar.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
11-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Blood on Their Handsnew
Shortly after a doctor at Maricopa Medical Center released Rodney Aviles from the psychiatric ward, he bludgeoned his mother and 7-year-old niece to death. Five years later, his criminal case remains unresolved.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
10-19-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Judge's Decree Leaves Long Lines at Courthousesnew
Judge Colin Campbell's recent decision to eliminate security-bypass badges for private attorneys and other courthouse regulars amounts to a "bitch slap" in the eyes of at least one lawyer.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
09-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Scam Artist Joins Forces with Top Defense Attorneynew
On the surface, Robert Owens is a bit like Frank Abagnale Jr., the charming con man played by Leo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can. But where the Abagnale character was a nice kid forced by life's circumstances into crime through impersonation, Owens plays himself, an amoral man who would steal from his own family if it suited him.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
08-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
