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Death Penalty Study in Tenn. is Set to Beginnew
Despite the findings of many previous studies, critics say the state has failed to make any meaningful changes to its capital justice system -- but advocates of the latest effort to study Tennessee's death penalty assure this time will be different.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
10-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
26 Years: Bill Dillon's Dubious Imprisonmentnew
Convicted of a gruesome beachside murder in 1981 and sentenced to life in prison, Dillon has largely been forgotten -- but the legal proceedings that put him away can only generously be termed a "trial."
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
10-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Follow the Guns Up the Iron Pipelinenew
How did 14 firearms stolen in Charlottesville end up in the hands of New York police?
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
10-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
After Exoneration, Billy James Smith Waits for His Pardonnew
Smith was released from prison one year ago after serving 19 years and 11 months for a crime he didn't commit -- today he is a man in purgatory, exonerated by the legal system but not yet pardoned by Gov. Rick Perry.
The Texas Observer |
Cynthia Hall Clements |
10-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
To Have, But Not To Holdnew
How the grisly murder and dismemberment of a young man led a well-off pilot to wed a woman serving life for the crime.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Free Poker Tour Is a Dead Man's Handnew
When these Amateur Poker Tour investors realized they'd been bluffed, they tried their hand at murder.
Westword |
Jessica Centers |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
British Ex-Millionaire Fights for Freedomnew
Krishna Maharaj went from the high life to a life sentence -- for a crime he might not have committed.
Miami New Times |
Joanne Green |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Examining the Machinery of Deathnew
Tennessee's governor is defiant, but executions could stop for months while courts decide constitutionality of lethal injection.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Case of Chicago's Invisible Gag Ordernew
The city's lawyers claim a gag order prevents them from discussing the strange deal they made to settle police torture lawsuits -- but there's no order.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
John Timoney, America's Worst Copnew
He has spent 138 days on the road in just a few years on the job -- so who's minding the Miami Police Department?
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
09-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tennessee's 'Certain Hubris' Toward Execution Protocolsnew
During four days of testimony, lawyers successfully painted Gov. Phil Bredesen's much-vaunted review of lethal injection procedures this year as a sham whose basic purpose was, not to ensure that executions are humane, but to help the state survive court challenges.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
09-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
DNA Test Will Show if Texas Executed an Innocent Mannew
One strand of hair found on the counter of an East Texas liquor store whose owner was gunned down in 1989 could help determine whether Texas executed an innocent man for the killing -- a judge has ordered the hair not be destroyed as the Observer and the Innocence Project push for DNA testing.
The Texas Observer |
David Pasztor |
09-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Woman Found Dead 17 Years Ago Remains Unidentifiednew
In the years since the remains were discovered in Texas, true-crime buffs were chattering online, spending their free time researching missing and unidentified persons -- and amateur sleuths across the country were drawn to this unidentified Texas girl, to her sapphire ring.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
09-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cleveland's Killing Fieldsnew
As the city's murder rate rises, the families of victims wait for justice that never comes.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
09-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Stabbed in the Backnew
Maine prison officials reward a samaritan inmate by endangering his life.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
09-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
