AltWeeklies Wire
The New Cripsnew
An ex-drug dealer and burglar is using the Americans with Disabilities Act to terrorize Southern California businesses for hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
10-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Wrong Man?new
Twenty-three years ago, Barry Beach confessed to a brutal murder he now swears he didn't commit and has been locked up ever since -- can new evidence set him free?
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
10-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Burning Wordsnew
Former freelancer Lacey Phillabaum admits to 2001 arson.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
10-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
The Bodfathernew
Call Frank Colacurcio Sr. Seattle's oldest nude dance purveyor -- but never a mobster.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
10-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Joe Bonnano, Referendum 1
Dead Man Talkin'new
A murderer says that he wants desperately to die, but a U.S. appeals court won't let the state kill him.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
10-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Osama's Thugnew
Jose Padilla is (a) a punk; (b) a terrorist in training; (c) an unwitting pawn for Uncle Sam and al-Qaeda; or (d) all of the above.
Miami New Times |
Trevor Aaronson |
10-10-2006 |
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
The High Cost of Franknew
As the criminal trial of Frank Melton unfolds, civil law suits have already cost Jackson $100,000, with the likelihood of millions more to come.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd and Adam Lynch |
10-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bad Applesnew
Some cops are likely to reject key racial profiling recommendation.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
10-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mystery Womannew
Where is Lisa Krempasky and why are so many people suing her?
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-02-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Prosecution or Persecution?new
Facing charges from money laundering to aiding terrorists, local Muslims say they are victims of a government witch hunt
Metroland |
Chet Hardin |
09-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Above the Lawnew
A confidential Illinois state police summary details violations by two Springfield detectives and five supervisors.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Head Gamesnew
At least one out of every five Colorado prisoners is mentally ill -- some violent, some undetected or untreated.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
09-26-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
To Rob a Predatornew
For one Iraq vet, Dateline inspired the perfect crime.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
09-25-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Exonereenew
A one-time convicted axe-murderer becomes the local death-penalty abolitionists' frontman.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
09-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
