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Death of a Salesman

Julius Adelman waited years for his customers to pay off their refrigerators, dish sets, and linens. His son Steve waited much longer for his father's alleged killers to face justice.
Washington City Paper  |  Jason Cherkis  |  06-09-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Convictions Barely Scratch Surface

Enron's Lay and Skilling face multi-decade sentences, but the biggest crimes and co-conspirators go unpunished.
Random Lengths News  |  Paul Rosenberg  |  06-08-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Terror In the Detailsnew

It's horrifying to think that homegrown terrorists would plot to bomb targets here in Toronto -- but if you read between the lines of the police version and the media's presentation of events, questions abound.
NOW Magazine  |  Staff  |  06-08-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Sex Murder Filesnew

A serial killer may be stalking L.A.'s prostitutes.
L.A. Weekly  |  Christine Pelisek  |  06-08-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Gang Couldn't Wear Hair Straightnew

The Jheri Curls of New York City made everybody else's hair curl.
The Village Voice  |  Felix Gillette  |  06-07-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Unchecked Powers

The NSA spying is yet another incident where the Bush administration is working beyond the reach of law.
Random Lengths News  |  Paul Rosenberg  |  06-06-2006  |  Crime & Justice

'No New Evidence'new

The grand jury investigation of the Rhoads murders continues, but Randy Steidl is no longer a target.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  06-05-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Freezergatenew

The FBI's search of Louisiana Democratic Rep. William Jefferson's property has led to a constitutional crisis that no one seems to understand.
Boston Phoenix  |  Harvey Silverglate  |  06-01-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Avenging an Angel

Oklahoma residents have wondered for nearly 25 years who killed Debra Sue Carter -- three men have been found guilty, but all three convictions were thrown out.
Oklahoma Gazette  |  Scott Cooper  |  05-31-2006  |  Crime & Justice

'They Almost Killed Me in There'new

Has "solitary confinement" in Pennsylvania become code for "torture"?
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Frank Rubino  |  05-30-2006  |  Crime & Justice

'I Lost Louis Eugene Craft!'new

A California judge put a pre-trial defendant in jail and then forgot about him for 494 days.
OC Weekly  |  R. Scott Moxley  |  05-26-2006  |  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

The Dominique Samuels Murdernew

Considering that he allegedly attacked a 19-year-old, strangled her to death, doused her body in gasoline, and set it ablaze, it's a wonder nobody's asked why Rodrick James Taylor was out of custody in the first place.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  05-25-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Unforgivennew

Jon Maack was 14 when he raped a 9-year-old relative -- here's the life of one sex offender, five years later.
Willamette Week  |  Angela Valdez  |  05-24-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Shooting at the OCCnew

San Francisco's police union claims the problem isn't rogue cops, but the agency that investigates them.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  G.W. Schulz  |  05-24-2006  |  Crime & Justice

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