AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
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
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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: crime & justice