AltWeeklies Wire
Risky Businessnew
As violence escalates at Phoenix house parties, some are blaming party-crew rivalry.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
01-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Let It Bleednew
Prosecutors' reluctance to charge murder suspects in San Francisco leaves alleged killers on the street, flush with bravado.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
01-23-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Wedding Crashernew
A thief stole money out of wedding cards, but he didn't realize the groom was a first assistant state’s attorney.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
01-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Reluctant Witnessnew
To find out how pervasive racism is at the Springfield, Ill. Police Department, just ask the city's top African-American cop.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
01-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Muscles, Murder, and a Messiahnew
Gil Fernandez Jr. could be responsible for as many as nine murders, but if he's truly repentant, his former prosecutor says, he needs to confess his sins.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
01-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Prisoner and the Millionairenew
A convicted child molester finds an unlikely ally in an eccentric playboy with his own sordid secret.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
01-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Not Crazy Enoughnew
Death row inmate Greg Thompson is a diagnosed psychopath, but the state says he's sane enough to execute.
Nashville Scene |
William Dean Hinton |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Crime and Impunitynew
When Ban Tsan was stabbed in a San Francisco nightclub, police had a chance to stop a bloody conflict in the city's Asian underworld, but instead did nothing.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Muscles, Murder and a Messiahnew
Ex-cop and bodybuilder Gil Fernandez Jr. murdered three men in the Florida Everglades, but only admits to killing the man he was.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
01-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Offensive Treatmentnew
Despite efforts to ease former prisoners' re-entry into society, Maryland's annual Justice Monday argues much more needs to be done.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Throw It All Downnew
University of Colorado student Michael Lanahan's life was a puzzle, and his death is a mystery wrapped in a song.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Whistleblowing Cop Quitsnew
A veteran Springfield, Ill. narcotics officer unexpectedly resigns amidst fears of retribution for exposing police misconduct.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
01-06-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jailhouse Salsanew
A private investigator has found a fresh lead that may prompt a court to hear the appeal of Harry Ruiz, currently incarcerated at Green Haven Correctional Facility in upstate New York.
The Village Voice |
Geoffrey Gray |
01-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death by Numbersnew
Boston's murder rate has doubled in five years -- and has not peaked yet. Here's why.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
An Unprecedented Move on Death Penalty for the Retarded
In unusual fashion, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals handed down a slew of decisions and established a new chapter for the state on capital punishment.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
12-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
