AltWeeklies Wire
Did an Atlanta Serial Killer Murder 20 Women a Century Ago?new
In 1911 and 1912, 20 black and mixed-race women showed up dead. They had been killed -- some almost decapitated -- by an unknown. Was it a serial killer at work or a copycat?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
10-27-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cop Out
While helping out after Hurricane Katrina, New Mexico police allege they witnessed numerous and shocking incidents of police abuse committed by members of the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dan Frosch |
10-26-2005 |
Crime & Justice
'Painting With a Broad Brush'
An Oklahoma judge attacked the credibility and experience of federal judges. Three requests by Oklahoma Gazette to copy or review a videotape made of the hearing were denied.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
10-26-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Father of Murdered Woman Keeps After Public Officialsnew
A compliance manager for the Internal Revenue Service pursued evidence in his daughter's case, then turned his energies toward making sure officials comply with Missouri's open-meetings and open-records laws.
The Pitch |
Kendrick Blackwood |
10-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Celebrated Capital Murder Case Reconsiderednew
Questions remain about whether a death row prisoner acted alone in the 1988 murder of heiress Jeanne Tovrea.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
10-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Stop Ends in Officer's Tragic Deathnew
A Fort Lauderdale police officer fell to his death during a stop of a private investigator.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
10-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
His Drug Supply Gone, a Smuggler Deals in Informationnew
Longtime drug smuggler Michael Ray Roberts has avoided serious prison time by ratting out his partners. So far.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
10-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Terrorist or Tricksternew
Did a career criminal foil a potentially catastrophic attack on Miami? A reporter checks out the claims of a caller who says he has the suicide tape of 9/11 ringleader Mohammed Atta.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
10-24-2005 |
Crime & Justice
The Gang That Couldn't Dress Straightnew
The cross-dressing bank robbers who confounded St. Louis cops for years are now behind bars. Their well-planned crimes surprised detectives and family members alike.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
10-18-2005 |
Crime & Justice
State Fights Claim of Woman Raped at Mental Health Centernew
Lisa Weisser was raped in 1994 in a state mental-health facility -- and has been seeking justice ever since. Her rapist got a slap on
the wrist, and returned to the streets, where last year he threatened another woman.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
10-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
A Marine Comes Home to Dienew
Marine Jack Snook made it home safely from Iraq, reconciled with his wife and was spending time with friends when he was shot on a downtown Atlanta street.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
10-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bad Ballisticsnew
Hundreds of people have gone to prison on the word of Boston's untrained, unqualified, unskilled firearms examiners.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Karyn’s Killers?new
For the first time, members of the Slover family -- convicted of murdering and dismembering Karyn Hearn Slover in 1996 -- tell their story.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Homicide Victims Need a Few Good Snitchesnew
There is so much violence and fear in youth culture that Kansas City, Mo., police have trouble getting even shooting victims to cooperate with criminal investigations.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
10-04-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Suspect Charged in Murder of Rapper 'Fat Tone'new
A warrant that led to Jason Mathis's arrest supports the street rumor that Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins was killed to avenge the death of California hip-hop artist Andre "Mac Dre" Hicks.
The Pitch |
Kendrick Blackwood |
10-04-2005 |
Crime & Justice
