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The Long Waitnew

We witness the witnesses to Montana's first execution in eight years.
Missoula Independent  |  Jessie McQuillan  |  08-17-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Unseen Handnew

An unsolved murder reveals a city experiencing an increase in mysterious homicides.
New York Press  |  Audrey Dutton  |  08-17-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Freeze Frame on a Bad Copnew

Still stuck in prison for three decades: the once famous, now forgotten, Bill Phillips.
The Village Voice  |  Sean Gardiner  |  08-16-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Colorado Prison Bluesnew

Eric Reynolds was thirteen the last time he tasted freedom.
Westword  |  Jessica Centers  |  08-15-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Endnew

For nine long years, Julie Rea Harper insisted someone else murdered her son -- last month, she got 12 jurors to believe her.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  08-11-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Get With the Programmingnew

To some, it is a useful training program; to others, a cult -- either way, NXIVM and founder Keith Raniere remain embroiled in controversy.
Metroland  |  Chet Hardin  |  08-10-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Sammy Flippen's Clemency Bidnew

No two capital murder cases are alike, but even at that, Sammy Flippen's case seems altogether different.
INDY Week  |  Bob Geary  |  08-10-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Caged Lionnew

Environmentalist Rod Coronado returns to prison a decade after his radical heyday.
L.A. Weekly  |  Susan Zakin  |  08-10-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Baby-faced Hoodlumsnew

Little Saigon's Vietnamese teen gangsters are tough guys prone to murder and home invasion robberies, but they also regularly attend services at local Buddhist temples.
OC Weekly  |  R. Scott Moxley  |  08-07-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Gone In 50 Secondsnew

Two young men loved the same girl, but only the soldier was trained to kill.
Cleveland Scene  |  Joe P. Tone  |  08-07-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Term for the Wertsnew

Despite overwhelming support, a model prisoner misses yet another chance at freedom.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Frank Rubino  |  08-07-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Long Road Homenew

For most female felons, it's one thing to get out of prison -- and another to stay out.
Boulder Weekly  |  Grace Hood  |  08-07-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Killer Insidenew

Troy Victorino was just convicted of killing six people, with the jury recommending the death penalty -- he spoke with us from prison.
Orlando Weekly  |  Elizabeth Randall  |  08-04-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Bad Boysnew

One Springfield detective showed up intoxicated three times at crime scenes, and plodded through a victim's blood in his flip-flops; another falsified records to help an informant, according to a preliminary report by a state-police investigator.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  08-04-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Fall Guynew

Former Philadelphia City Councilman Rick Mariano, convicted on federal corruption charges, will soon report to prison for a 6.5-year sentence -- he spent some of his remaining days taking to us.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Brian Hickey  |  08-04-2006  |  Crime & Justice

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