AltWeeklies Wire
Glimmer of Hope in 1996 Karyn Slover Murder Casenew
Last week, the 4th District Appellate Court referred the case back to Macon County for a hearing on the Slovers' postconviction petitions.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Hate & Deathnew
The killer is a white supremacist. The victim was a Vietnamese American. Does that make the killing a hate crime? The California Supreme Court is set to decide.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
07-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Does Boston Hate Its Copsnew
A secret survey shows just how low the Boston Police Department’s reputation had sunk two years ago. Is the mayor listening? And has anything improved?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Did the Kansas City Fire Department Hide the Positive Drug Test of One of Its Own?new
Anthony Mots was driving the firetruck that killed Aaron Becerra. Afterward, Mots' brothers in the department rallied to defend him.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
07-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Joelle Casteix Fights for Catholic Church Sex-Abuse Victims While Pursuing Her Own Abusernew
Right now, the man who molested her 22 years ago, the former Mater Dei choir director, is leading a group of young adults through a pre-Olympics tour of China. Casteix worries for their safety, but she is more upset that he's gotten this far in life without facing justice.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Hialeah Man Wrongly Convicted of Murdernew
An investigation reveals Hialeah homicide detectives rushed to charge Santo Hernandez with murders and didn't pursue leads that might have implicated a different triggerman.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
07-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Don't Know What to Get for the Convict on Your List?new
Consult Prison Legal News.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Frank Colacurcio and His Million-Dollar Empire of Fleshnew
Getting accused by the feds of running a high-stakes prostitution racket is just business as usual.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Who Polices the Orlando Police? They do.new
In April, Fernando Trinidad did something that would get most of us thrown in jail: He pushed a woman down the stairs at a downtown nightclub, injuring her ankle, and then lied to the cops about it. But luckily for Trinidad, he is an Orlando police officer.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
07-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Massacre in Moscow, Idahonew
A criminal profile of Jason Hamilton, a townie who launched a mass shooting in the college town of Moscow, Idaho in May 2007. First of two parts.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice, Jason Hamilton
One of the D.C. Police Dept's Top Informants Talks About a Decade on the Streetsnew
How to buy drugs without blowing your cover. How to gain the trust of old heads. And an insider's look at the carnage of D.C.'s Trinidad neighborhood.
Washington City Paper |
As told to Jason Cherkis |
07-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Russian Mob Comes to Town with a New Scam: Medical Identity Theftnew
The ease with which Alexandr Shcherbakov and at least one other Russian in Portland bilked the feds illustrates in part why healthcare costs are soaring. "Medical identity theft is the new frontier for organized crime," says Alex Johnson, a former FBI agent who investigates fraud for Regence BlueShield.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
07-09-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Does Charlottesville Have a Gang Problem?new
Gunplay and violence in the city's poorest neighborhoods: Are they the work of turf thugs, copy cats, or real-life gang bangers -- and once a shot is fired, what difference does it make, anyway?
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
07-09-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Baltimore's Bail Bonds Industry Is Huge, Complicated, and Largely Unregulatednew
Law professor Doug Colbert estimates that bail bondsmen statewide make between $100 and $150 million each year. It's a system that Colbert would like to see reformed -- with a supervised release program for nonviolent and minor offenders taking the place of the current system, where it all comes down to cash and who can pay it.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christopher Landers |
07-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
One Exoneree Finds Purpose in Advocacy, Closure in ID of Perpnew
Ken Wyniemko spent nearly a decade behind bars for a rape. His most pressing concern was surviving. His second was proving his innocence. He succeeded at both.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
07-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
