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Chapter 1: Tuesday, Sept. 26
In which two mysterious deaths are described in, ahem, detail and it's assumed that the victims were not engaged in premeditated sex.
By Alfred Alcorn Jun 25, 2001
The anguish of the drug war judges
Forced to hand down harsh sentences that defy their consciences, many federal judges are speaking out against a system that makes them do "ungodly things."
By Steve France Jun 19, 2001
Mumia's all-or-nothing gamble
In a stunning switch, the convicted murderer's new lawyers now passionately claim he's completely innocent and that the real culprit was a mobster hired by corrupt Philly cops to kill one of their own. If the judge doesn't buy it, their client could die.
By David Lindorff Jun 15, 2001
Crime family
In a passel of 10 kids, one learns the fine points of foraging, opportunism and guile.
By Paul Donnelly May 4, 2001
Cincinnati's killer cops
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Apr 17, 2001
Bright lights, big weirdness
Sex on dirty carpets, betrayal, decapitation, spirit possession, mega-money and a defendant they're calling the "Black Widow." Can Las Vegas' latest lurid trial be good for its image? You bet.
By Douglas Cruickshank Mar 29, 2001
If Jenna Bush is a pothead, is it news?
The media has been silent about the National Enquirer's recent allegation that the first daughter is a marijuana user. Is the press giving the drug war's commander in chief a break?
By James Pinkerton Mar 23, 2001
Banning the bullies
In the wake of school shootings, state legislatures are considering laws to crack down on harassment and violence in schools. How will they tell the bullies from the victims?
By Fiona Morgan Mar 15, 2001
An innocent Texas inmate is freed
But if George W. Bush's office had not ignored a murder confession and DNA evidence, Christopher Ochoa might have been freed much sooner.
By Salon Staff Jan 17, 2001
Hardest hit by the prison craze
Oklahoma executes black woman Wanda Jean Allen at a time when black women have become the new menace to society.
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Jan 12, 2001
The art of recovery
At U.S. Customs, finding and retrieving stolen paintings takes an old master -- and sometimes an aesthetic connection with the thief.
By Rebecca Segall Dec 21, 2000
The bugs crawl in, the bugs crawl out
What kind of man lurks in dark, steamy jungles studying the insects he finds on corpses? It's all in a night's work when you're a forensic entomologist.
By Christopher Kemp Dec 13, 2000
Gore shoots blanks on guns
In trying not to alienate swing voters, the vice president is missing a chance to show us what he really thinks -- and what Bush has really done -- about gun control.
By Jake Tapper Oct 24, 2000
Trafficking in human flesh
A landmark act passed by the Senate last week would increase protection for slaves forced into prostitution.
By Stephen Lemons Oct 16, 2000
Tulia's witch trials
A drug sting case in a small Texas town shows how drug war paranoia can feed the fires of injustice.
By Arianna Huffington Oct 11, 2000
Scheck, Neufeld, Dwyer
Actual Innocence
Scheck, Neufeld, Dwyer Oct 5, 2000
Josi Latour
"Outcast"
By Josi Latour Oct 5, 2000
Disenfranchised
Young black men get singled out among drug offenders for the harshest punishment, then they lose their right to vote. With laws like this, who needs Jim Crow?
By Arianna Huffington Oct 2, 2000
Doubt on death row
Despite a partisan tie vote, Tennessee convict Philip Workman faces execution, while the country faces new facts about the death penalty.
By Ashley Fantz Sep 14, 2000
Citizen Killer?
A friend of the Black Dahlia fingers a surprising suspect in the legendary unsolved murder: Orson Welles.
By Jeff Chorney Aug 16, 2000
NFL police blotter
Carruth won't be tried till February; Chmura angry over child enticement charge; Lane charged with drug possession.
By Gary Kaufman Jul 6, 2000
Mad scientist
A grand jury is looking into the double life of Larry C. Ford, a brilliant doctor who killed himself before others learned about his dark side.
By Arthur Allen Jun 26, 2000
The police blotter
Some of our wholesome heroes in the world of sport have been getting into some unwholesome trouble. And that's just this week.
By Gary Kaufman Jun 22, 2000
Paris cash machines run dry
A strike by armored truck guards means a shortage of francs for the French.
By J.A. Getzlaff May 17, 2000
The White (House) conference on teens
Columbine made teenage problems national news -- but kids need community action, not anemic P.R.
By Arianna Huffington May 10, 2000
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