http://dir.salon.com/topics/homicide/?source=rss&aim=homicide en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Karen Houppert Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/01/otty_sanchez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/01/otty_sanchez/index.html?source=rss The case of Otty Sanchez is shocking and gruesome. But it's also a cautionary tale about how we treat new mothers By Mark Benjamin Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/07/16/fort_carson_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/07/16/fort_carson_report/index.html?source=rss Read excerpts from the Army report that shows a link between combat stress and murder By Jill Leovy Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/14/homicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/14/homicide/index.html?source=rss The real story of homicide in America is one of hope, especially for black men, who have long suffered the most. By Ian Rothkerch Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2002/06/29/simon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2002/06/29/simon/index.html?source=rss David Simon, creator of the searing new HBO series "The Wire," on why even the best cop shows are phony and our anti-drug mania amounts to a permanent war against the underclass. By Stanley Crouch Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/crouch/2000/04/19/images/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/crouch/2000/04/19/images/index.html?source=rss On TV shows, commercials and the news, black people are doctors, lawyers and yes, gangbangers -- just like in real life. By Beth Broeker Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/30/thomas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/30/thomas/index.html?source=rss A lawyer tries to prevent the ultimate abuse of a tiny victim. By Jenefer Shute Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/28/south_africa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/28/south_africa/index.html?source=rss I was arrested for fighting apartheid, but what good is freedom if rampant violence terrorizes blacks and whites alike? By Joyce Millman Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/03/24/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/03/24/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Weekend, March 24-26, 2000 By Dave Cullen Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/14/videos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/14/videos/index.html?source=rss Video footage made by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold leaves unanswered questions about whether their parents could have stopped the massacre at Columbine. By Ashley Craddock Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/18/jasper/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/18/jasper/index.html?source=rss Shawn Berry was the hardest suspect to convict of the dragging murder of James Byrd Jr. Did his role in the killing come second to the town's need to clear its name? By Gary Delsohn and Sam Stanton Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/08/hate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/08/hate/index.html?source=rss A white supremacist admits he killed a gay couple, but claims the Bible made him do it. By Dave Cullen Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/06/witness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/06/witness/index.html?source=rss A just-unsealed confession demolishes the "gay panic" defense. Too bad the media wasn't around to hear it. By Joyce Millman Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/1999/09/20/slug/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/1999/09/20/slug/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Monday, Sept. 20, 1999 By Stephen G. Michaud Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/08/25/serial_killer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/08/25/serial_killer/index.html?source=rss Sexual serial killers aren't acting out random bursts of depression or anger; they are trying to fill an emptiness in their souls. By Michael Sragow Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/06/24/taylor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/06/24/taylor/index.html?source=rss Director Alan Taylor ("Palookaville") makes the leap to television -- and hits a high note with his episode of "The Sopranos." By Joyce Millman Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/mill/1999/06/01/finales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/mill/1999/06/01/finales/index.html?source=rss The best and worst of TV's season-ending episodes. Letters to the Editor Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/05/25/hardball/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/05/25/hardball/index.html?source=rss "Hardball" goof is truly scary; don't call stay-at-home dads incompetent! By Joyce Millman Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/05/15/homicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/05/15/homicide/index.html?source=rss NBC takes struggling "Homicide" off life support. By Dawn MacKeen Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/hot/1998/06/16/16hot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/hot/1998/06/16/16hot/index.html?source=rss When a breast-fed infant dies from malnutrition, is the mother to blame? By Robin Templeton Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/05/27/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/05/27/news/index.html?source=rss Meaner than the mean kids who go on shooting sprees from Jonesboro, Ark., to Springfield, Ore., are the measures adults are pursuing in the name of combating crime -- including proposed legislation to execute 11-year-olds By Art Levine Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/08/01/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/08/01/news/index.html?source=rss Stung by low ratings and general lack of interest, Sen. Fred Thompson has a secret plan to get America watching his investigation of the campaign finance scandal. By Daniel Reitz Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/07/22/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/07/22/news/index.html?source=rss Finally, a serial killer we can really hate. By Ted Gup Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/07/18/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/07/18/news/index.html?source=rss The message of movies like "Contact" is that we need to get a grip on what is real and what is not.