Archive | June, 2008
"American Justice" to feature Hossencofft case Thursday

"American Justice" to feature Hossencofft case Thursday

Journalist Bill Kurtis takes aim at a bizarre New Mexico murder case this week.  Kurtis, host of A&E’s American Justice, tells the story of the Girly Chew Hossencofft murder in an hour-long episode titled, “Traces in Blood.” Because I covered this case for the better part of five years–and even wrote a book about it–I [...]

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Tucson lightning video

A thunderstorm rolled through parts of Tucson early Sunday evening, providing a reprieve from the recent soaring temperatures.

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Pig video lends insight into B.C.’s human feet mystery

Fascinating video of a dead pig pinned to the ocean floor off of British Columbia is providing new insight into events that may have led up to the emergence of five human feet in the Strait of Georgia.

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Father of baby found dead in fire pit no stranger to law, deportation

Father of baby found dead in fire pit no stranger to law, deportation

Update (October 3, 6:08pm PST):  “2 years in prison for man whose infant son died in fire pit” (Seattle Times) Attorneys had said that Rios could be deported after his sentencing or could be made to serve his sentence first. Rios, who has used different aliases and birth dates in the past, already has been [...]

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Judge throws out lawsuit against LAPD’s Special Order 40

Long before an illegal immigrant was charged with murdering a star high school athlete named Jamiel Shaw II earlier this year, Los Angeles resident Harold Sturgeon had filed a lawsuit aimed at repealing LAPD’s Special Order 40. Today, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threw out the lawsuit.

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CBS News' Lara Logan story draws critical eye

(Update: June 26, 8:57am, PST): “CBS News loads up on Lara Logan” -NY Daily News (Update: June 24, 6:13pm, PST):  The Enterprise Report has just updated its Web site with “Breaking News” concerning the decision by CBS News to remove controversial claim from cbsnews.com “ERSNews submitted detailed questions to CBS News spokeswoman Jennifer Farley nearly [...]

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