Lululemon Stabbing and Thoughts on “Random Murder”
Brittany Norwood was first looked at as a brave survivor after a brutal and “random” attack at the Lululemon Yoga store in Bethesda, MD. She has now been charged in the slaying of her co-worker....
View Article168 Seconds of Silence
STACY PASCHOAL Guest Blogger Timothy’s McVeigh’s mugshot On April 19th 1995, a rented Ryder truck containing 5000 lbs. of ammonium nitrate fertilizer parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal...
View ArticleBin Laden’s Death; Justice for All
Osama Bin Laden, a name that strikes fear in to American hearts and the hearts of our allies, is dead. A man that has been haunting the spirit of our nation for the last decade was killed in mere...
View ArticleBoston Crime Boss Captured
James “Whitey” Bulger at 23 in 1953 James “Whitey” Bulger was captured yesterday by the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force, along with his girlfriend Catherine Elizabeth Greig. Bulger was the inspiration for...
View ArticleThe Accidental Warden: Jim Willett on Death Row, 1971-2001
By Laura A. McKee Laura McKee is a graduate student in museum studies at Johns Hopkins University. She works as a curatorial and exhibitions intern at the National Museum of Crime and Punishment....
View ArticleCrime Through the Ages
ADRIA SARACINO Guest Blogger Some might say that the U.S.’s criminal justice system needs work, but at least we can all agree that the majority of world history was filled with law systems where...
View ArticlePrisoners playing Farmville
Tara Wright What do you think of when you hear about prisons inmates? People who sit around playing Farmville on their Smartphones? Me neither. But, apparently these Facebook games are common ways of...
View ArticleBOSTON CRIME BOSS CAPTURED (UPDATE)
Laura McKee is a graduate student in museum studies at Johns Hopkins University. She works as a curatorial and exhibitions intern at the National Museum of Crime and Punishment. He’s not missing. He...
View ArticleWhat’s Happening with the Death Penalty?
Jada Wittow During the week of September 21st, three people were executed in the United States. Two of the executions were extensively covered in the media, for different reasons. The Troy Davis case...
View ArticleWayne Treacy Trial and ‘Text Rage’
Max Gibbons Wayne Treacy will be celebrating his 17th birthday this Sunday from solitary confinement in a Florida prison. Treacy, charged with attempted murder in the first degree for kicking a...
View ArticleFlorence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders
by Tara Wright Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard the argument for Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Supreme Court has to decide whether the Fourth Amendment gives jails the right to...
View ArticleOregon Governor John Kitzhaber Bans Death Penalty for Rest of Term
by Tara Wright On Tuesday, November 22, John Kitzhaber, Oregon Governor, banned the death penalty for the rest of his term due to a moral opposition. It is perfectly fine for John Kitzhaber to have an...
View ArticleStats show drop in capital punishment
A couple of weeks ago, we told you about the governor of Oregon declaring a moratorium on executions for the rest of his term. Last January, the Governor of Illinois signed a bill replacing the death...
View ArticleAttempted New York City subway bomber trial begins
by Eden Pecha The trial began Monday for three young men suspected in a 2009 suicide bombing attempt of multiple New York City subway stations. Two of the suspects, Najibullah Zazi and Zarein Ahmedzay,...
View ArticleJeffrey MacDonald
by Grace Park In Fort Bragg, investigators came to a home filled with of murdered individuals – Colette, Kimberly, and Kristen MacDonald. The suspect in this case was the lone survivor of the killings...
View ArticleAnders Behring Breivik Trial
by Grace Park News covering Breivik’s terror trial began April 16, close to a year after the terrorist attacks, allows for a look into the Norwegian legal system. There were two terrorist attacks in...
View ArticleConnecticut moves to abolish the death penalty
by Eden Pecha The 86-62 vote in the Democratic-controlled House followed last week’s Senate vote and sends the bill moving to abolish the death penalty to Governor Dannel Malloy, who has vowed to sign...
View ArticleCivil Rights Activist: Medgar Evers
Today marks the 49th Anniversary of the Assassination of Medgar Evers in the driveway outside of his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Medgar Evers was an African American civil rights activist involved in...
View Article‘Caylee’s Law’
By Virginia Farrell Caylee Anthony, the deceased two-year old and inspiration for ‘Caylee’s Law’ Joining the ranks of AMBER Alert and Code Adam is another missing child system inspired by an infamous...
View ArticleBass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger?
By Hannah Eddy Bass Reeves This summer Walt Disney is set to release The Lone Ranger starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. The story, of course, is nothing new. The Lone Ranger today is an icon of the...
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