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Execution: Lex Talionis?
The death penalty has long been a subject of controversy. Some of those against it argue that it’s not our place to take the life of another human, no matter how heinous the crime. Others say the...
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When A Police Chief Goes Bad: The Aftermath
The city of Savannah, Georgia is a favorite tourist destination. It’s a great place for vacationers to leave the rat race behind and climb into a horse-drawn carriage to clippity-clop their way...
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Tis The Season For Execution
In 1993, Marcus Wellons was convicted of raping and killing a 15-year-old girl back in 1989. His punishment…the death penalty. A witness told officials they’d seen Wellons carrying a large object...
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Lynn Chandler Willis: It’s All Fun and Games Until…
You’ve probably heard the old saying “it’s all fun and games until…” fill in the black. Usually the statement is followed by until someone gets hurt, or until someone gets killed. In my world, nothing...
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Brains and Blood
The job is fantastic. Everything you wanted and more. Excitement, fulfillment, serving mankind, and all the action you could ever hope for. However, dreams sometimes come with a price, a cost that is...
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Unhappy Anniversary: The Day James Ruppert Murdered His Entire Family
Hamilton, Ohio – Forty years ago on this very day—Easter Sunday, March 30, 1975—probably about the same time of day you’re reading this article, James Ruppert was in the process of killing his entire...
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The Murder of Walter Scott: He Took My TASER!
Modern-day policing is not the Wild West, where the town marshal sits beside the front door of the jail shooting bad guys from the backs of their horses as they gallop past. Things are much different...
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Intimate Partner Homicide: He Would Never Really Do It…Right?
Intimate partner homicide is the 7th leading cause of premature death for women in the United States. It’s the number one cause of premature death among African American women between the ages of...
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A Good Day To Pick Cotton
Some forty years after I’d made the entry in my notebook, I found that my handwriting was a bit difficult to read on some of the yellowing pages—the result of quickly-written memos then, and failing...
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Grandma, Dope-Smoking Dolphins…And Murder
We can’t be certain of our future, but if we base it on the past, especially the recent past, well, we’re doomed. And here are a few small reasons why (the big reasons are simply too scary to list). –...
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