O.J. Simpson's glove: Did Johnnie Cochran tamper with evidence?
Posted on September 10, 2012, at 12:55 PMOne of the prosecutors on the losing side of the 1995 murder trial claims that the late attorney illegally fussed with evidence to help seal Simpson's acquittal
Should taxpayers have to pay for a convicted murderer's sex change?
Posted on September 5, 2012, at 2:10 PMA federal judge says yes, arguing that denying an inmate prescribed therapy for severe gender-identity disorder amounts to cruel and unusual punishment
7 ridiculously bizarre court sentences
Posted on July 5, 2012, at 1:00 PMFor a few creative judges, punishments can vary wildly from the usual menu of fines, prison sentences, and community service
Dana Liebelson: President Obama's poor pardoning record
Posted on July 4, 2012, at 10:00 AMWith only 23 pardons to his name, President Obama is on track to free fewer prisoners than almost every other president in American history
The poor rewards of robbing banks: By the numbers
Posted on June 14, 2012, at 9:29 AMTurns out your mom was right: Crime doesn't pay — or, according to a new study, at least not very much. Here's why bank robbery is an especially bad career choice
The mysterious Alcatraz escape: A visual history
Posted on June 13, 2012, at 6:54 PMFifty years after three inmates staged a Houdini-like break from the escape-proof prison, the hunt and the intrigue continue
America's historic drop in violent crime: By the numbers
Posted on June 13, 2012, at 7:15 AMCrime is supposed to spike when times get tough, so why are most crime statistics at low levels not seen since before the days of color TV?
The drone over your backyard: A guide
Posted on June 8, 2012, at 9:15 AMU.S. skies are being opened to police and private drones. Will it be the end of privacy?
7 disturbing new cases of alleged cannibalism
Posted on June 5, 2012, at 2:10 PMA spate of people reportedly feasting upon human flesh have dominated recent headlines — and inspired macabre jokes about a looming zombie apocalypse
Have the cops finally caught Etan Patz's killer?
Posted on May 24, 2012, at 3:37 PMPolice take a suspect into custody, raising hopes of a breakthrough in a missing-child case that had been cold for 33 years
25 years of wrongful convictions: By the numbers
Posted on May 23, 2012, at 9:05 AMGetting thrown in jail for a crime you didn't commit is a nightmare scenario — one that has been a reality for more than 2,000 Americans since 1989
The jail where every prisoner gets a flat-screen TV and private shower
Posted on May 21, 2012, at 1:29 PMIn Norway's Halden prison, murderers, rapists, and pedophiles live in relative luxury, and the results are impressive. Would the U.S. ever pamper inmates this way?
The new book that claims to unmask the Zodiac Killer: 6 takeaways
Posted on May 17, 2012, at 9:45 AMA notorious serial killer with a taste for cryptograms haunted San Francisco in the '60s. And after decades of mystery, an ex-cop says he has solved the case
The Carlos DeLuna case: Definitive proof that Texas executed an innocent man?
Posted on May 16, 2012, at 11:27 AMA Columbia law professor and his team compile a massive, super-detailed dossier alleging that Texas sent the wrong Carlos to his death two decades ago
Will California abolish the death penalty?
Posted on April 24, 2012, at 5:25 PMThe Golden State will vote on a measure in November that could repeal capital punishment — and save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars a year
Etan Patz: The resurrection of a 33-year-old missing child case
Posted on April 20, 2012, at 2:55 PMInvestigators in New York City are searching a basement that might contain the remains of a 6-year-old boy who disappeared in 1979
- How typeface influences the way we read and think
- The culture war is over, and conservatives lost
- The last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.
- WATCH: 41 historic demises
- WATCH: Australia's army chief demonstrates how you address sex abuse
- The FBI has purposefully — and, it says, justifiably — shot 150 Americans since 1993
- The world is way, way bigger than you
- Has Snowden crossed a red line?
- Washington has an Edward Snowden problem
- This is what 213 severed bear paws looks like
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