True crime followers --- and why are you here if you are not? --- will recall the infamous case, in 2005, of Peter Braunstein aka “the fire fiend,” a talented New York writer whose descent into creepy sex offender on the run was gleefully chronicled by the tabloids. The story’s theatrical flourishes gave it legs --- on Halloween night Braunstein, dressed as a New....
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"Speak of the Devil" interview
Date Published 01.26.12  DNA (hooray)
Date Published 01.18.12
Interesting news in the unsolved Holly Piirainen case. Holly, 10, was visiting her grandmother’s home in Sturbridge, Massachusetts on August 5, 1993 when she left with her brother to visit a neighbor’s puppies. Her brother returned, but there was no trace of Holly, save for a single shoe found near the side of the road. Several months later her remains were....
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Date Published 01.10.12
Anthem, Arizona
The call early yesterday morning was about a burglary in progress. It was just after 4 a.m. when Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy William Coleman, joined by two other deputies, sped over to Angel Pediatrics to investigate the report. In the parking lot they spotted a minivan. The driver appeared asleep; with him in the vehicle was a pet.... A Look Back
Date Published 01.04.12 It’s the new year, a time when everyone talks about the last year, it’s ups, downs, patterns, and forecasts. I was thinking I’d write a list of the unsolved crimes I’d love to see finally closed in 2012, but that doesn’t really have anything to do with the concept of a “year.” They’re simply puzzles that need a shake.... Ashland on Edge
Date Published 12.15.11 When people mention settling down in Ashland, Oregon they talk about how safe they feel there. Residents frequently, and proudly, mention that they seldom lock their doors. Ashland is famously progressive, an enchanted hippie hamlet set on the south end of the lush Rogue Valley. "VERY busy," one Yelp reviewer wrote of the Ashland Food Co-op. "However,.... Read More |
