Written by: Casey Sanders
Researched by: Ed Bushnell
Managing Editor: Brady Iandiorio
A batter digs into the soft brown dirt to face down a pitcher throwing a ball at nearly 100 miles per hour. A halfback takes a football and runs full-charge into players looking to hit him with the same physical force of a small car. A [...]
Written by: Ed Bushnell
Researched by: Jeff W. Richards
Edited by: Darci G. Van Duzer
Managing Editor: Alexander JL Theoharis
Child pornography convicts are widely considered the lowliest offenders, even among criminals; only the truly depraved would indulge in such a vice. This opinion stems in large part from the innocence and vulnerability of the victims of child porn.
But [...]
Written by: Edward S. Bushnell
Researched by: Daniel Kwak and John Deininger
Edited by: Casey E. Sanders
Managing Editor: Mary Anne Nash
There are some legal jobs where you just have to get your hands dirty. Criminal defense attorney Robert Simels may have such a job – he’s known for defending high-profile alleged criminals, [...]
Written by: Eric Wasik
Researched by: Edward S. Bushnell and Kirk Strohman
Edited by: Peter Fehrs and Casey King
Managing Editor: Lauren E. Trent
Every four years an invisible, omnipresent visitor arrives. You cannot escape it. It interrupts your peace as you are watching television in your living room. When you drive to work, it follows you. It [...]
Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Researched by: Nick Caleb
Edited by: Edward S. Bushnell and Stefanie Herrington
Teenagers often do things they later regret, but these days such mistakes can quickly reach a global audience. One incident that has graced the headlines involves two Wisconsin teenagers, Alex Phillips and his ex-girlfriend (referred to as “HLK”). In a breakup that [...]
Written by: Edward S. Bushnell
Researched by: Jeff W. Richards
Edited by: John Deininger
On March 30, six teenage girls in Lakeland, Florida, allegedly took turns beating 16-year old Victoria Lindsay for half an hour while two teen boys acted as lookouts. Planning to broadcast the beating on YouTube and MySpace as an apparent retaliation [...]
