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Maybe David Swift DIDN’T kill Karen Johnson Swift

Karen Johnson Swift and David Swift

Karen Johnson Swift went missing on October 30, 2011 in Tennessee; the details of the case are here. (Some more basic details here.) Her body was found on December 10, 2011 essentially adjacent to an abandoned cemetery (depressing) and hid by… Continue Reading

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If New Orleans were a country, it would be second-worst for gun violence in the world

New Orleans and Gun Violence

Sobering data on gun violence in the first world relative to the developing world. Continue Reading

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Feels like the Jessica Chambers case should focus on names like Roscoe, Eric, Derrick, etc.

Jessica Chambers Roscoe Eric Derrick

This is the fourth time I’ve written about the Jessica Chambers case — here, here, and here are the first three — in large part because it’s so hideous (young girl burned alive) and in large part because it appeals… Continue Reading

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Theresa Benn’s death is now a homicide. Was it Kevin Dulaney?

Theresa Benn Kevin Dulaney

You can read about the basic facts of this case here, but for media purposes, this will probably be “The NASCAR Case.” A woman went missing in the area of Talladega Super Speedway (NASCAR venue) on October 19th in the… Continue Reading

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Is Charlotte Wilkerson the key in the Jessica Chambers case?

Charlotte Wilkerson Jessica Chambers

Written about this case twice — here and here — and it resonates with me, as it probably does with anyone following it, because it’s so awful (a girl was burned alive), seems so corrupt (look at the first link) and,… Continue Reading

James Holmes’ parents, Robert and Arlene, probably shouldn’t be talking about the death penalty

Robert and Arlene Holmes

You might have seen this: James Holmes’ parents, Robert and Arlene, are saying he should be spared the death penalty — and a trial — and instead just be institutionalized. First things first: if your child is one of the… Continue Reading

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A roundup of social media on the Jessica Chambers case

Jessica Chambers Twitter

It seems like the Jessica Chambers case — girl burned alive in Mississippi, with potential gang involvement — is really becoming a big concept on social media. Herein, a brief rundown of some things that have been going on. Remember: at… Continue Reading

Serial Podcast, Episode 12: With Adnan and Jay, we believe what we want to believe

Adnan Syed Serial

Last night I got wine drunk with my wife — it was the kind of evening where I changed my mom’s ringtone on my cell phone (for incoming) to “Wrecking Ball” — and at one point, we were out on… Continue Reading