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FBI Suspects Truckers May Be Serial Killers Involving Prostitutes, Hitchhikers and Stranded Motorists
This theory could lead to authorities solving some cold cases that have stumped investigators for decades. Scott Glover Los Angeles Times The FBI suspects that serial killers working as long-haul truckers are responsible for the slayings of hundreds of prostitutes, hitchhikers and stranded motorists whose bodies have been dumped near highways over the last three…
History: The J. Edgar Hoover Files: Part 6 in a Series
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N.Y. Times Editorial Congratulates A.G. Eric Holder For Dismissing Sen. Stevens Case
For eight years the Bush Justice Department cynically put politics and ideology above the law. So it is gratifying to see how Attorney General Eric Holder is handling the case against Ted Stevens, the former Alaska senator who was convicted last year on seven felony counts of ethics violations. Mr. Holder announced this week that…
Three Baltimore Cops Charged in Beating of Shackled Juvenile: Police Baton and Pool Stick Allegedly Used
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A Baltimore cop and two retired ones were charged with federal civil rights violations and obstruction of justice in connection with the 2004 beating of a shackled juvenile with a police baton and a pool stick. In a six-count indictment unsealed Friday, the Justice Department charged that officer Gregory…
Mexico Takes Down No. 2 Leader of Drug Cartel
Every big arrest like this is a big victory. But as we know,over the years, there has always been plenty cut-throat, smaller time dealers waiting in the wings, ready to fill the void. By Diana Washington Valdez El Paso Times EL PASO, Tex — The arrest of Vicente Carrillo Leyva, considered the No. 2 leader…
TV Reporter Tracks Down Indicted Ex-Gov Rod Blagojevich in Florida
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Suspected Nazi Death Camp Guard John Demjanjuk to be Deported to Germany By Monday
This has been an amazing and amazingly long battle. By John Caniglia Cleveland Plain Dealer SEVEN HILLS, Ohio – The U.S. government’s 32-year fight to deport John Demjanjuk appears nearly over, even as his family claims he is too feeble to travel. Demjanjuk is expected to arrive in Germany on Monday to face charges that…
FBI Arrests El Paso Judge on Charges of Taking Bribes in Money and Sex
This is really where the system breaks down. When a judge is accused of wrongdoing, things are really broken. By Ramon Bracamontes El Paso Times EL PASO, Tex. — EL PASO — The state suspended District Court Judge Manuel Barraza on Thursday afternoon, just hours after FBI agents arrested him on suspicion of taking money…