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F.B.I. Reopens Ultimate Cold Case - Who Was D.B. Cooper?

Source: The New York Times

CHICAGO — It is considered one of the great unsolved mysteries of American crime: how a seemingly quiet man in his mid-40s hijacked an airliner somewhere between Seattle and Reno in November 1971, then parachuted in his loafers and trench coat, making off with $200,000 in cash.

The Top Ten Stupid Criminals of 2007

Source: Neatorama

A policeman's job is never easy, but dumb criminals make it somewhat easier. This list was whittled down from a much longer list of stories of the stupid things lawbreakers did this past year.

Saudis punish gang rape victim with 200 lashes and 6 months in jail

Source: Breitbart

A court in the ultra-conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia is punishing a female victim of gang rape with 200 lashes and six months in jail, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

Hundreds march before Tame Iti court hearing

Source: New Zealand Herald - National

These protests should be made only when the facts are known!

New Zealand police make a grisly discovery in the boot of a car in Auckland...

New Zealand police make a grisly discovery in the boot of a car in Auckland... The body of little "Pumpkin's" mother has been found stashed in the boot of a car outside the family home.

Dying fisherman's gear stolen, police say

Source: Toronto

Some young punk steals another man's fishing gear while he is dying. I picked this up originally from here: News Hound where the author awards this person the News Hound Scum-Sucking Bottom Feeder Award (first ever). I second that award nomination.

Police release rare video footage of P lab

Source: New Zealand Herald - National

The 'P' methamphetamine epidemic continues like a cancerous sore in New Zealand society.

Why did some NZ police appear to be getting away with prisoner bashing?

The victim of an alleged bashing by four police officers says he feared for his life when they hit him with batons and squirted pepper spray through vents into a closed cell. Rawiri Falwasser said that after he was soaked with pepper spray, the officers attacked him with batons.

Ex-pizza man sentenced to death

Source: MSNBC

murder case, tragic yet utterly addicting. i am so american.

Charges expected in collar-bomb death

Source: MSNBC

This story is crazy. About a pizza delivery agent forced to rob a bank and killed by the bomb attached to his neck by the accused forcer, who also later was discovered to have her ex-boyfriend remains in her freezer.

Judge frees Genarlow Wilson

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A judge today ordered that Genarlow Wilson be freed from prison, where he has spent more than two years for receiving consensual oral sex from a 15-year-old girl when he was 17.

Studies Say Death Penalty Deters Crime

Source: Newsday.com

What gets little notice, however, is a series of academic studies over the last half-dozen years that claim to settle a once hotly debated argument -- whether the death penalty acts as a deterrent to murder. The analyses say yes.

Official: Guards made inmates lick toilets clean

Source: CNN

Prosecutors issued arrest warrants Tuesday for eight former prison employees accused of abusing inmates, including forcing some to clean toilets with their tongues.

DC Madam's List Includes White House & Pentagon Officials

Source: Think Progress

ABC News ' Brian Ross revealed tonight that the list of customers of an alleged Washington-based prostitution service includes White House and Pentagon officials as well as prominent attorneys.

P-fuelled killer rained blows on teen for 1 1/2 hours

Source: New Zealand Herald - National

This is one of the worst accounts of assault on such a young woman I have ever read. Unfortunately the paranoia shown by the killer is so typical of drug affected gang members in New Zealand, and I presume elsewhere in the western world.

Why So Many Black Women Are Behind Bars

Source: AlterNet.org

Black female inmates outnumber white female inmates three to one, and their punishments don't always fit their crimes.

Four Britons charged with murder attacked outside Cyprus court

Source: CNET News.com

Four British tourists facing murder charges in Cyprus were kicked and punched at the start of a court hearing yesterday by a group of friends and relatives of the 17-year-old Greek Cypriot victim.