Crime
What CNN and a Rabbi Have in Common: Siding With Abusers
The high-profile Steubenville, Ohio, rape case ended last weekend with guilty verdicts for both defendants—leading to one of the more embarrassing segments in the history […]
Gosnell Assistant Testifies That She Killed 10 Infants
Testifying against her former boss Kermit Gosnell (a.k.a. the ‘barbaric’ former abortion doctor) in court today,” a tearful Adrienne Moton, who worked as an untrained […]
FBI: Isabella Gardner Art Heist Has Philly Connection
The FBI today launched a new website to track developments in the 1990 art heist at the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum in Boston, adding new […]
While You Weren’t Looking, Philly’s Homicide Rate Started Dropping
Somebody should tell the district attorney this is like pitching a no-hitter: You don’t want to talk about this stuff just in case you end […]
Delaware Court Rules: Ex-Wife’s Bite Really, Really Hurt
The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that Ewelina Mrozik Kulowiec, was properly convicted of assault in a 2011 attack on her ex-husband, ruling that she […]
Abortion Doctor’s Grisly Murder Trial Starts Today
CBS Philly reports: “Opening statements and the start of testimony are scheduled for Monday in one of the most gruesome and disturbing criminal cases in […]
Here’s The Full 60 Minutes Video on Philly Mob Hitman John Veasey
After much anticipation, 60 Minutes’ profile of Philly mob hitman John Veasey finally appeared Sunday night. (Here’s PhillyMag’s profile of Veasey.) “Today, the one-time killer […]
PREVIEW: Philly Mobster John Veasey On Sunday’s 60 Minutes
Here’s a preview of John Veasey’s Sunday appearance on 60 Minutes: And of course, you can prep with PhillyMag’s 2010 profile of Veasey.
New York Rampage Shooter Killed by Police
AP: Wednesday, “a 64-year-old loner sauntered into a barbershop in upstate New York, coolly asked if the man cutting hair remembered him and then opened fire […]
Ex-Dean of Northeast High School Turns Himself in for Having Sex with Student
Mark Preston Williams, the former Dean of Students at Northeast High School, turned himself in yesterday morning for having sex with a 17-year-old student. The […]
40 People Eagerly Apply for Philly’s Most Corrupt Job
Only in Philly would this seem like a promising job opportunity: Thirty-nine candidates — 38 Democrats, one Republican and one who filed for both parties […]
Is MMA the “Child Porn” of Sports?
South Dakota lawmaker Steve Hickey wants to ban mixed martial arts fighting in his state, calling MMA cage fighting “the child porn of sports.” “Decent […]
Liberty Bell Bombing Suspect, Still in Jail, Ordered to Stand Trial
The man charged with threatening to blow up the Liberty Bell more than a month ago was ordered to stand trial today. Portuguese native Carlos […]
The Ultimate Philly Criminal? An Alleged Ponzi Schemer with Explosives
Real story: The FBI found (and disposed of) 60 pipe bombs in a Malvern storage space that belonged to a guy facing federal charges for […]
Beanie Sigel’s Percocet Habit Sends Him to Jail…Again
South Philly-bred rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to up to two years in jail owing to a charge he incurred this summer. Wait, haven’t […]