As Philadelphians are captivated with the gory details about Kermit Gosnell’s West Philly “abortion clinic,” I find myself with one persistent thought: With an Infant […]
What comes to mind when people think about Philadelphia this holiday season? The Macy’s holiday show? Our badass quarterback?
The Los Angeles Times is causing hubbub on its website because of a data-gathering project, the Homicide Report, that’s keeping track of every killing in […]
Jenna Lord, she only makes it worse. Because now it seems like a pattern. Not just vulnerable women with drug problems getting preyed upon, maybe […]
As she was putting up a “Going Out of Business” sign, I had a chat with the manager of a national chain store that was […]
I was the victim of a crime yesterday. I believe there are many lessons to be learned from what my family and I went through […]
When two Western Pennsylvania politicians running for governor squabble over who has a better record on gun control, you don’t have to be a political […]
He does this every day. Wanders through cellblocks, the lunchroom, into the chapel, maybe the gym. So every day they come up to him: “Can […]
Eileen Law has very long white-blond hair and dazzling teeth. Lately, she has spent a lot of time in Camden, especially at Broadway and Atlantic, […]
When Marie Noe was sentenced nearly two years ago, in the largest maternal infanticide case in recorded medical history, there was national outrage that the […]
THE MONDAY MORNING CALL from the D.A.’s office is rushed. “Be in court at 11,” I’m told. “Mrs. Noe is going to plead. But come […]
HOMICIDE HAL’S MESSAGE is uncharacteristically breathless. “It is absolutely imperative that you call me as soon as you hear this,” he says. “Unless, of course, […]
Homicide Hal has always been concerned that the Noe case is a ditzel. The renowned forensic pathologist thought the case might be a ditzel back […]
