Journalism

Walter Kirn’s new book, “Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery and a Masquerade” tells the tale of his 10-year friendship with a man he knew as Clark Rockefeller – but who was really a killer con man on the run from the law

Police around the country are struggling to keep up with online threats – particularly against women.

On Nov. 7, 2013, 28-year-old Jasper, Texas resident Alfred Wright went missing. His body was found weeks later by volunteer searchers frustrated that local law enforcement seemed to have given up. But two autopsies later, there are few answers about what happened to Wright – and now the Department of Justice has agreed to look

Dunn, 47, is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis. Dunn says he shot in self-defense after the two began arguing over loud music coming from the car Davis was riding in, but the prosecution maintains that Davis never posed a threat.

As the trial of a Fla. man who fatally shot unarmed teen after argument over loud music begins today, one expert says state’s self-defense laws have people “getting away with murder

Last week, a Utah judge struck down a key part of the state’s anti-polygamy statute, clearing the way for cohabitation between multiple spouses.

The attorney for the college student who accused Jameis Winston of raping her last December announced Friday that she was asking the Florida attorney general to conduct an independent review of what she called a “suspect” investigation into the case and the practices of the Tallahassee Police Department.

Documents from the investigation into the rape allegation against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston reveal conflicting stories about the sexual interaction, and an 11-month lag between the initial report and when police interviewed witnesses.

The family of a Fla. woman who accused star college football player Jameis Winston of rape in January is blasting the Tallahassee Police Department’s “questionable” handling of the case, and now, ESPN reports that Winston’s DNA was found in the alleged victim’s underwear.

The story of Gus Deeds, who police believe stabbed his father and killed himself on Tuesday, has brought two major problems with the nation’s mental health care system – lack of beds and poor communication – to the doorstep of Wash., D.C.