The Decision: Mike Tyson’s Rape Trial, 25 Years Later
It was kind of a big deal. In 1991, Indiana Black Expo was set to host the Miss Black America pageant during its Summer Celebration, and among the celebrities in town to partake in the festivities was...
View ArticleA Lawyer’s Look At The Mike Tyson Rape Trial
When former Indianapolis defense attorney Mark Shaw became chairman of the media committee for the Mike Tyson trial, he gained a front-row seat for the hottest legal battle of 1992. Positioned just...
View ArticleThe Couple Investigating The Death Of Their Daughter
No one loved a good murder mystery more than Jessie Whitehouse. It was in the blonde-haired, blue-eyed, 30-year-old paralegal’s blood. Raised by a lawman-turned–private eye, and the granddaughter of a...
View ArticleThe Confessions Of Cleveland Bynum
Dr. watson. It was a logical, perhaps elementary, conclusion that Fran Watson’s law students would piece the clues together and bestow upon her a wholly uninspired nickname. Never mind that she wasn’t...
View ArticleAMA: Marisa Kwiatkowski, Journalist
Three-hundred-sixty-eight allegations of sexual abuse. The Olympics. A generation of victimized gymnasts. Where did you start? I was working on an investigation in March 2016 related to failures to...
View ArticleHow The Jill Behrman Case Informed Michael Koryta’s New Novel
Supposedly, the most-loathed question for a writer is: “Where do you get your ideas?” I won’t deny there are times when that has been true for me, when I end up foundering through the explanation of a...
View ArticleNext In Line: The Burger Chef Murders
2-2-4-2 They are four digits that Mel Willsey can instantly recall. The sequence is of no practical use to him like, say, an ATM PIN or a coworker’s phone extension within the Marion County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleHalfway Across: The Delphi Murders
The original trestle over Deer Creek in Carroll County went up for the Monon Railroad in 1891 and was christened with the accurate if unassuming name of Monon High Bridge. It spans more than 850 feet...
View ArticleDonald Cline: The Fertility Doctor Accused of Fraud
Chapter 1 At the beginning of 2019, a weekend after New Year’s, a small group of lookalikes and their children made what has recently become an annual trek to a rented cabin in Indianapolis for finger...
View ArticleCatching The Couple Who Conned Amazon
Back in 1995, when Don Howard first joined the Indiana State Police as a road trooper, he didn’t even have a computer in his patrol car. Every time a suspect fled or a robbery was in progress, Howard...
View ArticleThe Problem With Crime Junkie
To begin the story of a podcast, let’s introduce a voice: I keep hearing that you love stories of true crime. You love all things true crime. But hearing about it once a week isn’t enough for you. You...
View ArticleTen Point Coalition’s Turf War With The City’s East Side
After four straight record-setting years of homicides in Indianapolis, Reverend Charles Harrison was hardly in a mood to celebrate. As the president of the city’s Ten Point Coalition, a faith-based...
View ArticleRed Ball Retreads Old Ground In Burger Chef Case
Red Ball—the new true crime podcast from Ashley Flowers, creator of the controversial Indianapolis-based Crime Junkie show—might just be the first narrative audio press release created, in part, by a...
View ArticleAsk Me Anything: Randal Taylor IMPD Chief
You had only been chief for a few months when the Black Lives Matter protests began this spring. How are you addressing the issue with your officers? It starts with making sure officers understand why...
View ArticleA Conversation With Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears
You’ve taken some high-profile, progressive stances so far as prosecutor: Not prosecuting marijuana possession under a certain threshold; Not prosecuting those who were arrested downtown this past...
View ArticleCharles Harrison Of Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition On Indy’s Gun Violence...
The Rev. Dr. Charles Harrison of Barnes United Methodist Church is one of the founders of Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition, which dates back to the late 1990s as a community group that patrols the...
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