This Is True Crime

By Tor Ekeland President Trump brandishes the word treason like hush money to porn stars. Liberally and carelessly. Treason is one of his favorite words. Whomever he views as a threat he labels as treasonous:  the Ukrainian extortion phone call whistleblower; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Rep. Adam Schiff;…

By Burl Barer I haven’t had a death threat lately, but there are deranged folks out there who will kill or cripple talk show hosts and/or journalist because they disagree with the author’s viewpoint, lifestyle, sexuality, political affiliation or personal spiritual path.   David Berg in Denver was gunned down by…

By Paula Uruburu It was not your typical obituary, written for one person. It was written for six. As reported in the New York Times: “Nearly 1,000 friends, relatives, and village residents gathered here today at the funeral services for the six members of the DeFeo family who were found…

By Robin Sax Poverty, race, and class are considered significant determinants of mental health outcomes.  Most research cites a higher prevalence of disease, greater risk for physical, mental, and emotional health issues among poor people and people of color (Bradley & Corwyn, 2002).  The converse assumption is that wealthy, white,…

By Dennis McDougal My daughter called a couple weeks ago and I didn’t answer. She rang twice. Again, I let her go to voicemail: “I’m just trying one more time to get through to you,” she said. “I really would like to speak with you and find out what I…

By Andy Kahan Harris County Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal was the first Sikh Deputy in Texas and a trendsetter nationally. He was one of the first law enforcement officers in the country by way of a policy change to wear a beard and a turban on duty.  He was tragically the…

By John Borowski I am currently producing a film titled: The John Wayne Gacy Murders: Life and Death in Chicago. Through this blog, I wanted to relate some of the stories about making this film and filmmaking in general.  Initially, I wanted to produce local midwest crime stories starting with…

By Dottie Laster Whenever I see a Montessori school, my memories go back to my first days as leader of the Orange County California Human Trafficking Task Force. I was just three years into combating human trafficking and still learning the scope of its reach when I moved to Santa…