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Ex-Klansman Supposedly Bragged That Authorities Never Searched His Property in Connection with 3 Slayings
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Imprisoned ex-Klansman Edgar Ray Killen supposedly bragged that authorities never searched his property, which may contain evidence including a gun that could implicate others in the 1964 KKK slayings of three civil rights workers, the Jackson Clarion Ledger reported. The paper reported that ex-inmate Larry Ellis, who shared a cell next…
Turkey Rejects FBI Mueller’s Request for Info About Travelers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III may not be getting the warm and fuzzy treatment from Turkey. The BBC reports that a Turkish newspaper website, Radikal, said Turkey had rejected Mueller’s request that the nation share biometric data on everyone who uses its ports and airports. The website said…
Prison Needs More Time to Evaluate Man Charged with Killing Holocaust Museum Guard
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — James von Brunn, the man charged with fatally shooting the Holocaust Museum guard in Washington in June will remain in a North Carolina prison until early January so the facility can complete psychiatric tests. The warden at the Federal Medical Center at Butner, N.C. asked for more time because…
Son of Defendant Punches Maryland Fed Prosecutor After Sentencing
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Under things you don’t do in court, comes Raymond V. Jones. The Washington Examiner reports that Jones on Nov. 16th punched Assistant U.S. Attorney James Crowell IV in the head with a closed fist in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., after watching his mother Jennifer McCall get sentenced…
Mexico and U.S. Align Against Brutal Drug Cartels
The war on drugs in Mexico is more than just a war on the flow of cocaine and other drugs. It’s about stability in the Mexican government, law and order, mass murder, fear and the corruption of American law enforcement agents. When so much money is involved, it takes a lot to bring things under…
Senate Confirms 3 U.S. Attorneys: 2 in Iowa and 1 in Ala.
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The two U.S. Attorneys from Iowa who were recommended by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) were confirmed by the full Senate on Saturday, the Associated Press reported. The Senate also confirmed Kenyen Brown for the Southern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney post. For Iowa, the Senate confirmed Stephanie Rose for U.S….
Weekend Crime Series: The D.C. Snipers
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