Doctor Finances Lavish Lifestyle Using "Weed Killer" Cancer Therapy

This Georgia doctor not only decided to inject his cancer patients with weed killer - he charged as much as 50K per session.

San Diego Double Homicide Solved After 1 Year with DNA Database

The first double homicide to be solved in California using the state's DNA database.

The DNA database was authorized by voters in 2004 under Proposition 69, which requires those convicted of a felony to give a DNA sample to law enforcement officials.

"In 1997, one case was solved through this kind of DNA hit, and then it was two in 1998, and then it was four, eight, 10, and I think this year we're hitting over 50," Orange County District Attorney Rackauckas said.

Hate Crimes at 15 Year Low in Los Angeles

Although conflicts between Latinos and African Americans have increased. Read the LA Times article.

Last Chance for Clemency Gone

Gov. Schwarzenegger has rejected clemency for death-row inmate Tookie Wililams. One of the weird things were these "three witnesses" who suddenly appeared who could possible "prove" his innocence. Sheesh. Stick to the original story. The problem with these types of campaigns is that when desperation kicks in they start diluting the argument with side arguments - hedging their bets.

Life Imitating Art - in a Weird Sort of Way

Another Soprano's actor gets into trouble with the law - this time much more serious trouble.

Violent Crime Down in California First Half of 2005

Attorney General Bill Lockyer today released the “Crime in 2005, January Through June" preliminary report showing that, in California’s largest jurisdictions, violent crime decreased by 1.8 percent compared to the same period in 2004, while property crime increased by 2.9 percent.

Countdown for Tookie Williams

While the victim's family wants the death penalty carried out, celebrities and anti-death penalty advocates are asking Schwarzegger for a last-chance reprieve.

Frankly, if you are going to have the death penalty (which has questionable value to society), it seems a bit hypocritical to celebritize murderers to fight individual cases. Arnie might stay up late tonight analyzing the case, but really, doesn't that mean we are making this decision arbitrary and subjective vs. based on the law?

Making a celebrity out of someone who murdered four people really turns most peoples' stomachs. Instead, the argument should simply be the death penalty itself has not served society in any meaningful way, there is evidence it cannot be dispensed fairly and accurately, and we do we want to be the only civilized society that advocates it?

Crime Spider crime blog

It may take a while for me to have time to really update regularly, but I hope to post unsolved murders, cold cases, and news items useful to the crime-fighting and crime-solving community.