Oct. 24, 2012 By BENJAMIN WEISER and COLIN MOYNIHAN New York Times
More than 17 years after they were imprisoned for a murder they have long said they did not commit, Eric Glisson and Cathy Watkins walked free on Wednesday outside the Bronx County Hall of Justice, prompting an emotional scene there and ending a chapter in what may come to be seen as an extraordinary breakdown in criminal justice.
“I never thought I’d see this day because I had a life sentence,” Mr. Glisson said after both appeared outside the courthouse, each addressing crowds of friends, relatives and other supporters.
“I worked hard,” he continued. “I persevered, and with effort and determination I’m standing here before you.”
Earlier in the day in court, a Bronx prosecutor told a judge that the district attorney’s office had decided to take the “unprecedented” step of allowing Ms. Watkins, 44, and Mr. Glisson, 37, to be released, each wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet, while the office continued to investigate findings that strongly suggested they were innocent. Read More
A former CIA officer who was charged with repeatedly leaking classified information pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to a single charge of disclosing the identity of an undercover CIA operative.
Under the plea agreement, the former officer, John C. Kiriakou, will be sentenced to prison for up to 30 months. The agreement marks the end of a case that involved the spilling of secrets to reporters and that was part of the Obama administration’s unprecedented
(ABC News/AP) - Former CIA officer John Kiriakou, who told reporters he participated in the interrogation of terrorist Abu Zubaydah, has been charged with leaking classified secrets about CIA operatives and other information to reporters.
Kiriakou, 47, worked undercover for the CIA for years and took part in multiple operations that led to the capture of al-Qaeda suspects in Pakistan. But he is most widely known for being among the first former CIA officials to speak publicly about the agency’s secret interrogation program, describing in a 2007 television interview the use of waterboarding on al-Qaeda suspects. Read More
Oct. 23, 2012 Complex Music
Joseph (Run) Simmons and Darryl (DMC) McDaniels kicked off a tour last month—their first without the turntablist of the group Jason (Jam Master Jay) Mizell, the victim of an unsolved murder surrounded by mystery.
The hip-hop group, known for classics like “It’s Tricky” and their Aerosmith collaboration “Walk This Way,” has been on the road without Jam Master Jay. The New York Police Department has expressed its frustrations for the October 30, 2002 murder that remains unsolved 10 years later without any leads.
Vincent Santangelo, who is a 22-year vet and the case’s head detective, tells the Daily News that his team had trouble getting a solid lead. “Nobody would or nobody could tell us the who or what. We’re still looking for that person,” Santangelo said. Read More
On the night of November 29, 1988, near the impoverished Marlborough neighborhood in south Kansas City, an explosion at a construction site killed six of the city’s firefighters. It was a clear case of arson, and five people from Marlborough were duly convicted of the crime. But for veteran crime writer and crusading editor J. Patrick O’Connor, the facts—or a lack of them—didn’t add up. Justice on Fire is OConnor’s detailed account of the terrible explosion that led to the firefighters’ deaths and the terrible injustice that followed. Also available from Amazon
