Criminal Justice & Criminology

On Friday, September 8, the report from the special purpose grand jury in Georgia, which suggested charges in the 2020 election interference investigation conducted by the Fulton County district attorney, was made public. As always, we’re dedicated to keeping our valued customers in the loop about the latest news, so we’ve made this report readily available and fully searchable in HeinOnline. Read it for yourself or join us as we take a look at the key takeaways.

The murder of JonBenét Ramsey set off a national media frenzy that fueled supermarket tabloids for decades, its twists and turns and unanswered questions casting suspicion onto strangers, JonBenét’s parents, and even her nine-year-old brother.

They reconstruct scenes of death both suspicious and malicious, shocking and ordinary: the farmer hanged in his barn; the young couple bloody in their bed; a woman, fully clothed, half-hanging out of her old fashioned bathtub, water pouring onto her face. The Nutshell Studies were built throughout the 1940s by a most unusual artist, Frances Glessner Lee, the “mother of forensic science.”

Detective-Inspector Arthur Neil knew the deaths were not accidental. He just didn’t have any proof.
It started with a letter on his desk at Scotland Yard. The letter was from Joseph Crossley, a landlord from Blackpool, and it contained two newspaper clippings. The first was an article from the News of the World about the death of newly married Margaret Lofty, on December 18, 1914. Margaret had been found drowned in her bathtub the day after her wedding to John Lloyd.

True crime, for some, does indeed pay. Whether it is the NBC juggernaut Dateline, the latest season of Dirty John, or one of the dozens of true crime podcasts at the top of the charts, our society has a morbidly voracious fascination with killers, con men, and all their horrible deeds. Using HeinOnline, let’s explore one of the most well-known legal attempts to curb criminals’ ability to profit from their own notoriety: Son of Sam laws.

Unfortunately, wrongful convictions—when an innocent person is convicted of a crime—are not a rarity in American history. Countless people, a disproportionate amount of whom are Black, have gone to jail or even been executed for crimes that they did not commit. Their sentences have added up to more than 25,000 years lost—on average, exonerees spend more than 8 years and 11 months in prison. In this post, we’ll talk about four notable wrongful convictions, showing you where you can find more information in HeinOnline.

Walking up to the detective on duty, Timothy blurted out, “I have disposed of my wife.” When the detective incredulously asked what he meant, Timothy replied, “I have put her down the drain.”

Don’t miss out on the rest of the case, keep reading to see what happened next.

In the past week, peaceful protests, violent riots, and spontaneous looting have erupted across the United States in the name of George Floyd, a black man who recently died following an altercation with the police. Racial disparity in the use of lethal force by law enforcement has been a recurring point of contention for the United States. Dive into this recent development with HeinOnline.

Learn about the history of Alcatraz, one of America’s most notorious federal prisons. Featuring the Island of Pelicans, Fort Alcatraz, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, and Alcatraz, the park and landmark.