http://crime.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Crime / Punishment GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-02T00:04:17Z Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:04:17 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://crime.about.com/b/2009/07/02/dea-asked-to-join-michael-jackson-investigation.htm The investigation into the death of pop star Michael Jackson intensified this week when the Los Angeles Police requested help from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. The request is... http://crime.about.com/b/2009/07/02/dea-asked-to-join-michael-jackson-investigation.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:25:36 +0000 2009-07-02T13:25:36Z http://crime.about.com/b/2009/07/02/flashback-dean-corll-and-the-houston-mass-murders.htm Dean Corll was a 33-year-old electrician living in Houston, Texas, who with two teen accomplices was responsible for kidnapping, torturing, raping and murdering at least 27 young boys in... http://crime.about.com/b/2009/07/02/flashback-dean-corll-and-the-houston-mass-murders.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:04:17 +0000 2009-07-02T00:04:17Z http://crime.about.com/b/2009/07/01/domestic-abuse-take-many-forms.htm Domestic abuse is a growing problem that affects millions of people in all kinds of relationships. Physical violence, of course, is the most blatant form of domestic abuse, sometimes... http://crime.about.com/b/2009/07/01/domestic-abuse-take-many-forms.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:25:12 +0000 2009-07-01T01:25:12Z http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/30/man-gets-life-in-susannah-chase-case.htm A Colorado man has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of 23-year-old University of Colorado student Susannah Chase in 1997. Diego Olmos Alcalde, 39,... http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/30/man-gets-life-in-susannah-chase-case.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:54:06 +0000 2009-06-30T00:54:06Z http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/29/study-background-checks-can-reduce-homicides-suicides.htm In states where the only background checks conducted prior to purchasing handguns are done on the federal level, firearm homicides and suicides are almost double compared with states in... http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/29/study-background-checks-can-reduce-homicides-suicides.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:08:56 +0000 2009-06-29T00:08:56Z http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/28/strip-search.htm The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that school officials conducted an illegal strip search of a 13-year-old girl.When Savana Redding was strip searched at Safford Middle School in Arizona officials were... http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/28/strip-search.htm Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:54:50 +0000 2009-06-28T00:54:50Z http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/28/join-the-crime-punishment-discussion.htm Express your opinion about the issues of the day in our Crime and Punishment Forum. Here are some of the cases that are currently being discussed, along with many... http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/28/join-the-crime-punishment-discussion.htm Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:01:02 +0000 2009-06-28T00:01:02Z http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/27/court-rules-schools-strip-search-illegal.htm The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that school officials conducted an illegal strip search of a 13-year-old girl, but the court left to the lower courts if the school could... http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/27/court-rules-schools-strip-search-illegal.htm Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:54:15 +0000 2009-06-27T03:54:15Z http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/27/zoey-zane-suspect-returned-to-u-s.htm A man who fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution in the murder of a Kansas college student has been returned to the United States to face charges in her... http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/27/zoey-zane-suspect-returned-to-u-s.htm Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:53:42 +0000 2009-06-27T03:53:42Z http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-dies-at-age-50.htm Michael Jackson, the one time "King of Pop," died today after suffering cardiac arrest in Los Angeles. Paramedics found Jackson not breathing or responding when they were called to... http://crime.about.com/b/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-dies-at-age-50.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:11:10 +0000 2009-06-25T20:11:10Z