Why Child Killers Love Small Towns
Marcia Clark, the former L.A. district attorney who prosecuted the O.J. Simpson murder case, has since served a regular legal television commentator. She has written a bestselling book, Without a Doubt, served as a columnist for Justice Magazine and is finishing her debut crime novel.
As new accusations pile up against accused Sunday school murderer Melissa Huckaby, former O.J. prosecutor Marcia Clark says that when it comes to predators, small towns are actually more dangerous for kids.
A Huckaby-Porn Biz Connection?
Wendy is a former child abuse and sex crimes prosecutor who teaches at New England Law/Boston. Wendy specializes in the representation of crime victims, women and children. She also writes and lectures widely on victims' rights and criminal justice policy. Her expose of the American legal system, And Justice For Some, came out in 2007. A former NFL cheerleader and visiting scholar at Harvard Law School, Wendy lives outside Boston with her husband and five children.
Former sex crimes prosecutor Wendy Murphy says the new drugs charges against Melissa Huckaby could be related to the pornography business-and that the accused child killer is exactly the type of weak woman child pornographers seek to exploit.
Did the Porn Biz Kill Them?
Wendy is a former child abuse and sex crimes prosecutor who teaches at New England Law/Boston. Wendy specializes in the representation of crime victims, women and children. She also writes and lectures widely on victims' rights and criminal justice policy. Her expose of the American legal system, And Justice For Some, came out in 2007. A former NFL cheerleader and visiting scholar at Harvard Law School, Wendy lives outside Boston with her husband and five children.
Former sex crimes prosecutor Wendy Murphy says the grisly murders of Caylee Anthony and Sandra Cantu may have been linked to the child-porn industry-and their killers likely didn't act alone.
The Police Were Warned About Melissa Huckaby
Jennifer Wadsworth is a reporter for the Tracy Press in Tracy, California, where she writes about schools, politics, and crime.
The mother of the 7-year-old girl allegedly abducted by Melissa Huckaby in January tells Jennifer Wadsworth that Sandra Cantu might be alive today if local police had done their job.
Melissa Huckaby's Other Victim
Jennifer Wadsworth is a reporter for the Tracy Press in Tracy, California, where she writes about schools, politics, and crime.
Months before Sandra Cantu's death, Jennifer Wadsworth-who helped crack the case-reports that police investigated Melissa Huckaby for abducting and drugging a seven-year-old girl.
Was Melissa Huckaby Raped?
Jennifer Wadsworth is a reporter for the Tracy Press in Tracy, California, where she writes about schools, politics, and crime.
The reporter who helped crack the Sandra Cantu murder case reveals that alleged killer Melissa Huckaby may have been raped 10 years ago, leading to a downward spiral. Plus, did she act alone? By Jennifer Wadsworth.
Do Women Rape?
Marcia Clark, the former L.A. district attorney who prosecuted the O.J. Simpson murder case, has since served a regular legal television commentator. She has written a bestselling book, Without a Doubt, served as a columnist for Justice Magazine and is finishing her debut crime novel.
O.J.'s former prosecutor says the so-called Sunday School murder case is unlike anything California's legal community has ever seen-and the defendant's likely defense won't work.
The Mystery of Melissa Huckaby
Demian Bulwa is a staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle, where he has been covering the death of Sandra Cantu. Find his work at demianbulwa.blogspot.com
A grieving town struggles to understand an unthinkable crime-could a local Bible teacher really have raped and killed her daughter's playmate?
It's a case so sad, and senseless, that it's gripped the nation. On March 27, eight-year-old Sandra Cantu did not return to her family's mobile home from a play date, sparking a massive search for the little girl. Last week, her body was found stuffed into a black suitcase at the bottom of an irrigation pond, still clad in a "Hello Kitty" T-shirt. Then yesterday, officials charged the 28-year-old mother of Cantu's friend, Sunday-school teacher Melissa Huckaby, with murder-and rape.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Martin Jacques is the cofounder of the UK think tank Demos, writes a regular column for The Guardian, and is a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre. His new book, When China Rules the World, is available now.
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
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