Mean Streets
My old neighborhood used to be a nice little place to live. But since I moved back, rampant crime has made it a desperate, dangerous wasteland. It just took a botched burglary at a friend’s house for me to wake up and see it.
IM Crime Files: In the Name of the Father
“We are all defined by our fathers,” says Bishop T. Garrett Benjamin of Mmoja Ajabu. “Everything we do in life is either in honor of, or in reaction to them.”
My Gun Story: The Suburban Mom
"I don’t tell many people we own guns, which is why I don’t want to be identified here. I’m not sure how that would go over with other moms."
A Conversation With Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears
Mears reflects on the city’s homicide problem, decriminalizing marijuana, and the death penalty.
Jim Jones: The Dark Side of Indiana
Yes, we know: Guiding 913 well-meaning followers—including hundreds of children—to their deaths is absolutely indefensible. So this is not an apology for Jim Jones.
Under the Gun: Indy’s Tale of Two Cities
Indianapolis does not have a gun problem or a homicide problem or a crime problem or a socioeconomic problem or a drug problem. It has an all-of-the-above problem.
Looking Back On Indiana’s Most Infamous Crime, 50 Years Later
The details of her demise, revealed at the 1966 trial, defy belief. Here, a peek at the lives of the participants in the murder of Sylvia Likens 50 years later.
A Lawyer’s Look At The Mike Tyson Rape Trial
At least 15 critical mistakes led directly to Tyson’s conviction.