A Camp Dennison man's trial, set to begin Monday, raises important questions about what constitutes child pornography, how it gets into computers and who is legally liable for possessing it. Bu
"Niggers," "natives," "neighbors." "Pickers," "diggers," "dopers." In analyzing a tape of Cincinnati Police Lt. Jeff Butler's alleged racial slur, an expert consulted by the city considered all of t
Sgt. Jeff Butler thought the tape recorder was off, and he was right. But he might have forgotten about the video camera, which was still recording his interrogation during an internal investigat
The laws of nature hold that a person can't be in two different places at the same time. The policies of the Cincinnati Police Department include a similar rule: If an officer works an off-dut
If you're pulled over by police and asked to touch your nose while standing with one leg in the air or to recite the alphabet, you don't have to comply. "Field sobriety tests," as they're called, a
Jerome Campbell phoned June 25 from Death Row. I had agreed to witness his execution, scheduled two days later. Convicted of stabbing to death a 78-year-old man in the West End, Campbell was con
Jerome Campbell should live, according to the Ohio Adult Parole Board. For the first time since the state of Ohio reinstated capital punishment in 1981, the board has recommended clemency for a
COLUMBUS -- With two weeks left before his execution, skepticism about Jerome Campbell's guilt seems to have spread to the Ohio Adult Parole Board. Perhaps the best sign that momentum is buildi
The stabbing of 78-year-old John Henry Turner created such a bloody mess that investigators knew the killer would have some of it on his clothing. Crime scene photos show pools of blood on the s
Innocent people are wrongfully convicted in this country, and DNA testing has shown the cases aren't isolated or rare. While some claim that eventual exoneration proves the system works, what i