After serving prison time on a child endangerment conviction, Amanda Hamm married Leo Ware. During her 2014 hospital stay for the birth of their third child, a doctor recognized Amanda as the mother in the Clinton Lake drowning case. State child … [Read more...] about Judge’s ruling in Hamm child custody case
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Defense test on ramp-like incline
Like prosecutors in the Hamm-LaGrone murder cases, the defendants’ attorneys were interested in learning how Amanda Hamm’s vehicle would respond in various circumstances. One of the more intriguing discoveries, as illustrated in this video, was that … [Read more...] about Defense test on ramp-like incline
Police test Amanda Hamm’s car
Three days after her three children drowned, police returned Amanda Hamm’s car, a front-wheel drive Oldsmobile Cutlass, to Clinton Lake and the scene of the incident. It was to test how the car responded in different circumstances. In this … [Read more...] about Police test Amanda Hamm’s car
A name from the past
A person very familiar to those who've read Reasonable Doubt (or just followed the long-ago trials of David Hendricks in the murders of his wife and children) has surfaced in connection with the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein is the financier … [Read more...] about A name from the past
Election result
“Democracy,” it’s been said, “is not a spectator sport.” That sure held true for a fourth grade class that includes my granddaughter, Mariella. In rapid-fire words slowed only by her mother’s insistence that she take a breath, Mariella explained … [Read more...] about Election result
Police put focus on Hamm’s boyfriend
In their interrogation of Amanda Hamm 14 days after her three young children drowned, police moved into new territory in their line of questioning. Hamm, now clearly under suspicion of wrong-doing, was asked to speculate about what her future might … [Read more...] about Police put focus on Hamm’s boyfriend