Eight days after her three children drowned in a lake, Illinois State Police brought in two female investigators to interrogate Amanda Hamm. The session lasted about a half hour. This edited version runs 16 minutes: … [Read more...] about The third interrogation of Amanda Hamm
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“The Unforgiven” 911 call
This is the audio of the call for help Amanda Hamm made while her three young children, trapped in her car, were drowning in a lake. A warning: It’s not easy to listen to. Hamm is hysterical, to the point that the 911 dispatcher has great … [Read more...] about “The Unforgiven” 911 call
LaGrone talks to police at Clinton Lake
Three days after the drownings of his girlfriend's three children, Maurice LaGrone agreed to meet police at the scene of the incident and tell them what had happened. Here are excerpts of that interview as videotaped by detectives at Clinton Lake: … [Read more...] about LaGrone talks to police at Clinton Lake
Another verdict possibility? “Not proven”
I just received this email, presumably from a resident of Scotland, who had just read Reasonable Doubt: I have just finished this book tonight. You probably know that in Scots Law we have a third verdict of Not Proven. It is delivered by a jury … [Read more...] about Another verdict possibility? “Not proven”
The time Arthur Ashe defeated me
The lead story in the sports section of today’s New York Times reminds me of the time I played tennis against Wimbledon singles champion Arthur Ashe. Sort of. Just like I once sang with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Kind of. Today’s Times … [Read more...] about The time Arthur Ashe defeated me
About Dateline’s report on the Zimmerman case
The focus of the June 17, 2019 edition of NBC’s “Dateline” was a Bloomington, Ill., murder case. That meant my The Unforgiven co-author, a newspaper courts and crime reporter at the time, was among the case’s best-informed, objective observers. So … [Read more...] about About Dateline’s report on the Zimmerman case