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
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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
Hamm’s boyfriend undergoes questioning
Three days after the seventh and final questioning of Amanda Hamm (this time in a psychiatric ward and again without the benefit of an attorney), police interrogated her boyfriend, Maurice LaGrone Jr. They sought a confession, believing LaGrone and … [Read more...] about Hamm’s boyfriend undergoes questioning
The third interrogation of Amanda Hamm
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