One of the first reviews on Amazon of our new book, The Unforgiven, comes from David Hendricks. His story involving the ax murders of his wife and three children was the subject of our first book, Reasonable Doubt. Give Hendricks's review (and those … [Read more...] about Hendricks reviews “The Unforgiven”
Steve Vogel's Clippings
Lunch with a legend
A tributary of self-consciousness (is that trying too hard?) flows over me at this moment. That’s because I’m about to…well, we used to say, “put words to paper” about one of America’s very best sports journalists. Ever. It’s not just me saying … [Read more...] about Lunch with a legend
Subject of Hendricks’s own book being released
In 2012 David Hendricks authored a book about his former cellmate at the Menard Correctional Center, hoping it might enhance Henry Hillenbrand's chances of being paroled. (I wrote about the book in my newspaper column at the time. You can find that … [Read more...] about Subject of Hendricks’s own book being released
Fingerprints remain important
The science of DNA has resulted in freedom for many wrongly-convicted people. But this story from The New York Times confirms fingerprints--even old fingerprints---can be of great … [Read more...] about Fingerprints remain important
Moratorium in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on capital punishment in his state removes some of the urgency surrounding the case of Kevin Cooper, convicted in one of three other family murder cases that had striking similarities with the Hendricks … [Read more...] about Moratorium in California
Developments in Colorado case
A Nevada prison inmate is fighting extradition to Colorado where he now stands accused of committing the long-unsolved murders of a couple and their seven-year-old daughter I cited in Reasonable Doubt. The killings of Bruce and Debra Bennett and … [Read more...] about Developments in Colorado case