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”
Steve Vogel's Clippings
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
Hendricks reviews “The Unforgiven”
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”
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