A bumbling revenge plot turns sour 1
Man blames girlfriend's threesome for murder 2
Grandpa randomly punches kids at Walmart 3
Saturday, Mar. 13 2010 @ 5:30AM
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​Today's Book Review brings the tale of the largest diamond heist in history: The takedown of a vault in Antwerp's famous diamond center. Though a few people were eventually convicted, most remain at large -- and their $100 million-plus take has never been recovered...

By Pete Kotz in Books-TV-Film, drugs, organized crime
Tuesday, Feb. 23 2010 @ 8:22PM
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​Bedtime Reading from the Village Voice Empire: Max Mermelstein was the Jewish smuggler who pioneered the cocaine pipeline from Medellín to Miami. But it all came crashing down when he ratted his partners and went into hiding, a $3 million bounty on his head. Miami New Times has the story.
 
By Pete Kotz in Books-TV-Film, Sex crimes, homicide
Thursday, Feb. 11 2010 @ 6:06AM
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​Thursday morning's Breakfast Reading from across the Village Voice Empire: A reality TV show mope takes a dive for murder. The King of All Perverts is uncloaked in Colorado. And a former Miss Washington contestant is hit for sexual extortion...


Monday, Feb. 1 2010 @ 1:42PM
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​Actor Rip Torn is known for his supporting roles as the craggy sidekick in Men in Black and The Larry Sanders Show. He's also known for his devotion to booze and guns. The latter two came into play while he was very hammered in Salisbury, Connecticut...

Tags: Connecticut
By Pete Kotz in Books-TV-Film, Sex crimes, homicide
Monday, Feb. 1 2010 @ 6:50AM
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​In today's Book Review we bring you Bill Guttentag's Boulevard, the tale of a teen who flees uncaring parents in Washington state for the deceptive lights of Hollywood, where she runs into homelessness, rape, and a murder...

Saturday, Jan. 23 2010 @ 3:07PM
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​He's been likened to Elmore Leonard, but that might be undercutting Stella a tad. For pure crime fiction escapism, Stella likely has the upper hand in this story of a hooker with a past, a Russian mafioso with a moronic brother, and a snuff film no one wants seeing the light of day...

Friday, Jan. 15 2010 @ 8:02AM
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​Reader Ryan responds to Brad Ferro, NYC Teacher, Fired for Punching Out Jersey Shore's Snooki Polizzi. Though he won't argue that it's okay to punch a woman, there's something about the douchebags on Jersey Shore that makes him want to suspend the rules...
By Pete Kotz in Books-TV-Film, Video archives
Friday, Jan. 15 2010 @ 4:56AM

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​Okay, so we may be shallow -- and this is pretty lightweight crime -- but we thought this highlight film from a European prankster was pretty funny. We don't know who he is, but he can be seen punking everyone from cops to TV reporters. A little something to brighten your morning...

Wednesday, Jan. 13 2010 @ 2:55PM

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​It was the perfect melding of American cultures: The drunk school teacher meets the reality TV show star. Last summer, Queens high school teacher Brad Ferro was at a New Jersey bar when he decided to get way, way hammered...

Saturday, Jan. 9 2010 @ 6:04AM
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​In today's Book Review, we turn to Sweden, where Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom light up the pages of Box 21, the tale of an aging detective who's stalking a sex slave ring while simultaneously trying to take down a hit man who left his partner incapacitated 25 years before...