History of Rape at Air Force Academy
Friday, December 28, 2012 at 6:09 am
Megan Boken was sitting in her car on an August afternoon in St. Louis, Missouri, when a teenager opened the driver-side door and shot her to death. Boken's case alarmed the city because the murder happened in broad daylight in a safe neighborhood (and, let's face it, because Boken was young, white and educated.) 
Here's a look at the ten worst crimes in one of the country's "most dangerous" cities: Ten Worst St. Louis Crimes of 2012 from the Riverfront Times.
Did you hear the one about the shoplifting mama who ditched her ten-year-old to take the fall? Then there was the sheriff's deputy busted for allegedly robbing a bank. How does a sheriff's deputy get arrested for robbing a bank? (Why does a sheriff's deputy rob a bank?) Those idiotic stories and more are outlined in this story from writer Erin Sherbert of the SF Weekly: The 20 Dumbest Crimes Committed in 2012 in the Bay Area
It's the police!
Former True Crime Report editor Pete Kotz has pulled together and ranked a real grab bag of awful people who did awful -- and often strange or just plain sick -- things this year. Head over to the St. Louis Riverfront Times for Pete's rundown of the 25 worst people of 2012.
8. Rebecca Lynn Burrell
The East Texas town of Trinity may not be known for much, but its residents do know how to take a damn fine mugshot. Here are some the best recent ones. Houston Press has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Our periodic listing of names showing up in Houston's criminal-court documents brings us an introduction to such folks as Anal Exceus, Chastity Spotts and Shi'tia Alford. Houston Press has the story.
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