"I've Had Almost Every Tragedy You Can Imagine"
An interview with Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown.
An interview with Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown.
Joe Pappalardo Dallas Observer Feb 2016 20min Permalink
“I was in the visiting clubhouse waiting to interview one of the Oakland A’s this year when one of the players called, ‘Here, pussy’—as though he were calling a cat. But of course, he hadn’t lost Fluffy; he’d found a woman in his locker room.”
Jennifer Briggs Dallas Observer Jun 1992 35min Permalink
“I guess what you post on Facebook matters.” An 18-year-old faces 10 years in jail for a sarcastic threat on Facebook.
Craig Malisow Dallas Observer Feb 2014 10min Permalink
Wes Anderson, the Wilson brothers and Bottle Rocket.
Matt Zoller Seitz Dallas Observer Sep 1995 35min Permalink
A legal battle over stolen computer monitors ends one man’s career and the lives of three others.
Brantley Hargrove Dallas Observer May 2013 20min Permalink
Money, fraud and a sacred prophecy.
Brantley Hargrove Dallas Observer Nov 2012 Permalink
A family’s struggle with mental illness and the criminal justice system.
Brantley Hargrove Dallas Observer Sep 2012 25min Permalink
The long legal saga of Kerry Max Cook, who was convicted of murdering Linda Jo Edwards in 1977 and sent to death row. After three trials, two overturned convictions and a plea deal, Cook is out of prison but still has the crime on his record. He maintains his innocence.
Mark Donald Dallas Observer Jul 1999 1h Permalink
On murder and mental illness.
Brantley Hargrove Dallas Observer Jan 2012 20min Permalink
A profile of Ken Robinson, who earned minor fame and more than a few enemies for the controversial way he “bought” his house:
The week after Robinson moved into the tan-sided home with a faux stone entrance and maroon shutters, he was soaring, an Internet hero a few levels shy of Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant who last summer cracked a beer and left work on a plane's emergency slide. For $16, Robinson had filed paperwork with Denton County staking his claim to the abandoned home through an obscure Texas law called adverse possession. Ever since, curious visitors, beginner real estate investors and people who want an ultra-cheap home to fulfill their version of the American Dream have been knocking on his door for advice and a handshake.
Leslie Minora Dallas Observer Sep 2011 20min Permalink
How an L.A. high school dropout became an enforcer for Mexican cartels and ended up on the F.B.I. Most Wanted List.
Christine Pelisek Dallas Observer Jun 2010 20min Permalink
Craig Cunningham has a simple solution for getting bill collectors off his back. He sues them.
Kimberly Thorpe Dallas Observer Jan 2010 20min Permalink