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 7 Years on,
 Chandra Murder
 Still a Mystery 

Washington Post investigates murder mystery after 7 years

Jul 13, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The storm of press on the 2001 murder of Chandra Levy gave way to the 9/11 attacks—but the mystery was never solved. Today, the Washington Post begins a 12-part series probing the investigation and a number of pitfalls along the way. The first piece examines the early stages of... More »

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investigation • murder • Washington, DC • police investigation • Chandra Levy • Gary Condit

Karzai Orders Inquiry Into Fatal US Airstrike

Military, Afghans spar over whether 15 victims were Taliban, civilians

Jul 6, 08 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai today ordered an investigation into a US-led airstrike on Friday that killed 15 people. At issue is whether the victims were armed Taliban, as the US military claims, or the innocent civilians that an Afghan governor believes died. More »

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Afghanistan • military • Taliban • investigation • Hamid Karzai • civilian casualties • airstrike

Pregnant Soldier's Death Homicide: Cops

'Zodiac'-style letter claims responsibility for Touma's murder

Jun 30, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police say the pregnant soldier whose body was found in a North Carolina motel last week was murdered, the Fayetteville Observer reports. The Observer, meanwhile, received a letter from someone claiming to be the killer, which contains a symbol sources say was also drawn in lipstick in the room where... More »

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pregnancy • investigation • murder • US military • North Carolina • US Army • soldier • Fort Bragg • Megan Touma • Zodiac killer

4 Men Charged in Murder of Politkovskaya

Indictments for killing
of journalist, but
hit man still at large

Jun 19, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four men have been charged in Moscow in connection with the killing of Anna Politkovskaya, the investigative journalist shot dead outside her apartment in 2006. Authorities believe that her murder was linked to her exposés on human rights abuses in Chechnya. Two of the accused are Chechens, the Guardian ... More »

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Russia • investigation • murder • journalism • Chechnya • Anna Politkovskaya

Cold Case 101: College Sleuths Try Their Hands

Holloway, Levy cases among high-profile whodunits for students

Jun 11, 08 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - A college club is using cold cases to instruct criminal-justice students in techniques of investigation—and perhaps uncover that crucial piece of evidence missed by police, CNN reports. The Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, counting students at three Southern schools, uses high-profile cases like Natalee Holloway and Chandra Levy, to... More »

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investigation • murder • Natalee Holloway • college • cold cases • criminal justice • criminal investigation • Chandra Levy

 50 Cent Home Engulfed in
 'Suspicious' Fire 

Queens home, which housed his son and ex despite eviction notices, burns down

May 30, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The multimillion-dollar, lawsuit-entangled New York home from which rapper 50 Cent was attempting to evict his son and baby mama went up in “definitely suspicious” flames early this morning, Newsday reports. An eyewitness told Newsday that the 32-year-old’s ex, Shaniqua Tompkins, and 10-year-old son were among six in... More »

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investigation • 50 Cent • celebrity • arson • Queens, New York • fire

New Fear for Katrina Victims: Collectors

Company claims it overpaid on some rebuilding grants

Mar 29, 08 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A contractor responsible for doling out federal rebuilding money to Katrina victims is seeking another company to collect what may amount to hundreds of millions of dollars from Katrina victims. ICF International claims it overpaid some applicants in a rush to get $11 billion out the door; meanwhile, a third... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • investigation • New Orleans • contractors • Federal aid • Kathleen Blanco • collection agencies • rebuilding • subcontractor

Police Issue Pics in UNC Probe

ATM surveillance photos show man who used Eve Carson's bank card

Mar 8, 08 8:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Police issued photos today of a "person of interest" in the killing of UNC-Chapel Hill student president Eve Carson, the News and Observer reports. The ATM camera shots show a black man, about 20, who used Carson's bank card and may have been driving her Toyota Highlander. "This... More »

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investigation • murder • surveillance • ATM • police hunt • security cameras • college student • Eve Carson • UNC Chapel Hill • Brian Curran

Merrill Probed for 'Front Running' Trades

SEC looks at insider information sharing on Wall Street

Jan 14, 08 8:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Wall Street’s tarnished image is taking another hit as the SEC takes a look at whether Merrill Lynch put its own trades ahead of those from clients, specifically mutual-fund operator Fidelity Investments, a practice known as front-running, reports the Wall Street Journal. The probe is the newest development in... More »

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investigation • Merrill Lynch • SEC

Judge Refuses to Step Into
CIA Tape Case

Justice Department's investigation sufficient for now, justice rules

Jan 9, 08 7:31 PM CST
(Newser) - A federal judge today denied a request by a lawyer representing terrorism suspects that he open hearings into the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes, the AP reports. Judge Henry H. Kennedy said that he had no evidence that the Bush administration had defied court orders and that the Justice Department's... More »

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Bush administration • Congress • CIA • Department of Justice • investigation • Guantanamo Bay • Michael Mukasey • interrogation tapes • terror suspects

FCC to Test 'Net Neutrality' in Comcast Case

Service provider faces investigation over claims of traffic-blocking

Jan 9, 08 12:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The Federal Communications Commission will investigate allegations Comcast hinders file sharing by blocking internet traffic for some users, the AP reports. Reports last year showed Comcast interfered with popular BitTorrent file-transfer protocol. Comcast has denied blocking data, rather claiming it delays such transfers to maximize network efficiency for all users.... More »

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Internet • investigation • Comcast • FCC • file sharing • BitTorrent • ISP • probe

McCann Friends Questioned as Maddy Hunt Starts Over

New detectives review case from ground up

Oct 22, 07 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Portuguese police hope to question two close friends of the McCann family as new detectives attempt to make up for early bungling of the Madeleine McCann search. One of the two, who were with Maddy's parents when she disappeared, reported seeing a man carry a child from the McCanns' apartment,... More »

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investigation • Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • England • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • Russell O%u2019Brien • Jane Tanner

Brit Tourists' DNA Sought in Maddy Case

Investigators aim to match evidence to possible kidnapper

Oct 10, 07 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - British tourists staying at the same resort where toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared have been told to provide fingerprints and DNA samples to aid the ongoing investigation by Portuguese police, reports the London Times. The move is an attempt to help investigators identify evidence found in the McCann's Portugal apartment that... More »

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investigation • Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • DNA • Portugal • Britain • DNA evidence

Blackwater Guard Kept Blasting 'After Call to Stop'

First details emerge in probe of Iraq shooting

Sep 28, 07 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least one Blackwater security guard continued firing at Iraqis, despite colleagues' call to stop during the incendiary incident earlier this month that killed at least eight civilians, witnesses have told investigators. Another guard for the private security firm is said to have pointed his gun at a fellow employee... More »

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investigation • Baghdad • Green Zone • Blackwater • Iraq violence • private security firm

McCann Prosecutor:
No Body, No Case

'Extremely complicated' to move forward, says prosecutor

Sep 25, 07 3:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Portuguese prosecutor has announced that unless the body of Madeleine McCann is found, it would be nearly impossible to convict her parents of her murder. Suspects Kate and Gerry McCann vowed to continue to search for their daughter, who disappeared on vacation from her bedroom while her parents were... More »

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investigation • Madeleine McCann • murder • England • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann

Justice Dept. Will Investigate Whether Gonzales Lied

US attorney firings probe will expand

Aug 31, 07 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department will investigate whether Alberto Gonzales gave misleading testimony to Congress, including whether he lied about the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program and the US attorney firings. Inspector General Glenn Fine has alerted Congress to an expanded internal probe into the actions of the lame-luck AG, the Washington Post ... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • investigation • Monica Goodling • Attorney General • US attorney firings • Glenn Fine • warrantless wiretapping

SPCA Calls Off the Dogs on Britney

Society drops investigation into star's pooch's broken leg

Aug 28, 07 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears is out of the doghouse with the SPCA. The society's LA chapter has dropped its investigation into her dog's broken leg, People reports. The investigation followed reports that the Yorkie wasn't being treated for the injury. But the dog's vet reported that everything was just fine. More »

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pets • Britney Spears • investigation • animal cruelty • celebrity • SPCA • dog

Idaho Paper Spills Years of Dirt on Craig

Some question why story wasn't released earlier

Aug 28, 07 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Idaho Statesman today released the results of a five-month investigation into charges of sexual improprieties against Sen. Larry Craig—including an encounter in a Washington, D.C., train station described to the paper by the other man. The paper held the story for months after Craig denied the allegations.... More »

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investigation • sex scandal • Idaho • Larry Craig • Idaho Statesman • scandal

Criminal Probes Launched Into Iraqi Arms Deals

One of scores of investigations focus on aide to Gen. Petraeus

Aug 28, 07 5:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scores of investigations are under way into fraud, bribery and other criminal activity relating to billions of dollars worth of arms and other war materiel supplied to forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, the New York Times reports. The focus of the investigations range from the misappropriation of a few... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • investigation • fraud • David Petraeus • bribery • Kuwait • Levonda Joey Selph • Iraq war

Thompson Balanced in Probes

Thompson split difference between partisanship and truth

Aug 27, 07 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a critical role in several high-profile congressional investigations over three decades, Fred Thompson struggled to balance investigating targets and defending them. In its effort to illuminate the presidential hopeful’s political biography, the Times looks at Thompson’s role in the Watergate hearings, the probe into Reagan’s CIA... More »

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investigation • Fred Thompson • Watergate • Bill Clinton • Richard Nixon • scandal

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