British man recalls how his sister became a follower of cult leader David Koresh
| |Thursday, Apr. 18, 2013
On 20th anniversary of the Branch Davidian compound fire, brother remembers shock, helplessness of losing his younger sister.
20 years after fire, David Koresh's tragic spell lingers
| |Thursday, Apr. 18, 2013
Clive Doyle is a pleasant-looking man of 72, with wavy graying hair. He is soft-spoken, articulate and seemingly very sane. Yet 20 years ago this Friday, this same man was one of only nine Branch Davidians to survive the internationally televised inferno on the Texas prairie.
Part I: Suicide or murder: Who killed Bonnie Horinek?
| |Monday, Oct. 08, 2012
Investigators disagree bitterly over the verdict against her husband.
Part II: Quest for justice takes an unusual turn
| |Monday, Oct. 08, 2012
Veteran Fort Worth police Detective J.D. Roberts was convinced that Warren Horinek, a former Fort Worth officer, fatally shot his wife one night in the bedroom of their west-side home.
Part III: Group works to free convicted killer
| |Tuesday, Oct. 09, 2012
Fort Worth crime scene officer Jim Varnon put together a presentation that he hopes will win a new trial for former police officer Warren Horinek, convicted of killing his wife. "Sometimes the truth is unpopular and sometimes the truth is ugly, but we should never avoid the truth," he says.
Part 1: Millions of dollars go uncollected in Tarrant County bail bond system
| |Sunday, Apr. 01, 2012
Critics want to know: "If the bondsman never has to pay a penalty, then what is the point of having bail bonds?"
Part 1: Get out of jail cheap under Tarrant County program
| |Sunday, Aug. 05, 2012
SPECIAL REPORT: More than 8,800 criminal defendants in Tarrant County have walked out of jail on a cut-rate bond that is reserved for the likes of the homemaker, the family man and the working stiff.
Part 2: Pretrial release program uses discredited gauge of success
| |Monday, Aug. 06, 2012
As a result, Tarrant's rate of defendants who dodge court is lower than other counties'.
Part 1: Acquaintance rape cases in Tarrant often die in grand jury room
| |Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012
Over the last four years, a Star-Telegram investigation has found, Tarrant County grand juries have rejected more than half the acquaintance rape cases presented to them by prosecutors.
Q&A with Becka Meier: Your sense of safety has been shattered
| |Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012
Excerpts from an interview with Becka Meier, who supervises therapists who provide counseling to rape victims.
Part 2: The serial rapist is not who you think
| |Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Acquaintance rapists are often serial hunters - hateful and manipulative.
Q&A with David Lisak, a leading expert on non-stranger rape
| |Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
His study, published a decade ago, was one of the first to document the serial nature of the acquaintance rapist.
Part 3: A time for compassion
| |Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Last of a three-part series: Medical and police officials create a more caring environment for sexual assault victims.
Q&A with Russell Strand, retired criminal investigator
| |Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Russell Strand teaches investigation seminars for military and civilian detectives.
College counselor told student not to pursue legal action after gang rape
| |Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012
It happened in her freshman year of college several years ago. Kate had met the male student in her first few weeks, and hung out with him for a month. She had been in his car. They had gone to the same parties.
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