Joel Kirkpatrick: Anniversary of a Stolen Life

Joel Kirkpatrick: Anniversary of a Stolen Life

“He slid toward the kitchen—such a wonderful place for a predator; always a weapon in easy reach.  He picked up a knife and weighed its balance in his hand.  He headed straight for the first bedroom door.  There, 10-year-old Joel Kirkpatrick dreamed his...
No Justice for Ena and Rory Cordt

No Justice for Ena and Rory Cordt

“Awestruck, he clutched his mother’s hand, reveling in the dirt and sawdust underfoot, the smell of cotton candy and popcorn in the air and the roar of the crowd and the machinery.  He immersed himself in a wild, wonderful world of four-year-old...
A Cold Case in Oklahoma, Thirteen Years Old Today

A Cold Case in Oklahoma, Thirteen Years Old Today

Bobbie Lynn still fought back, jerking open the door of the truck, determined to escape into the night.  But Sells had a gun.  He shot her in the head and she fell from the truck into the dirt on the side of the lonely road. Now, it was time to clean up the...
Knoxville is a Snap

Knoxville is a Snap

Snapped Producer David Lane with the murder weapon rack Last week, I went one of my favorite cities, Knoxville, Tennessee, to tape an interview for an episode of Snapped.  I simply love that place–I have never encountered friendlier people anywhere.  The guys in...
A Week for Winkler and Nowak

A Week for Winkler and Nowak

Life is still not running smoothly for either Lisa Nowak or Mary Winkler.  Some would call it poetic justice.   Lisa Nowak, the astronaut who shocked the world in February 2007, by traveling half-way across the continent to confront her love rival, Colleen...