Crime - xoJane

I Read Amanda Knox's Book And Regret Making Fun of Her Online

Graham Smith — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:00 -0400

If I ever made crass or asinine comments about Amanda Knox's attractiveness, or propensity for murder, or very bad ideas, on Twitter, I shamefully retract them.

I Am The Blogger Who Allegedly “Complicated” The Steubenville Gang Rape Case -- And I Wouldn't Change a Thing

Alexandria Goddard — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0400

I stayed up all night screen-grabbing tweets that joked about raping and urinating on a girl they thought might be dead. Welcome to Steubenville.

It Happened To Me: I Was A Death Penalty Juror

Jean Black — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0500

My case involved Jim Fayed, a wealthy gold trader who was accused of the particularly brutal murder-for-hire of his estranged wife Pam in a Los Angeles parking garage.

It Just Happened To Me: I Got Robbed At Gunpoint

Jessie Nicole — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0500

I'm jumpy around passing cars and men on the street. I fall asleep with a low voice telling me not to scream ringing in my ears.

It Happened to Me: My Neighbor Murdered My Building’s Maintenance Man and I Overheard the Whole Thing

Amanda Lauren — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500

I was in my apartment when I heard screaming and gunshots coming from somewhere in my building.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Helped Put The Man Who Sodomized Me In Jail For Murdering Another Woman

IHTM CONTESTANT — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0500

The next day, they arrested Paul. They didn’t really care about what happened to me, but they needed Paul’s fingerprints and they couldn’t get a court order for them. His fingerprint ended up matching a bloody fingerprint that was at the scene.

I Was Attacked By Virginia's Serial Groper

Melody Wilson — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0500

The assault against me was the first in a series of 14 unique attacks against women in and around my neighborhood over the last three months. Police have released a sketch of the man’s face, but no arrests have been made.

Should Bystanders Have A Legal Obligation To Intervene In A Rape?

s.e. smith — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:00:00 -0500

This, right here, is what we talk about when we talk about “rape culture,” that a group of men should be struck senseless in the face of rape, rather than being moved to step in or get to safety and call the police.

It Happened To Me: I Live In A Murderer's House

Leah Fitzgerald — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500

In the newspaper clippings I would eventually dig up from the library, the reporter refers to his home address: my home address.

It Happened To Me: My Best Friend Stole Nearly $9,000 From Me

Amanda Lauren — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:00:00 -0500

Gigi knew all my secrets. And I thought I knew all of hers.

I Went to the Police to Report the Cab Driver who Sexually Assaulted Emily and Me -- And It Didn't Go Well

Sophie Saint Thomas — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:00:00 -0500

If you're wondering why survivors of sexual assault don't want to report it, this is why.

It Happened To Me: I Have Been in Prison For 6 Years

Chandra Bozelko — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:00:00 -0500

Ever since I was convicted of 14 crimes -- all white-collar-type financial offenses -- I've been living at the maximum-security York Correctional Institution.

It Happened To Me: I Survived An Airplane Hijacking

s.e. smith — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:00:08 -0400

Apparently the secret to surviving a hijacking is not knowing it’s happening until it’s all over.