Katie.com's two victims
July 27, 2004: Katie Tarbox's critically acclaimed story of how she was the victim of an Internet predator has the same title as a real Web site. And the site's owner wasn't pleased.
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Keyword: Deadbeat
May 21, 2004: Custodial parents and police go online to track down parents who default on child support.
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Pet litigation
January 7, 2004: With pet custody battles on the rise, courts are treating animals more like children, giving rise to Web sites that inform pet-owners of the rights of man's best friend.
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The e-posse's in town
May 22, 2003: The most popular online auction site, eBay, is a hotbed for buying, selling and, unfortunately, scamming. Now, Internet vigilantes at ebayersthatsuck.com help prevent frustrated users from getting ripped off.
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Off to the pillory!
Apr. 29, 2003: Ever wished the pillory were still in use? Do you know what a pillory is? If so or if you're curious, travel back in time to the leading criminal court of 18th century London thanks to oldbaileyonline.org.
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Is Judge Judy calling you?
Feb. 27, 2003: Media giant Viacom isn't laughing at the celebrity soundclips and prank calls on joke site eBaumsworld.com. Now, a bedroom Webmaster may be facing a legal battle with the billion-dollar company.
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Get it while it's hot
Jan. 7, 2002: A 14k diamond ring for $215? It sounds like a steal and maybe it is. The police auction site, propertyroom.com, unloads lost, stolen, and seized goods for nearly 180 police departments in 15 states.
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Seeking mercy at the statehouse, and online
Dec. 12, 2002: Lenny La Pinta was away at college when his father was shot three times and killed during a struggle in the family's home. Lenny, then 20 years old, rushed to West Islip on Long Island, N.Y., to arrange his father's burial. Less than a year later his mother was sent to jail for the crime. Now they are seeking mercy for her.
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Which evil criminal are you?
Nov. 27, 2002: Do you own any mittens? Do you have any minions? Would you make mittens out of your minions? If your answer to these questions is "no" you must be Jack the Ripper, according to the Evil Criminal Test on rumandmonkey.com.
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Chief Charles Moose gets a fan Web site
Oct. 25, 2002: Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose became the frustrated, yet determined public face of the massive sniper investigation. With talk of books and movies about the case already beginning to swirl, the humble chief is getting a little of the star treatment in the form of -- what else -- a Web fan page.
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A cop's story: I laughed, I cried
Oct. 2, 2002: Before he joined the force, everything Patrolman William Crook knew about police work came from movies and TV. As he started to see what the job was really like, he wanted to share that insight so took to the Web and started lifeonthebeat.com.
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News you won't hear from Brokaw
Sept. 18, 2002: If the Drudge Report is your idea of online "alternative media," take a gander at conspiracyplanet.com or conspiracydigest.com. The sister sites don't promote worn out theories about hovering black helicopters or alien autopsies by the government in Roswell, New Mexico. Instead, their pages contain reams of content about alleged government fraud, cover-up, malfeasance and ineptitude.
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Watching the watchers
Aug. 22, 2002: You're being watched by surveillance cameras. Now, with the help of privacy advocates in New York and in Washington, D.C., who have set up Web sites mapping out locations, you can know from where.
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"Ripperologists" online
Aug. 1, 2002: By most accounts, there were five victims: all prostitutes brutally slain in and around the city of London during the "Autumn of Terror." Thirteen vague eyewitness descriptions and three top suspects later, the case was officially closed, unsolved. The year was 1892.
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July 10, 2002: It's easy to understand why the City of New York would outlaw pet hippopotamuses. Or, whales, for that matter. But ferrets?
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June 11, 2002: "Rocky" fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Actor Burt Young, best known as Paulie from the legendary boxing flicks, is not dead. If you logged onto reelscoopnews.com, however, you'd get a quite a different picture.
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June 7, 2002: Fantasy sports leagues have long given sports buffs a way to "get in the game," by allowing them to play imaginary games based on the stats of actual players. Two new leagues take that concept a few steps — and ethical dilemmas — further by swapping athletes for convicts.
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May 30, 2002: Lost your luggage, your car, your girlfriend? Tell the Internet community about it at pleaseidentify.com.
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May 23, 2002: With reports of terrorist threats coming out almost every day, and even Vice President Dick Cheney admitting that future attacks are "almost a certainty," many Americans may be feeling the need to have a chat with the FBI. Well, they can.
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May 17, 2002: From naked photos to reprinted e-mails, the Internet is rapidly becoming a harbor for the harmed, the hurt and the just plain angry, all of whom seek to expose their offenders — although often with questionable legality.
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May 10, 2002: While the trial of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel gets under way in Connecticut, a former friend of the victim is trying to keep her memory alive.
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April 23, 2002: With her giant doe eyes, pouty rosebud lips, and youthful nymph appearance, it's hard to picture Winona Ryder as anything other than a lovable movie star. But, Los Angeles prosecutors paint a different picture of the pale brunette fans affectionately call "Noni." Since her arrest on shoplifting charges, the young actor is making the rounds on the Internet.
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March 27, 2002: Mario Andretti and Evil Knievel had it. So did Secretariat. Chances are, the accountant or doctor who lives next door and who drives that black BMW has a lead foot, too. If this is you, visit speedtrap.org.
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March 20, 2002: Sometimes man's best friend can become his worst enemy. A recent string of dog mauling cases, like those of Diane Whipple and Shawn Jones, have shown that beloved family pets can sometimes become vicious killers.
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March 14, 2002: Faster than a speeding prostitute, more cunning than a sex-seeking John, and able to film multiple sex acts on a single tape, Brian Bates has taken a video camera — and justice — into his own hands to combat prostitution in his hometown.
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March 5, 2002: Lawyer Jack Thomas is taking a lighter look at the law through his stand-up comedy routines and his Web site.
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Feb. 27, 2002: Is the Central Intelligence Agency in need of new spies? A Web site aims to education young people and possibly interest them in a career at the CIA.
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Feb. 20, 2002: At yateskids.org, Russell Yates pays tribute to his five children, drowned at his wife's hands, with photos, videos and drawings.
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Feb. 13, 2002: Love him or hate him, the legend of Chicago's most famous mobster lives on.
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Feb. 6, 2002: The Titanic sank 90 years ago, but the debate over liability goes on. This Web site features a mock trial and "witnesses" from the most famous ship disaster in history.
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Jan. 23, 2002: Want to learn about transgender law? This Web site is a must-stop forum for all the latest trials and legislation.
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Jan. 16, 2002: For police dogs and their handlers, it's a ruff, ruff life.
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Jan. 9, 2002: At A Prisoner's Dictionary, Web surfers from the prison-bound to the just plain curious can learn the lingo of the slammer.
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Jan. 2, 2002: At CampSkakel.com, the Kennedy cousin didn't do it.
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Dec. 20, 2001: CrimeNews2000 gives crime buffs the latest developments in their favorite investigations.
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Dec. 20, 2001: On prisonhelp.com, inmates' families can get news, advice — and hair gel.
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Dec. 11, 2001: "Tommy Tomatoes" has all the know-how, products and services to teach yous gumbas a ting or two.
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Nov. 28, 2001: A Web site uncovers some of the dumbest laws ever on the books.
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Nov. 21, 2001: Authorities and volunteers are teaming up to fight cybercrime.
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Nov. 14, 2001: Web site allows users to participate on virtual juries.
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Oct. 31, 2001: Web site examines how handwriting can offer clues to anthrax-tainted letters.
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Oct. 17, 2001: At the DOD's vaccination Web site, soldiers can learn about the disease — while rocking out.
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Oct. 9, 2001: A Web site shows the results of terrorism — from 400 feet up.
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Oct. 2, 2001: A group of revolutionary women in Pakistan are using the Web to tell the world about the atrocities of Afghanistan's leaders.
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Sept. 25, 2001: While Osama bin Laden's shadowy al-Qaeda organization has taken pains to conceal itself and its activities, many other terrorist groups broadcast their messages for all to see on the Internet.
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Sept. 18, 2001: In terrible times, the race to profit from domain names continues.
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Sept. 5, 2001: On this Web site, the Salem witch trials live on.
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Aug. 28, 2001: Nearly 70 years after a man was convicted of murdering Charles Lindbergh's baby, people are still debating his guilt. And one theater is recreating the trial.
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Aug. 15, 2001: Who will get killed this week on crimescene.com. Only the Webmaster knows.
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Aug. 8, 2001: WeTIP.com is a Web site aimed at reducing crime by making it easier to tip off authorities anonymously.
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Aug. 1, 2001: Missing persons groups use Web pages such as findchandra.com to get the word out and help track down lost loved ones.
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July 25, 2001: Judicial reformer-turned Web publisher Walter Olson dwells in litigation overload on Overlawyered.com, the hub of all things legally absurd on the Net.
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July 18, 2001: Lamp of Hope Web site gives condemned prisoners a place to display their art and writings, while putting a face on the issue of the death penalty for Web users.
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July 11, 2001: Move over Spice Girls. There's a new pop singer in town. Meet Pesha, Ginger Spice for the golden set. She's hardly your average aspiring pop star sporting bare midriffs and low-rider jeans. The 60-year-old singer-songwriter from Blackpool, England, spends her days with law books and nights holed up in her kitchen studio.
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July 4, 2001: If you ask Neal Horsley, he's just a journalist on the heels of a hot story. The National Press Club, however, would probably not let Horsley in. The anti-abortion activist uses little subtlety in presenting his version of the "news." Those visiting his Web site, The Nuremberg Files, should prepare to be provoked.
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June 27, 2001: One of the nation's leading anti-hate crusaders is hoping that increased awareness is the best defense to the proliferation of hate and bias crimes. The Anti-Defamation League's Web site provides "one-stop shopping" center for hate crime information.
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June 20, 2001: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? Ask Michael Uribe just how furious a bunch of NASCAR fans can get. Death threats, for example. Uribe launched a special investigation into the crash that killed Dale Earnhardt and hasn't heard the end of it.
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June 13, 2001: Leave it to La La Land to lend levity to a grave subject matter. But it's all for a good cause. Pay a visit to Skeletons in the Closet, the L.A. County Coroner's Office gift shop's "unofficial" Web site, and explore the lighter side of the morgue.
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