Tag Archives: legal case
An innocent man
In a small Missouri town in 1992, the body of 19-year-old Mischelle Lawless was found in her car, stalled on the side of a road. Joshua C. Kezer was arrested and charged for her murder—and spent the next 16 years … Continue reading
The Anatomy of a Murder
On July 31, 1952, a murder occurred in a bar in a small resort town in northern Michigan. The trial that followed, in which young army lieutenant Coleman Peterson was tried for murdering the bar owner, inspired a bestselling novel … Continue reading
Whitey: Convicted
In their new book, Boston College alumna Margaret McLean and award-winning investigative reporter Jon Leiberman offer an insider’s view of the trial of notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger. McLean, a former prosecutor and legal analyst, attended every day of the Bulger trial. Whitey on … Continue reading
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Under Fire
Margaret McLean, a member of the BC Class of 1988 who teaches in the Carroll School of Management, is the author of the new legal thriller, Under Fire. The novel is about a Senegalese immigrant charged with setting fire to … Continue reading
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