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My Crime Fighting Hero

Diane Dimond | Posted 01.22.2009 | Business

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Crime Stoppers programs have helped solved more than 1 million major crimes and have assisted in the recovery of more than 8 billion dollars worth of stolen property and narcotics.

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Justice For Junny

Diane Dimond | Posted 12.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Diane Dimond Column, Sexually Abused, Junny Rios-Martinez, Nothing for Victim, Execution, Mark Dean Schwab, Mom, Justice for Junny, Kidnapped, Waited 17 Years for Justice, Peaceful Death for Criminal, Murdered, Vicki, Living News

Seventeen years ago, Vicki Rios-Martinez's son Junny was kidnapped, sexually molested and murdered. On July 1st, she and her family were present for the execution of her son's killer.

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The Rapist In The Freezer

Diane Dimond | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Diane Dimond Column, Backlog, Federal Money, Rapist in the Freezer, Human Rights Watch, DNA Rape Kits, 400 Thousand Kits, 10% Male Victims, The Debbie Smith Act, National Institute of Justice, DNA Rape Kit Backlog Program, Women and Rape, Rape Kits, Rape Victims, Sexual Assault Indifference, Sexual Assault, Rape Kit Backlog, Politics News

A majority of the 400,000 untested, backlogged rape kits are orphaned tests. They've remained on ice, depriving detectives of the most important clue.

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Candidates and Crime

Diane Dimond | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

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Earlier this year a stunning report from the Pew Center for the States concluded 1 in every 100 American adults is now behind bars. In total more than 2 million people are incarcerated.

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'No Body' Murder Cases

Diane Dimond | Posted 11.25.2008 | Living

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If you take death off the table in exchange for the victim's remains suddenly a 'no body' case can get solved on lots of different levels.

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Dying To Be Entertaining

Diane Dimond | Posted 11.20.2008 | Entertainment

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Look, I love a good crime story. But I've dedicated a big part of my career to covering crime and justice and so it's with first hand certainty that I tell you that real murder is never entertaining.

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