On a hot July night in 1995, Janet Downing was stabbed 98 times inside her Somerville, Massachusetts, home. Within hours, police identified 15-year-old Eddie O'Brien, the best friend of one of her sons, as the suspect. Eddie had no criminal history, no clear motive, and no apparent opportunity. Yet his case emerged during a national panic over juvenile "superpredators," when Massachusetts officials were pushing to prosecute more children as … [Read more...]
Author Emilio Corsetti III Blog Post | In Defense of Cameras in the Courtroom
The debate over whether cameras should be allowed into courtrooms has been ongoing for years. Opponents argue that it is a privacy issue and could potentially lead to harm to witnesses who testify. Those who support cameras in the courtroom say that the public deserves transparency and an opportunity to see our justice system in action. After spending the past two and a half years working on my book I Will Ruin You, I fall squarely into the camp … [Read more...]
