Tomorrow at the L.A. Superior Court, Dept 108, jury selection is expected to begin in the trial of 89 year old Russell Weller for the July 16, 2003 horrific accident that killed 10 and injured 60 people at the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market. Weller's trial is not expected to begin with opening statements until after September 11, 2006 This is a case of an elderly driver suffering from the ageing process and a colossal tragedy. Weller has an otherwise unblemished record in spite of living longer then most Americans. The trial will prove be a battle of high rent experts paid to testify about the ageing process and it’s effect on drivers. Steve Cooley’s office is contending Weller’s mishap was no accident but the result of a violent crime without possessing any real evidence of intent. The defense led by Mark Overland will argue that this was the case of a decent elderly man who simply thought he had his foot on the break pedal instead of the accelerator. The harder Weller pushed th...

Steve Irwin, 44 was the director of the Australia Zoo in Queensland, Australia, and host of Animal Planet's series The Crocodile Hunter. He was a consummate adventurer who was every bit a great entertainer. Steve died the way he lived playing among God's creatures. A stingray somehow managed to penetrate Irwin’s heart with his stinger tail. Irwin died with his boots on. I wish his pretty wife Terri Irwin a giant hug from all of us. We all lost someone special.

When I take one of my trips to India I can’t help but think of that James Bond Movie, Octapussy filmed there. The fantasy of the beautiful women, gadgets, and guns can cause an overactive imagination to run wild. Bond always gets the girl and never flies coach in a commercial aircraft. Oh well. Here from the sound track is the lovely Rita Coolidge singing that great song from Octapussy.

Back when young Adam Gadahn was first spotted on the media radar I conducted an extensive background investigation on the lad. I found his assault case against a leader of the Muslim Mosque in Gardenia, CA. He lived both in L.A. and his father's goat farm in rural Orange County. After September 11, 2001, Gadahn quickly gathered his Muslim credentials and moved to Pakistan and is now with the leadership of that terror group. The most unusual thing about this fellow was his Jewish heritage. He changed from his father’s name, Pearlman to Gadahn. Adam Pearlman is not an Arab name by any stretch. After investigating his family I became convinced he was a plant. I just don’t see Al-Qaeda folks being so tolerant as to knowingly allow a Jew into their midst. Despite the FBI officially requesting information they curiously have not listed Gadahn/Pearlman as wanted even after his videotaped propaganda statements were broadcast around the world. I can only think of one possible reason...

Penn and Teller make a convincing argument for ending the Drug War.

I found this graphic ABC News video that tells the story of the shooting of two cops from the Southeast Division in 2003. This is one more reason for my cop brothers to review their training and spend more time on the range.

I’m no fan of polygamist churches but accept their right to exist under our First Amendment. I think they are far less troubling than too many Islamic religious sects that exist within the USA. Warren Jeffs was put on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list because he, as a religious leader arranged marriages where teenaged girls were wedded to older men. Many folks view these marriages as cases of child molestation. This age issue is a pure cultural thing. One could rightly suggest that God and nature decides when sex begins with the simple development of our bodies and organs rather than age. Some of our states have really young ages of consent or marriage reflecting that local culture. As I say this, I would not want my own teenaged daughter (if I had one) anywhere near some man. I noticed one thing about Warren Jeff’s detractors. The most vocal ones are members of the Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). Jeffs and his church left the conventional Mormon Church because of religiou...

Okay, I told you so! Read my story of August 17th and look at the time of day I posted my predictions. This arrest of John Mark Karr was indeed an exercise in wasting time and tax money. I called this Mary Lacy’s Waterloo suggesting this might end her political career. Over the decades I’ve had my battles with prosecutors. As a cop I would bemoan a refusal to prosecute a case as laziness or corruption. As a criminal defense investigator I nearly came to blows with prosecutors more than once over what I considered a political or malicious prosecution. Prosecutors are always in the hot seat because, right or wrong somebody is always mad at them. There are also rogue and despicable prosecutors like Kenneth Jack Peasley of Tucson, Arizona. Peasley was disbarred for knowingly putting perjured testimony before a jury on a death penalty case. Peasley should have been prosecuted and imprisoned in addition to being disbarred. Mary Lacy jumped the gun in her zeal to deal with a pedop...

There are so many TV shows that vanished from television. Fans were abandoned as TV executives made their fickle decisions to take away our shows. This show was pure eye candy that was always good for a gag. IT’S A LIVING, had a really special lady in the cast who stood out and that was the adorable little Cassie who was played by the incomparable Ann Jillian. It’s time to print those DVDs!

I have had some real thrills in my life. One was playing a Muleteer in the play, Man of La Mancha in Scottsdale, Arizona and another was meeting and making a friend the playwright responsible for that Broadway hit, Dale Wasserman. About five years ago I introduced Dale to a fabulous version of the title song. Sung not by a man, but by a beautiful and amazing woman, Linda Eder. Dale is a little jaded in his old age and has heard a few billion people sing that song before. This time Dale really lit up because he never heard that song sung with so much energy before. Here is Linda Eder she will blow you away!

I predicted the results that has freed former Jonbenet Ramsey murder suspect, John Mark Karr. That twisted nut case was released from charges since extradition on misdemeanor cases never happens. If Karr stays out of California he will face no further punishment. If as first reported Karr broke the law in Thailand he will never be extradited and escape any and all punishment there. In many jurisdictions Karr will not even be required to register as a sex offender for his misdemeanor convictions. You ask if this is the end of the story now? Hardly, additional grief and aggravation is in store for our pedophile. I fully expect greed to take over as parents start coaching their children into repressed memory nonsense as a way to go after school districts anywhere Karr has been employed. Cops will do their investigations, arrest and extradite Karr and start the circus all over again. If this somehow all blows over, perhaps the very creepy, John Mark Karr will have a handsome book ...

Leslie Van Houten now aged 57 was a murdering member of the Manson Family. As a teen, she left a life of wealth and privilege to join a cult of drug freaks. They were the Manson family that left a trail of horror never seen before or since in the Los Angeles area. The incredible grip that Manson had of total mind control over his “family” has never been satisfactorily explained to me. These women would do absolutely anything Manson desired. There were heavy drugs in the mix that spawned this murdering machine. Van Houten helped kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. She was a part of the cult that also killed pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four others in hopes of starting a revolution of which they would be the only survivors. Van Houten was never known or accused to be personally involved with the Tate killings. Van Houten was once Prom Queen material that had gone terribly wrong. Originally she was sentenced to death for her despicable acts, but that was commuted to Life with parol...

We all want to find the right way to do police work. Perhaps this is the answer in the new perfected police procedures coming soon to police departments everywhere!

Are there Snakes on your plane? There really are snakes and they’re employed in airline security! These snakes are smart enough to stay off the planes and avoid the crap they force on the public. Officials at the TSA have lost their minds. Luggage nightmares, excessive pawing and the officious attitudes by the overwhelmed and under trained TSA workers are the current standard. Add long lines and the insane confiscation of deodorant and mouthwash all creating a very objectionable and smelly experience. Of course this is pale by comparison to the silliness that the clowns running the Airports in the UK have dreamed up. The latest threats have sent UK air travel into the Land of Oz. There was a minor tire inflation problem on a full, Virgin Atlantic flight from Gatwick U.K. to Havana, Cuba. Passengers were held captive in their seats for seven straight hours as the plane simply sat on the tarmac. Police were finally sent in to quell the hostile passengers they feared would riot. ...

Our immigration enforcement farce defies explanation. Mexico and many South American countries have exported their crime, poverty and ignorance straight to our soil. Traitors in our own government deliberately allowed this to happen as a means to create a huge economic crisis. This attack is as damaging as any rockets or bombs. The vast majority of Americans and legal aliens want the immigration laws on the books enforced. Our government officials refuse to do their job despite our demands. Among the millions of illegal aliens more than ten percent are convicted felons. What possible excuse could there be to not immediately round up and deport those identified criminals? I don’t think that’s asking too much of our beleaguered politicians and the bureaucrats they appoint to enforce our laws.

Yes I found more scenes from this fun but failed TV musical cop show created by Steven Bochco. Sit back and enjoy this blast from the past. Baby Merchant Beautiful Eyes Garbage in garbage out Good Life

I’ve never suggested or offered anyone as a suspect for killing Jonbenet Ramsey. It’s routine in such cases to look close to the victim for a killer. The sad truth is too often we humans kill the ones we love much more often than strangers. One or both of Jonbenet’s parents were or are the usual suspects absent evidence of a killer from outside the home. There’s just no probable cause to implicate anyone. The fact is people get away with despicable crimes everyday. Cops are not clairvoyant and too often make mistakes that lead to false convictions and or simply miss clues. The latest Ramsey blunder is just too bizarre for my better senses. This gadfly pedophile John Karr is getting his 15 minutes he thinks will help sell his Jonbenet book as he manipulates the criminal justice system with his sick hoax. I could easily visit L.A Superior Court in the morning and get TV news pool video for my blog. This court proceeding will shed no light on anything and is a waste of time for the...

It’s easier than you think! First you must we well known and reasonably popular. Second you need a platform of solid rock. You can easily win if you run on a single issue, illegal immigration. Simply take the hard line to seal the borders, locate and deport the illegal aliens with a priority on beginning with those with criminal records. Getting rid of even Green Card holding felons would be very popular and give our crime rate a break too. Maintain this platform and you will win the largest landslide in history.

Airlines prohibit police from transporting prisoners handcuffed. To keep prisoners under control they use a leg brace on the prisoner underneath his or her pants. They can also use a locking shock belt under the prisoner’s shirt remotely controlled by officers escorting the prisoner. It’s highly unlikely that one or both of these devices were not used on John Mark Karr for the trip from Bangkok to Los Angeles. Leg Brace Link Shock Belt Link

Only in America can a pedophile prisoner dine on champagne and King prawns in business class for a 15-hour trip to Los Angeles. This is unbelievable. Read about it !