The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. These stories are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Stories are not available for download but can be easily ordered by contacting the Resource Center:
Search results for "Tom Renner Award Category" ...
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Gang Rape, Murder and Justice in a Small Town
"The re-investigation of a 27-year-old murder. For the first time anywhere, the story revealed the details of how Janet Chandler was killed in a gang rape that was shockingly engineered by a jealous female roommate."
Tags: rape; gang rape; re-investigation; murder; criminal trial; Michigan State Police; cold case; police; Hope College; Michigan
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Cutlure of Corruption
"An exploration of the insidious culture of public corruption in Memphis, its causes and impact."
Tags: corruption; public officials; FOIA; Mephis; city
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Tales of a Mafia Mistress
The biggest mafia case of 2007 was the Roy Lindley DeVecchio murder trial, where the defendant was a decorated ex-FBI agent. The whole case rested on the mistress of gangster Greg Scarpa Sr., Linda Schiro.
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The Town the Law Forgot
LA Weekly chronicled "the intersection of organized crime and public corruption in the Hispanic suburbs of Los Angeles County and in revitalized downtown Los Angeles. ... The overarching conclusion is that local law enforcement's piecemeal approach to gang and drug-related crime is not sophisticated enough to make a dent."
Tags: crime; drug; urban; elected officials; attorneys; political operatives; lobbyist; corruption; police department; city
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They Got the Sheriff
Orange County, Calif Sheriff Mike Carona was praised for values and ethics on a national level. However Moxley found that he had connections with a strip club owner "tied tot he Chicago Mafia," slept with women on duty and "promoted officers based on personal loyalty not competence."
Tags: police; sheriff; Mike Carona; mafia; strip club; Las Vegas; Orange County; Lebanon; anti-terrorism training exercises; police department
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Crime in Newark
"Each of these stories probe different forces behind violent crime in Newark, N.J.-- illegal guns and drugs, police strategies and the coming generation juvenile criminals."
Tags: Internet; MySpace; smuggling; guns; drugs; police department
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Stolen Youth
Erick Daniels was sent to jail for 10 years "Based on the shape of his eyebrows." After investigating the case, Secret found that there were discrepancies starting with the eyewitness testimony.
Tags: line up; gambling; burglary; evidence; trial; eyewitness; Erick Daniels; Ruth Brown
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In deputy-involved fatal shootings, Riverside County tops LA County
"Riverside County sheriff's deputies may fire their duty weapons less than their LA County counterparts, but they killed more people in 2006." Bjelland created and analyzed a database on police shootings and a story on the effectiveness of purchasing Tasers.
Tags: police; shootings; death; database; Tasers; California
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Who Killed Her Daughter?
"The package of stories focused on the unsolved slaying of four young women within central Virginia that occurred within a seven-month span in 1996."
Tags: forensics; murder; serial killer; Richard Marc Evonitz; slaying; law enforcement; FBI lab; Darrell Rice; innocent; death penalty
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License to Carry
"Before the Legislature closed the records of concealed weapon holders, the Sun-Sentinel provided the last look at who is packing heat on Florida's streets. The paper found that well over 1,000 acknowledged criminals had valid licenses to carry guns."
Tags: gun; concealed weapons; Florida; FOIA