Chandra Ann Levy was an intern at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington,D.C.,who disappeared in May 2001. She was presumed murdered after her skeletal remains were found in Rock Creek Park in May 2002. The case attracted attention from the American news media for several years.
Gary Adrian Condit is an American former politician who represented California's 18th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003. He gained significant national attention for an extramarital affair with Chandra Levy,an intern with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The affair was publicized after Levy's disappearance in May 2001 and the discovery of Levy's remains a year later.
Stanislaus County is a county located in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,its population was 552,878. The county seat is Modesto.
Modesto is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County,California,United States. With a population of 218,464 at the 2020 census,it is the 19th largest city in the state of California.
Laci Denise Peterson was an American woman killed while eight-months pregnant with her first child. Laci's husband,Scott Lee Peterson,was convicted of first-degree murder for her death and second-degree murder for the death of their unborn son. Originally sentenced to death,Scott's sentence was overturned in 2020,and,in 2021,he was re-sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Scott has maintained his innocence.
Joseph Richard "Rick" Distaso is an American lawyer and judge.
A change of venue is the legal term for moving a trial to a new location. In high-profile matters,a change of venue may occur to move a jury trial away from a location where a fair and impartial jury may not be possible due to widespread publicity about a crime and its defendants to another community in order to obtain jurors who can be more objective in their duties. This change may be to different towns,and across the other sides of states or,in some extremely high-profile federal cases,to other states.
Daniel Aaron Horowitz is an American defense attorney who has represented several high-profile clients including talk show host Michael Savage and is a frequent commentator in the media on criminal cases in the news. In 2014 Horowitz was named a Top 100 Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers. He is listed as a contributor to Criminal Law,Practice &Procedure. Daniel Horowitz is also a licensed real estate broker. Since 2017 Daniel Horowitz has been an SEC registered investment advisor associated with Meridian Investment Counsel,Inc..
Kathleen Maura Rice is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for New York's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before serving in Congress,Rice served as the Nassau County district attorney,and,before that,she served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia and as an assistant district attorney in the Kings County District Attorney's Office in New York City.
Linda Fairstein is an American author,attorney,and former New York City prosecutor focusing on crimes of violence against women and children. She was the head of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's office from 1976 until 2002.
Chesa Boudin is an American lawyer who served as the 29th District Attorney of San Francisco from January 8,2020 to July 8,2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Angela Corey is a former Florida State's Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court,which includes Duval,Nassau and Clay counties—including Jacksonville and the core of its metropolitan area. She was elected in 2008 as the first woman to hold the position,and was defeated on August 30,2016 by Melissa Nelson,the second woman to hold the position. Corey was catapulted into the national spotlight on March 22,2012,when Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that she would be the newly assigned State Attorney investigating the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
Diablo Grande is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County,California. It is a gated bedroom community nestled in the Diablo Range,whence it gets its name. Diablo Grande sits at an elevation of 1,535 feet (468 m). It is about 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Patterson. The 2010 United States census reported Diablo Grande's population was 826. The 2018 estimated population was 1,200.
Kristin Olsen is an American business owner and politician. She served on the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors from 2017 to 2021. From 2010 to 2016 she served in the California State Assembly representing the 12th district and serving as the Assembly Minority Leader. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly,she was a member of the Modesto City Council. Olsen is a Republican and lives in Riverbank.
Wood Colony is an unincorporated area in Stanislaus County,California,United States,located to the west of Modesto. It has been designated as a "Community of Interest" by Stanislaus County's Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO).
Marian T. Ryan is the District Attorney (DA) of Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States. She was the Commonwealth's only female District Attorney from 2013 to 2018. As of 2012,she is one of two,including Andrea Harrington,Berkshire County DA. She is a Democrat.
Making a Murderer is an American true crime documentary television series written and directed by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos. The show tells the story of Steven Avery,a man from Manitowoc County,Wisconsin,who served 18 years in prison (1985–2003) after his wrongful conviction for the sexual assault and attempted murder of Penny Beerntsen. He was later charged with and convicted of the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. The connected story is that of Avery's nephew Brendan Dassey,who was accused and convicted as an accessory in the murder of Halbach.
Darcel Denise Clark is an American attorney and prosecutor who has served as the Bronx County District Attorney since 2016. Clark is the first woman to hold that office,and the first woman of color to serve as a district attorney in the history of the State of New York.
The 2018 California's 10th congressional district election was held November 6,2018,to determine the U.S. congressional representative for California's 10th congressional district (CA-10). The district is based in the Central Valley and includes Modesto and Tracy. Republican Jeff Denham,who has represented the 10th district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013,ran for re-election. He faced six Democrats and one Republican in the primary election.
Kim Ogg is an American lawyer and prosecutor. She is the Harris County District Attorney in Texas and assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on December 31,2024. She was previously the City of Houston’s first appointed Anti-Gang Task Force Director,and the executive director of Crime Stoppers of Houston. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
