Chandra Ann Levy was an American 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 after the May 2001 disappearance of Chandra Levy,an intern with the Federal Bureau of Prisons with whom Condit was having an affair.
Stanislaus County is a county located in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. As of 2023,its estimated population is 564,404. The county seat is Modesto.
Modesto is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County,California,United States. With a population of 218,069 according to 2022 U.S. Census Bureau estimates,it is the 19th-most populous city in California.
Laci Denise Peterson was an American woman murdered by her husband,Scott Lee Peterson,while eight months pregnant with their first child. On December 24,2002,Scott reported Laci missing from their home in Modesto,California.
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.
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.
Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye is an American lawyer and jurist who was the 28th Chief Justice of California and is the president/CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California. She was nominated by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve as chief justice on July 22,2010,and retained in office by California voters on November 2,2010,she was sworn in on January 3,2011 as California's first Filipino and first woman of color to serve as California's Chief Justice. Prior to her appointment as chief justice,Cantil-Sakauye had served in judicial offices on California's appellate and trial courts. On July 27,2022,she announced she would retire and not run for another 12 year term on the court in November and stepped down on January 1,2023,leaving Governor Newsom to appoint her replacement. On September 28,2022,the Public Policy Institute of California announced that Cantil-Sakauye would become its president and chief executive officer,effective January 1,2023. On September 21,2023,the Judicial Council of California voted unanimously to name the new Sacramento County courthouse after former Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye.
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.
Kimbra Kathryn Ogg is an American attorney and prosecutor. She is the Harris County District Attorney in Texas and assumed office on January 1,2017. Her current term ends on December 31,2024. As part of her role as District Attorney,she is the top law enforcement official who oversees all prosecutions in Harris County. 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.
Brooke Jenkins is an American lawyer serving as the 30th District Attorney of San Francisco. On July 8,2022,Jenkins was appointed interim district attorney by Mayor London Breed following the successful recall of Chesa Boudin,for which she actively campaigned. She was elected in her own right to fill the unexpired term the following November.
