Kary Antholis

Today we update and reprise two stories that we published about the legal troubles faced by Los Angeles Rapper Drakeo the Ruler, who was born Darrell Caldwell, and who spent over 3 years in an L.A. Jail through one trial and pending a second trial.  In those articles, we explored both the political and cultural dimensions to Drakeo’s case. Since that time Drakeo released a critically acclaimed album recorded over a jail-house phone, and he accepted a plea bargain on a remaining Gang Conspiracy charge. That deal, according to journalist Jeff Weiss, set him free on parole, the conditions of...

This week we launched TWO new series. We continued our coverage of a headline-grabbing L.A. criminal case. We offered a fascinating interview with a man literally born into the struggle for social justice. And we presented another client update from Stanford's Three Strikes Project. Welcome to our summary of the week's events at CrimeStory.com and The Crime Story Podcast. (One quick request: If you like what we are doing on the podcast, please rate, review, follow and share us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where ever you get your podcasts.) On Monday we presented Chasey Ridgley's Danny Masterson and the Tension between Due Process and...

This week we began to cover a new high-profile L.A. celebrity criminal prosecution, just as we concluded another Crime Story article and podcast series. Welcome to our summary of the week's events at CrimeStory.com and The Crime Story Podcast. (One quick request: If you like what we are doing on the podcast, please rate, review, follow and share us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where ever you get your podcasts.) On Monday, we began a series of articles and podcast episodes examining the criminal legal issues raised by the rape allegations against That 70s Show star, Danny Masterson. In this first piece Projecting Respect: Danny...

This week we focused our coverage on the results of Tuesday's election as they related to the criminal legal process in California including pieces on L.A. ballot measures, statewide propositions, criminal judge races and the battle for Los Angeles District Attorney. And we presented another client update from Stanford's Three Strikes Project. Welcome to our summary of the week's events at CrimeStory.com and The Crime Story Podcast. (One quick request: If you like what we are doing on the podcast, please rate, review, follow and share us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where ever you get your podcasts.) On Wednesday, we published the news that George Gascón was projected...

As we reported on Wednesday, George Gascón is projected to be the winner over incumbent Jackie Lacey in the intensely-contested race for Los Angeles County District Attorney, holding a 54% to 46% lead. Yesterday, D.A.-elect Gascón held a Zoom press conference to discuss his election and his plans for the D.A.'s office. Below is a link to the KTLA-5 News video of Mr. Gascón's press conference, and below that is Crime Story’s transcription of his remarks. Editor's note: Crime Story was not able to secure a transcript translation of the Spanish language portions of the press conference. We apologize for...

As we reported on Wednesday, George Gascón is projected to be the winner over incumbent Jackie Lacey in the intensely-contested race for Los Angeles County District Attorney, holding a 54% to 46% lead. Yesterday, D.A. Lacey conceded to Mr. Gascón in an emotional, gracious and thoughtful ten minute speech. Below is a link to the KTLA-5 News video of Ms. Lacey's concession, and below that is Crime Story's transcription of her remarks. D.A.-elect Gascon followed Ms. Lacey's remarks with a press conference. We will follow this post with a post covering that press conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcokWL0WrZ4&t=345s Jackie Lacey: Thank you. I congratulate George...