How many of us have thought, in our idle moments, of committing a crime? Of course, it should be the perfect crime so that we don’t get caught. And if we made lots of money or got revenge, that would be even better. Here’s a great story of a family that committed the almost perfect crime.
It started …
In 2001, Laura Hillenbrand released her fascinating book, Seabiscuit. It caught-on quickly and was made into a film in 2003. I’ve read the book and seen the film. Maybe it’s because I went to the Kentucky Derby last year, but I’m re-reading the book again. And I’m hooked into the story as much as I was the first …
Here’s a story about a teenage writer who overcame difficulties most of us would never experience in our lives. She had always wanted to get her poetry published.
Jane (I can’t use her real name) is a 15 year old with long hair, usually dyed orange or, sometimes, purple. She is a child participating in a child protection …
Readers often ask me what I’m working on right now. I hope that’s because they’re anxious to read more of my stories! For those of you who may also be wondering what new work Colin Nelson is doing, here’s what is in store.
Local but world famous musician, Prince, unfortunately died recently. Also unfortunately, for his family and others, he didn’t have a will. Statistics show that less than half of Americans don’t have a will either. But for someone like Prince (estimated value of his assets is over $100 million) not having a will is a disaster. See the story …
After the unexpected death of Prince, I’ve been reading so many tributes to him. I decided to add one of my own. During my time in courtrooms over the years, one of the most interesting was the day Prince came to court. What was he like? Everyone asks me.
He owned several companies that operated parts of his …
Lately, the media has been bashing the criminal justice system—starting with cops’ behavior in the streets to the broken child protection system that doesn’t protect children. Is the system really this broken? I’ve worked for almost forty years as a prosecutor and Public Defender. Here are five reasons why the criminal justice system is better now:
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