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Monday, April 28, 2008

Almost Infamous

posted by on April 28 at 15:15 PM

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If William F. Ball had murdered Shannon Harps, he’d be alive today. But Ball was cleared in the stabbing death of Harps and released—and then stabbed to death himself less than eight weeks later.

You can read my feature here.

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1

The Stranger is endorsing murder as a means to obtain a safe place to stay?

Posted by NapoleonXIV | April 28, 2008 3:28 PM
2

@1 read the effin article.

Posted by cochise. | April 28, 2008 4:21 PM
3

I read your article. And I don't understand why you wrote it. I'm not trying to be cruel--I hope Ball rests in peace--but did this man really deserve this kind of ink? The point of the article was lost on me.

Posted by Jamey | April 28, 2008 7:52 PM
4

@ #2: The teaser doesn't sufficiently lure me in.

Posted by NapoleonXIV | April 29, 2008 7:12 AM
5

Eli's empathetic treatment of Ball is kinda ironic considering Dan et al were calling for Ball's head on the Slog immediately following his detention as a person-of-interest in the murder. But nothing's really ironic on the Slog anymore.

Posted by I Heart Stranger Justice! | April 29, 2008 9:22 AM

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