‘We’re sitting ducks’: Concerns of copycat attacks following sex offender’s killing

When “Jay” first heard the motive behind Mattieo Condoluci’s death, he immediately feared for the safety of his family. “We’re sitting ducks,” he said. Prosecutors believe James Fairbanks sent KETV Newswatch 7 an anonymous email about killing Condoluci. The sender said he had been looking for an apartment in the area when he discovered Condoluci on the Nebraska Sex Offender

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CO: Colorado Supreme Court allows convicted man to terminate sex offender registration

In a 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that a criminal defendant was entitled to his request to de-register as a sex offender because he completed the terms of his probationary sentence and therefore no longer had a conviction under the law. Brian Keith McCulley pleaded guilty in 2000 to two counts of sexual assault. One of the charges,

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Arrest made in murder of Nebraska person required to register as sex offender

Omaha police announced the arrest of James Fairbanks, who was arrested on suspicion of criminal homicide in the death of 64-year-old Mattieo Condoluci. Condoluci was found shot to death in his home this past weekend. Police arrested Fairbanks after he was linked to an an anonymous email sent to the media. The email claimed Condoluci was shot because he was

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How the “Stranger Danger” Panic of the 1980s Helped Give Rise to Mass Incarceration

Below are two excerpts from article on the “memorial laws” and how they shaped society’s psyche and created a “stranger danger panic” nearly 40 years ago, that still remains today. The ACLU and others raised concerns that some memorial laws were too far-reaching, and had implications that were not being thoroughly discussed — including potentially increasing the likelihood that an

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