Casey Anthony Lawyer, on Her Being Found: “Bull$%!&”

People magazine broke a story Tuesday under the headline “Casey Anthony Flushed Out of Hiding.” It featured Orlando lawyer Matt Morgan saying that he’d found Casey Anthony in order to serve her papers in a lawsuit but that at the 11th hour, her lawyers accepted the papers for her.”Our investigation…

Anthony Costanzo, BSO Detective Accused of Witness Tampering, Has Clean Record

Broward Sheriff’s Office Det. Anthony Costanzo faces charges of witness tampering, evidence tampering, disclosure of confidential information, and felony use of a two-way communication device, all of which could theoretically put him in prison for life.But a review of county personnel files shows Costanzo as a 13-year officer who, once he…

Seven Sins, Village Voice Media True-Crime Anthology, Hits the E-Shelves

An early-morning message from Village Voice Media:Every week, writers for New Times Broward-Palm Beach and our parent company, Village Voice Media, produce elegant magazine-style feature writing — a gritty portion of which comes in the form of true-crime stories.Now VVM has collected some of its best recent true-crime yarns into…

Nicole Okrzesik Googled How to Kill Juliana Mensch, Police Say

UPDATE, 6/7: Okrzesik was indicted today for first-degree murder.Original post, 5/21:Police say 19-year-old Juliana Mensch was strangled in a Fort Lauderdale home by two of her friends, James Ayers and his girlfriend, Nicole Okrzesik, who wanted to rob her for drug money. Ayers was arrested several days following the killing…

Judge Delays Release of Innocent Man, Says She Wants More Paperwork

A federal judge declined today to release a man from prison where he is serving a 24-year term on drug charges, despite the fact that prosecutors have agreed to drop the charges against him. Elroy Phillips will remain in federal prison in Miami while prosecutors and his defense attorney file a…

John Goodman to Join Dalia Dippolito: Home on Bond During Appeal

Multimillionaire John Goodman will soon return to the lap of luxury, at home beside the lush green grounds of the International Polo Club he founded in Wellington. Rather than immediately serving his 16-year prison sentence, he will win this get-out-of-jail pass after posting a $7 million bond and paying for…

Juliana Mensch Murder: Text Messages Between the Accused Killers

Update, 5/21: We’ve got the Google searches made from Okrzesik’s phone the night of the murder. They’re not nice at all. Update 2: Also their Facebook messages.Original post, 5/14:Police say 19-year-old Juliana Mensch was strangled to death March 23. A week later, 32-year-old James Ayers was arrested and charged with the murder…

Nicole Okrzesik, Girlfriend of James Ayers, Arrested in Killing of Juliana Mensch

Update, 5/14: We just posted a selection of text messages between Okrzesik and Ayers.Original post, 5/11:Police say 21 22-year-old Nicole Okrzesik was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree murder in the strangulation of 19-year-old Juliana Mensch in late March.Police say Okrzesik and James Ayers, her boyfriend, killed Mensch after getting high…