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Crime Scene Archive: Keith L. Alexander

Man gets 137 years in NW killing

A man convicted in the 2008 slaying of a Northwest Washington couple was sentenced on Friday to 137 years in prison, becoming the first of three killers to receive his punishment in the high-profile killing.D.C. Superior Court Judge Michael L....

By Keith L. Alexander  | March 11, 2011; 4:45 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (5)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Homicide, Keith L. Alexander, The District  
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No release for Shotgun Stalker

A D.C. Superior Court judge today denied the request for a one-time, 12-hour release from St. Elizabeths Hospital for James E. Swann Jr, the New Jersey man dubbed "The Shotgun Stalker' after shooting nine people in the District in 1993,...

By Keith L. Alexander  | February 25, 2011; 11:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Homicide, Keith L. Alexander, The District  
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Guilty plea in brother's fatal stabbing

A D.C. man Wednesday pled guilty in D.C. Superior Court to the fatal stabbing of his brother in the lobby of their Adams Morgan apartment building. Deon E. Thornton, 21, pled guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed...

By Keith L. Alexander  | February 23, 2011; 4:23 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
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Guilty plea in Facebook burglary case

A Southeast man Tuesday pled guilty to second-degree burglary in connection with a December break-in of a Northwest home during which he posted a photograph of himself on the victim's own Facebook page. Police identified Rodney Knight Jr. as the...

By Keith L. Alexander  | February 22, 2011; 5:22 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (10)
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Fri. decision on 'shotgun stalker' release

The judge overseeing the request for a one-time 12-hour release from St. Elizabeths Hospital from the District's so-called "shotgun stalker" said Tuesday that he expects to issue a decision by Friday. James E. Swann Jr., 46, was declared not guilty by reason...

By Keith L. Alexander  | February 22, 2011; 3:20 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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Guandique to be sentenced Friday

The man convicted of killing former federal intern Chandra Levy will be sentenced Friday morning in D.C. Superior Court, putting an end to one of Washington's most sensational murder cases. Ingmar Guandique, 29, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was...

By Keith L. Alexander  | February 10, 2011; 6:20 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (33)
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Prosecutors in Levy case seek life, Keith L. Alexander , February 8, 2011
Two Judges Retire From D.C. Superior Court, Keith L. Alexander , February 8, 2011
Guandique's attorneys seek new trial, Keith L. Alexander , February 2, 2011
3 nominated to D.C. Court of Appeals , Keith L. Alexander , February 1, 2011
67 yrs. for 2008 shootings of brothers, Keith L. Alexander , February 1, 2011
105 yrs. for deadly 2009 rampage, Keith L. Alexander , January 26, 2011
Elena Kagan not selected for jury duty, Keith L. Alexander , January 20, 2011
13 years for 2009 fatal D.C. stabbing, Keith L. Alexander , January 14, 2011
49 years for D.C. gang leader, Keith L. Alexander , January 14, 2011
Probation for man after guns found on Mall, Keith L. Alexander , January 14, 2011
Arrest in Montgomery hospital slaying , Dan Morse and Keith L. Alexander , January 6, 2011
D.C. court to open late after fire, Keith L. Alexander , December 30, 2010
Man ordered held in son's death, Keith L. Alexander , December 28, 2010
Indictment for woman after deadly crash, Keith L. Alexander , December 15, 2010
21 years for fatal '08 D.C. shooting, Keith L. Alexander , December 13, 2010
Judge rejects petitions in Wone trial, Keith L. Alexander , December 8, 2010
D.C. lawyers nominated for judgeships, Keith L. Alexander , December 6, 2010
D.C. man guilty of deadly baby beating, Keith L. Alexander , November 30, 2010
Pot charges dropped in Arenstein case, Keith L. Alexander , November 16, 2010
No Levy proceedings; live chat at 11 a.m. , Keith L. Alexander , November 11, 2010
Levy death trial to resume, Keith L. Alexander , November 10, 2010
Protest in DC9 Case, Keith L. Alexander , November 8, 2010
Levy death trial break until Wednesday, Keith L. Alexander , November 5, 2010
Guandique cellmates expected on stand, Washington Post Editors , November 4, 2010
Levy murder suspect penpal back to testify, Washington Post editors , November 3, 2010
Chandra Levy murder trial continues, Washington Post Editors , November 2, 2010
Man sentenced in road-rage slaying, Keith L. Alexander , October 29, 2010
Week's last day of Levy trial testimony, Keith L. Alexander , October 28, 2010
Prosecution moving quickly in Levy killing trial, Keith L. Alexander , October 27, 2010
Police errors expected to figure prominently in Levy trial, Washington Post Editors , October 25, 2010
Levy trial jury is finalized, Washington Post Editors , October 22, 2010
Jury selection nears finish in Levy slaying, Washington Post Editors , October 21, 2010
Levy death trial jury selection continues, Washington Post Editors , October 20, 2010
Jury selection continues in Levy case, Washington Post editors , October 19, 2010
Jury selection begins in Levy case, Washington Post editors , October 18, 2010
Levy's family prepares for trial, not closure, Washington Post Editors , October 17, 2010
Arenstein appears on pot charge, Keith L. Alexander , October 15, 2010
Help sought locating missing man, Washington Post Editors , October 12, 2010
Levy homicide prosecutors want polygraphs excluded, Washington Post Editors , October 7, 2010
Levy defendant assaulted witness: Prosecutors, Washington Post Editors , September 29, 2010
Not guilty plea in Adams Morgan case, Washington Post editors , September 28, 2010
Cousins get 170 years in slayings, Washington Post Editors , September 17, 2010
Murder charge filed in fatal arson, Keith L. Alexander , September 16, 2010
Wone roommates won't testify in trial, Washington Post Editors , September 16, 2010
Wife gets 8 years in slaying of husband, Washington Post editors , September 16, 2010
Va. school volunteer turns self in, Washington Post Editors , September 10, 2010
Md. man charged in fatal stabbing, Washington Post Editors , September 9, 2010
Woman charged after NW D.C. crash, Washington Post Editors , September 9, 2010
62 years for 2009 D.C. murder, Washington Post Editors , September 9, 2010
Man dies in D.C. apartment fire, Washington Post Editors , September 8, 2010
Sexual assault in Franconia: Police, Washington Post Editors , September 8, 2010
Man pleads guilty in Craigslist assaults, Keith L. Alexander , September 3, 2010
No exceptions on jury duty in D.C., Washington Post editors , September 2, 2010
2 guilty in killing of witness, Washington Post Editors , September 2, 2010
Fake bus driver pleads guilty, Washington Post editors , September 1, 2010
Three veteran D.C. judges to retire, Washington Post Editors , August 31, 2010
Wone memories linger to new case, Washington Post editors , August 31, 2010
8 years for man who shot Pepco worker, Washington Post Editors , August 27, 2010
Men held after chilling video shown, Washington Post editors , August 20, 2010
Wone trial date set, Washington Post editors , August 17, 2010
Wone lawyers spar over phone records, Washington Post editors , August 13, 2010
Woman charged in NPR intern attack, Chris Stanford , August 6, 2010
Man gets 20 years for stabbing, Washington Post editors , July 30, 2010
D.C. man charged in Christmas slaying, Maria Glod , July 23, 2010
Jury convicts man in 1990 road rage killing, Washington Post editors , July 19, 2010
House central to Wone killing for sale, Washington Post editors , July 19, 2010
Judge: Worker can't sue Fenty, Washington Post editors , July 13, 2010
27 years for gang member in pimp's death, Washington Post Editors , July 9, 2010
Va. man dead in Silver Spring shooting, Washington Post Editors , July 9, 2010
Conviction overturned in D.C. killing, Washington Post Editors , July 9, 2010
Police seek missing Md. teen, Washington Post Editors , July 8, 2010
Wone civil case goes forward, Washington Post editors , July 7, 2010
Man stabs brother in Md.: Police, Washington Post Editors , July 6, 2010
D.C. shooting suspect ordered held, Washington Post Editors , July 2, 2010
Jail for D.C. judge stalking, Washington Post editors , July 1, 2010
SW man held in slayings in NE store, Keith L. Alexander , July 1, 2010
Judge rules not guilty in Wone case, Washington Post editors , June 29, 2010
Defense rests in Robert Wone trial, Washington Post Editors , June 23, 2010
Jail for D.C. man in murder without body, Washington Post Editors , June 21, 2010
Judge: Wone trial will proceed, Washington Post editors , June 17, 2010
Hockey coach charged in hotel sex assault, Washington Post editors , May 21, 2010
Guandique trial to stay in D.C., Washington Post Editors , May 14, 2010
Woman charged with using bleach in D.C. courthouse attack, Washington Post Editors , May 14, 2010
Defense in Wone case passes on a jury trial, Washington Post editors , May 12, 2010
Suspects in drive-by ordered held, Washington Post editors , April 30, 2010
Guilty plea in mass DC shooting, Washington Post editors , April 29, 2010
Tenants will have day in court sooner, Washington Post Editors , April 28, 2010
St. Elizabeths nurse not guilty in death of patient, Washington Post editors , April 9, 2010
Howard police car involved in accident outside police station, Washington Post Editors , April 9, 2010
Wizards' Arenas pays $5,000 into D.C. crime victims fund, Washington Post Editors , April 1, 2010
Former gossip columnist Karen Feld's nurse cleared, Washington Post Editors , March 26, 2010
Prosecutors: Arenas should spend three months in jail , Washington Post editors , March 23, 2010
Man gets 26 years in burglaries, assaults, Washington Post Editors , March 12, 2010
8 arrested in D.C. drug probe, Washington Post Editors , March 11, 2010
Men ask for separate trials in Wone killing, Washington Post Editors , March 1, 2010
Attorneys in Chandra Levy case ask to move trial out of D.C., Washington Post editors , February 17, 2010
Record snowfall challenges area courthouses, judges, Washington Post Editors , February 12, 2010
D.C. woman arrested during snowball fight released, Washington Post Editors , February 11, 2010
Guilty verdict in judge-stalking case, Washington Post editors , February 2, 2010
Jurors begin deliberations in case of judge-stalking, Washington Post editors , February 1, 2010
Prosecutors acknowledge more errors in Levy case, Washington Post editors , January 29, 2010
Reginald Jones, D.C. officer charged with murder, gets new lawyer, Washington Post Editors , January 14, 2010
Arrest made in New Year's Eve killing, Keith L. Alexander , January 8, 2010
Dead man's body found in Rock Creek Park, Washington Post Editors , January 7, 2010
Grand jury begins review of Arenas gun case, Washington Post editors , January 5, 2010
New judge to hear obstruction of justice trial in Wone case, Keith L. Alexander , December 14, 2009
 
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