Byron Wiscombe served as councilman in the city of Ammon beginning in 2013. BUT when assault allegations arise, Wiscombe goes from serving his community to serving time.

Sources
Tina's Story
East Idaho News
Court documents detail sexual assault allegations against former city councilman
[Former city councilman going to prison after molesting girl for seven years](Former city councilman going to prison after molesting girl for seven years)

Idaho Falls
George Vander Meer Appointed to Ammon City Council

Local News 8
Open Ammon City Council seat after councilmember resigns

Post Register
Former Ammon City Councilman signs plea agreement in child rape case

Photos
Byron Wiscombe Mug Shot--from Bonneville County Jail via Post Register
[Byron Wiscombe handcuffed after sentencing]((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIq6XR3Q-D0)--from East Idaho News via YouTube

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Royal Canadian Air Force Wing Commander Russell Williams had a high-flying career. BUT as his confessions unravel, shocking crimes come to light, revealing a hidden and sinister side.

Sources
BBC
Pilot Russell Williams's graphic murders shock Canada--by Lee Carter

CBC
Col. Russell Williams timeline

CBS News
Canadian Commander Gets Life for Murders

The Crime Wire
Russell Williams: Confessions of a Deviant Colonel--by Rupert Taylor

Government of Canada
Ranks and Appointments

The Mob Reporter
Col. Russell Williams — Brilliant police interrogation and confession

NBC News
Canadian commander by day; sexual predator, killer by night

The Star
Life and times of Col. Russell Williams--By Raveena Aulakh , David Bruser , Katie Daubs

Vice
He Was a Top Officer in the Military, and Also a Serial Killer--by Patrick Lejtenyi

Wikipedia
Russell Williams (criminal)

Photos
Russell Williams--photo by Bill Tremblal/The Independent via durhamregion.com
Russell poses in stolen lingerie--from Rueters handout via Rueters
Jessica Lloyd--from CBC via CBS News
Marie-France Comeau--from CBC via CBS News

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Bill Higgins was as County DA, BUT when he traded favors for lesser sentences, he traded in his career.

Sources
Tina's Story
ABC27
Ex-DA pleads guilty to accusations he aided drug dealers--by Myles Snyder

Altoona Tribune
Higgins gets 8 years of probation--by SHEN WU TAN

The Legal Intelligencer
Central Pa. District Attorney Accused of Protecting Drug Dealers, Outing Police Informants--by PJ D'Annunzio

Pennyslvania Attorney General's Office
ATTORNEY GENERAL SHAPIRO ANNOUNCES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST BEDFORD COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILLIAM HIGGINS

Pennsylvania Bar Association
William J. Higgins Jr., Zone 8 Governor

Penn Live Patriot News
Pa. prosecutor who's accused of helping drug dealers for sex resigns

Speaker Hub
Bill Higgins Never Quit

The Tribune Democrat
AG says Higgins betrayed Bedford County’s trust; ex-DA's attorney wants change of venue--By Jocelyn Brumbaugh
'Big believer in second chances': Former Bedford DA Higgins aims to 'move the ball forward' after criminal charges, disbarment--By Jocelyn Brumbaugh
Former Bedford DA sentenced to house arrest--By Jocelyn Brumbaugh

WPSU
Top Bedford County Prosecutor Arrested On 31 Charges, Resigns

Photos
Bill Higgins--via Speaker Hub Bio Page
Press Conference About Higgins's Indictment--Screenshot from Altoona Mirror via YouTube

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Hiram Monserrate moved quickly from the New York City Council to the New York State Senate. BUT it was his quick temper that led to his political demise.

Hillary’s Story
In 1963, two black men in Florida were wrongfully convicted of murder. BUT even when evidence clears them of the deed, racism and bigotry delayed commuting their sentence.

Sources
Tina's Story
Associated Press
NY Senate votes to expel convicted lawmaker

Daily Politics
Monserrate convicted of misdemeanor--by Bill Hammond

Gotham Gazette
Hiram Monserrate Has No Place in Elected Office--by Nydia Velazquez

New York Daily News
Bloomberg: Monserrate's Actions 'Disgraceful, Despicable, Deplorable'

The New York Observor (Politicker NY)
Mad-Dog Councilman Champions No Man's Land--by Katharine Jose

The New York Post
Dems say ex-con Monserrate has real shot to win old Council seat--by Michael Gartland and Carl Campanile

The New York State Senate
Hiram Monserrate

The New York Times
Monserrate Is Cleared of Felonies--by Ralph Blumenthal
Monserrate Gets 2 Years in Prison for Misusing City Funds--by Colin Moynihan
New York Senate Expels Monserrate Over Assault--by Jeremy W. Peters
Rallying Around a Politician Charged With Assault--by Anne Barnard

People Pill
Hiram Monserrate

Syracuse
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate partly acquitted in domestic abuse case--by The Associated Press

Vote Hiram Monserrate
About Page

Photos
Hiram Monserrate--New York State Senate (Public Domain)
Hiram Monserrate announcing return to Democratic caucus in NY Senate--by Austin512 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Hillary's Story
Death Penalty Information Center
The 13 other survivors and their stories--by Sydney P. Freedberg

Local 10 News
Black Florida man wrongly convicted of murder in 1960s dies at age 83--by Sanela Sabovic

The National Registry of Exonerations
Wilbert Lee

The New York Times
‘It's Over’ for 2 Wrongly Held 12 Years--by James T. Wooten

Orlando Sentinel
Pitts and Lee: For 25 years, denial of compensation shamed Florida

Sun Sentinel
Wilbert Lee, wrongly convicted of murder, dies at 83--by Howard Cohen

Wikipedia
Pitts and Lee v. Florida

Witness to Innocence
Freddie Lee Pitts (1937-2020)
Photos
Pitts (L) and Lee leaving a court hearing in 1969--from AP via The Sun Sentinel
Lee and Pitts leaving their second murder trial--via Florida Memory
Lee and Pitts at FL Legislature in 1998--Photo by Don Edgar/AP via The Sun Sentinel

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The Cherry Sisters were known as the worst act in vaudeville. BUT when they take a newspaper to court, their case sets precedent for freedom of the press.

Tina’s Story
Gregory Nathan Peterson made a name for himself as a prominent Utah GOP fundraiser. BUT when he’s accused of sexual assault he takes matters into his own hands.

Sources
Hillary's Story
AV Club
The Cherry Sisters’ vaudeville act was so bad it set legal precedent--by Mike Vago

Longreads
The Shaming of the Cherry Sisters--Jack El-Hai

NPR
The Cherry Sisters: Worst Act Ever?--by Linton Weeks

The Odebolt Chronicle
Articles on the Cherry Sisters from The Odebolt Chronicle 1898 - 1901--by B. Ekse

Ripley's
THE CHERRY SISTERS: VAUDEVILLE’S MOST INFAMOUS ACT

Wikipedia
Cherry Sisters

Vintage News
Meet the Cherry Sisters – Famous for Being the Worst Vaudeville Act Ever--by Barbara Stepko

Photos
The Cherry Sisters--from The History Center via NPR
The Cherry Sisters Ad--via Longreads

Tina's Story

Daily Herald
Utah GOP activist charged with rape found dead--by Associated Press

Daily Mail
Republican activist accused of raping five women killed himself after leaving suicide note protesting his innocence--by Louise Boyle

Daily News
Multiple victims deliver shocking court testimony against Utah GOP activist accused of date-rape assaults--By Christine Roberts

Deseret News
Rape suspect Greg Peterson unapologetic in suicide note--by Pat Reavy
Who is Greg Peterson? A look at the man facing rape charges--by Pat Reavy

East Idaho News
Prominent Utah Republican Fundraiser Arrested on Rape Charges

KSL
GOP activist facing 23 charges of kidnapping, rape--by Pat Reavy

Salt Lake Tribune
5th person accuses activist Greg Peterson of sex assault--by Erin Alberty
Alleged pattern of behavior led to Greg Peterson's arrest--by Aaron Falk
Greg Peterson arraigned on date-rape charges--Janelle Strecklein

UPI
GOP activist stays jailed on rape charges
Republican fundraiser arrested for rape

Photos
Gregory Nathan Peterson Mug Shot--from Wasatch County Jail via Deseret News
Peterson Letter--screenshot from Scrib via Daily Mail
Peterson at Fundraising Event--via Deseret News

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