Diane Dimond
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Be Careful Who You Love – Audiobook
The explosive, definitive account of Michael Jackson’s fall from grace has now been updated with four new fascinating chapters. Award-winning journalist Diane Dimond, who first broke the story of the King of Pop’s battles against child molestation charges from 1993 to 2005, takes you behind the scenes and into the courtroom of one of the most controversial cases of the decade. The new material, found only in this audio version, gives listeners a dramatic glimpse of one reporter’s vigilance and unending quest to uncover the truth.
COURTS EXPLOIT SENIORS
"For several years I have been investigating the nationwide scourge of court-ordered guardianship for elders. It is often devastating for seniors and their families. This piece appeared at Real Clear Politics Investigations."
American Greed Interview
Watch my recent Video Interview: " The American Greed Report: How to control your money, even after you die."
An Award Winning Series on Guardianship
My investigative research has uncovered a major flaw in America’s court system. It has to do with how overburdened and underfunded courts deal with family disputes over what to do with an elderly Mom or Dad. A growing number of families, nationwide, have learned that once a family member turns to the courts for help their parent could be placed under an odious elder guardianship situation managed by total stranger. Families caught up in this system say it turned their aging parent’s final years into a nightmare. These are my findings about the system in one state.
Who guards the guardians? - A five part series by Diane Dimond
(My Albuquerque Journal series was awarded the Institute for American Studies prestigious Clark Mollenhoff Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism. Please read the sidebar stories in the left hand column under: More Info.) The series also won two major awards from the New Mexico Press Association including Best Investigative Public Service award.
My Latest Book Has Landed!
Check out the cool trailer for my latest book. Just click in the box above.
Thinking Outside The Crime and Justice Box is a compilation of some of my favorite and most thought provoking columns – with updates and new text. The book discusses today’s headline crime cases as well as crime and justice issues readers may not realize even existed. Compelling human stories at the core of crime are often the centerpiece of my columns and reading about stranger’s struggles can help readers better understand the dynamics surrounding crime, law enforcement and justice. Look, there is good and evil in the world and I figure it is my job to point it out.
The e-book is available here: – here. The hold-in-your-hand book is coming soon! Thanks to the kind folks at Creators Publishing.
Latest Syndicated Column
Fact: Covid-19 Sickens But Rarely Kills the Healthy
Yes. The world is in the midst of a pandemic of the COVID-19 virus. But in between all the political posturing and breathless fear inducing media coverage could we all just take a deep, cleansing breath? In fact, take four or five.
I usually deal in crime statistics, but this week let’s look at health statistics, shall we?
Price Gouging in a Time of Crisis
We live in strange times these days. Nearly every American’s life has been upended by something we can’t even see, a miniscule coronavirus that has proven most deadly to those who already have compromised immune systems due to age or existing illness.
So, during this volatile time what would cause Amazon – the place where so many American’s shop – to remove more than a million coronavirus related products from its online marketplace? Simply put: Price gouging and misleading COVID-19 claims by vendors.
The ‘Managing My Anxiety’ Defense
Let’s see a show of hands. Who among readers of this column has experienced some anxiety in their lives? Ahhh, as I suspected there are lots of hands in the air. Everyone has had moments of stress, strain and fear to deal with. The trick is how you handle it.
Our 42nd president recently re-appeared to tell us that because he felt such enormous pressure during his tenure as Commander in Chief he turned to extramarital sex with a woman half his age as a way of “managing my anxiety.”
Not Everyone Rejoiced At Weinstein Verdict
The verdict in the Harvey Weinstein sex crimes case was described as both a disappointment and a victory. Some court watchers felt the shamed movie mogul should have been found guilty on all counts. Others said the decision ushered in a new era for survivors of sexual assault and tamped down, once and for all, defense attorney’s tactic of blaming the victim.
For Denise Conroy of Chicago none of those things was the point.
Time to Purge Bloated Sex Offender Registries
Those who fight for a more equitable way to keep track of sexual predators won a big victory in Michigan last week. That is a state with some 44-thousand names on its Sexual Offenders Registry list.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Cleland put his foot down and gave the Michigan legislature 60 days to rewrite its current “unconstitutional” registry statute.
Last Spring, Judge Cleland set a 90-day deadline for lawmakers to rework the law, but he was ignored. This time he’s serious.
Romance Can Turn Brutal – Especially For The Children
If you’re the typical U.S. consumer you just shelled out money to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Collectively Americans spend multiple billions each year on candy, flowers, jewelry or some other gift to spark romance with a loved one.
Historians agree the celebration likely began in ancient Roman times with the mid-February fertility festival called Lupercalia.
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