Jana has won numerous awards for her outstanding feature articles for Phoenix Magazine. She’s been cited for the depth of her reporting and the skill of her writing.

6:34 pm Feb 2007

Is the Wrong Man on Death Row for the Murder of an Heiress?

By |2018-06-06T18:58:24+00:00Feb 2007|Categories: Feature Story Phoenix Magazine|Comments Off on Is the Wrong Man on Death Row for the Murder of an Heiress?

This should be one of the Valley’s most important cold cases, but it’s not. It’s not even on the list anymore. Because someone’s in prison, Phoenix PD considers the case solved. A fresh look by PHOENIX magazine, however, shows that it’s anything but closed. Among other things, we’ve uncovered evidence [...]

8:15 pm Aug 2006

Sheriff Joe Just Cost Us Another $9 Million

By |2018-06-06T18:58:29+00:00Aug 2006|Categories: Feature Story Phoenix Magazine|Comments Off on Sheriff Joe Just Cost Us Another $9 Million

ON MARCH 24, JURORS IN A FEDERAL COURT AWARDED $9 MILLION TO THE FAMILY OF CHARLES AGSTER. LIKE SCOTT NORBERG AND OTHERS, AGSTER DIED WHILE IN THE CUSTODY OF SHERIFF JOE. BUT HE WASN’T A HARDENED CRIMINAL. IN FACT, AGSTER WAS MENTALLY DISABLED. WHAT’S WORSE, THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TRIED TO [...]

8:29 pm Jul 2006

Hostage Crisis at 2600 N. Central

By |2018-06-06T18:58:31+00:00Jul 2006|Categories: Feature Story Phoenix Magazine|Comments Off on Hostage Crisis at 2600 N. Central

There was no clue about who the man was, what kind of gun he had, how many guns he had, how many hostages he held, where he was holding them, what he wanted or what would make him give up. Within seven hours, though, George Curran was in custody, and [...]

8:36 pm May 2006

Infamous Arizona

By |2018-06-06T18:58:42+00:00May 2006|Categories: Feature Story Phoenix Magazine|Comments Off on Infamous Arizona

The Grand Canyon State has had its share of local scandals – AzScam, Keating, etc. – but it’s also linked to some of the most notorious news stories in U.S. history, including Watergate, Tonya Harding and the terrorist attacks on September 11. […]

8:45 pm Apr 2006

He Buried My Mother By A Blue Motel

By |2018-06-06T18:58:42+00:00Apr 2006|Categories: Feature Story Phoenix Magazine|Comments Off on He Buried My Mother By A Blue Motel

In June, we told the story of Loretta Bowersock, a well known woman who mysteriously disappeared in December 2004, presumably at the hands of her longtime boyfriend. Thirteen months later, her body was found, and, as it turns out, the psychics were right – she was buried by something blue. [...]

8:40 pm Apr 2006

Cold Case Unit

By |2018-06-06T18:58:42+00:00Apr 2006|Categories: Feature Story Phoenix Magazine|Comments Off on Cold Case Unit

People get murdered all the time. Some cases get solved, and others go cold. It’s the cold cases that consume Sergeant Jack Millward and his squad of Phoenix PD detectives. Although most of the cases will never get cracked, time, technology and tenacity are increasing the odds. […]

8:49 pm Mar 2006

The Flight of Phoenix

By |2018-06-06T18:58:42+00:00Mar 2006|Categories: Feature Story Phoenix Magazine|Comments Off on The Flight of Phoenix

Although the hurricanes and tsunamis aren’t likely in this neck of the woods, several Katrina-like catastrophes are conceivable, which is why local officials are working on ways to evacuate the Valley should disaster strike. […]

8:58 pm Feb 2006

Will Global Warming Cook Arizona?

By |2018-06-07T15:57:07+00:00Feb 2006|Categories: Feature Story Phoenix Magazine|Comments Off on Will Global Warming Cook Arizona?

Although no one knows for sure, climatologists at ASU and UA warn that Arizona could be in a world of hurt if the temperatures continue to climb. What’s more, the worst effects aren’t thousands of years away – they’re already on the horizon. […]

6:38 pm Sep 2005

Rape is Rape

By |2018-06-06T18:58:45+00:00Sep 2005|Categories: Feature Story Phoenix Magazine|Comments Off on Rape is Rape

Men rape women all the time. Without a doubt, it’s one of the most heinous crimes in society, which is why rapists are sent to prison for a long time. That is, unless the rapist is the husband of the victim – when it comes to “spousal rape,” the penalties [...]

6:45 pm Aug 2005

CSI: Phoenix

By |2018-06-06T18:58:47+00:00Aug 2005|Categories: Feature Story Phoenix Magazine|Comments Off on CSI: Phoenix

No. It’s not another spin-off of the popular CBS series. This is a story about real cops doing real work in the real world. As you’ll see, it isn’t as glamorous as it is on TV, but the men and women of Phoenix PD’s crime scene unit take pride in [...]

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