Joseph Wambaugh

How an LAPD Homicide Detective Became One of Hollywood's Top Screenwriters

LAPD Union Warns Cops That Bad Guys Watch What They Post On Facebook

Don't be an online cowboy: Think before you post.​We know you think of cops as robots behind mirrored aviators but if you've ever read Joseph Wambaugh you know they're real people with all the needs, emotions and, yes, urges the rest of us have. (Although LAPD Chief Charlie Beck really is a ro ... More >>

Parole Denied For Ailing 'Onion Field' Killer

CDCRGregory Powell.​Onion Field killer Gregory Powell was denied parole this week after nearly 47 years behind bars, despite his plea for more freedom before he dies from terminal prostate cancer. The 76-year-old reportedly told a parole board in San Luis Obispo, "I've done enough time. I'm a ... More >>

'Onion Field' Killer Gets Parole Hearing

​A man serving a life sentence for the kidnapping and execution murder of a Los Angeles police officer in a case made famous by Joseph Wambaugh's book The Onion Field (and an eponymous movie) is up for parole Wednesday. The union representing rank-and-file Los Angeles police is opposing parol ... More >>

Nueva York

​A man serving a life sentence for the kidnapping and execution murder of a Los Angeles police officer in a case made famous by Joseph Wambaugh's book The Onion Field (and an eponymous movie) is up for parole Wednesday. The union representing rank-and-file Los Angeles police is opposing parol ... More >>

Some Kind of Blue

​A man serving a life sentence for the kidnapping and execution murder of a Los Angeles police officer in a case made famous by Joseph Wambaugh's book The Onion Field (and an eponymous movie) is up for parole Wednesday. The union representing rank-and-file Los Angeles police is opposing parol ... More >>