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Steve Miller is writing his fourth true crime book on the Bashara case, Murder in Grosse Pointe Park: Privilege, Adultery, and the Killing of Jane Bashara (Penguin/Berkley, September 2015). Miller has worked for the Dallas Morning News, the Washington Times, U.S. News & World Report, People magazine and Texas Watchdog. He was a Carnegie Legal Reporting Fellow in 2010 and an Edgar Award finalist in 2012. Follow him @penvengeance.

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Inside The Gathering of the Juggalos

CRAZY CLOWNZ

Fighting the FBI’s ‘gang’ designation in court, Insane Clown Posse held its 16th annual festival in Ohio filled with clowns and Faygo galore.

Steve Miller | Published Jul 27, 2015

Me Still ‘So Horny’ For 25 Years

DEFINITION OF OBSCENITY

Twenty-five years ago, 2 Live Crew battled the law for the First Amendment right to play sex-slathered tunes like ‘Me So Horny.’

Steve Miller | Published Feb 14, 2015

The Big Daddy of Drive-In Porn

STICKY SEATS

How a small-town Midwestern businessman saw cash in putting flesh on the outdoor screen and rode that to the charmed life of playing golf in the Central American jungle.

Steve Miller | Published Jan 17, 2015

A Murder in Detroit’s Sexual Underworld

TRUE CRIME

Bob Bashara was a married Rotary Club president who lived in a ritzy Detroit suburb. He also had a secret love for BDSM—and prosecutors say he had his wife killed over it.

Steve Miller | Published Oct 08, 2014

The Misunderstood Juggalos

Cops and Clowns

<p>They have the tattoos, the face paint, and the tattered clothes, and they hold the door for people and say “thank you.” ‘This is not a place where you’re going to be judged,’ said Hippie Joe, between huffs of a morning joint.</p>

Steve Miller | Published Jul 28, 2014

The Murder of Innocents

Evil

A Utah mother charged with killing six of her infant children was described as cold and aloof by a neighbor. Police are still searching for answers in the tragedy.

Steve Miller | Published Apr 16, 2014

The Man Who Shot Renisha

Charged

The Michigan homeowner charged with fatally shooting a black teenager is described by an ex-girlfriend as someone who ‘drank a lot’ but was ‘never violent.’

Steve Miller | Published Nov 15, 2013

The Next Trayvon Martin?

Crime

Over a week after Renisha McBride was shot in the face by a white stranger, charges have yet to be filed. But the family’s attorney says race has nothing to do with it.

Steve Miller | Published Nov 12, 2013

Can This Man Save Detroit?

Mayor’s Race

The Michigan city, down on its luck, is poised to elect its first white mayor in 40 years. He’s got his work cut out for him.

Steve Miller | Published Nov 04, 2013

My Neighbor the Monster

Bad Blood

Doug Parker owns the home next to Cleveland suspect Ariel Castro.

Steve Miller | Published May 10, 2013

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