PROBATION SYSTEM IN CRISIS
Documents and interviews show that state probation chief Robert Lee Guy had known, at least since 2004, about shoddy work in Wake County that could threaten public safety.
Audio slide show: The N&O investigates the system.
Defense gets more time in Carson trial
A federal judge agreed Monday to delay the federal trial of Demario Atwater, one of two suspects charged with murdering Eve Carson, the former UNC-Chapel Hill student body president.
Why do murder cases drag on for so long?
On Thursday, thousands of people gathered at UNC-Chapel Hill to remember slain student leader Eve Carson on the one-year anniversary of her fatal shooting.
UNC-CH students remember Eve Carson
Thousands gathered on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus Thursday afternoon to recall Eve Carson. The student body president was shot to death a year ago.
Service will honor slain student leader
Thursday marks the anniversary of the day Eve Carson, the admired UNC-CH student body president, was found shot to death in a neighborhood less than a mile from campus.
'Not guilty,' Atwater says in federal court
Demario Atwater, one of two suspects accused of murdering Eve Carson, is a rarity in two court systems.
Eve's brother a believer
Saunders:If you're anything like me, you wouldn't even think about riding cross country in an RV with 11 other dudes.
Memorial is March 5 for UNC's Eve Carson
Triangle Briefs: A memorial service for Eve Carson will be held at UNC-Chapel Hill on March 5, the first anniversary of the killing of the popular student body president.
Death penalty filing details Carson shooting
Demario Atwater, one of two suspects charged with murdering Eve Carson, shot the UNC-Chapel Hill student body with a shotgun after she had already been hit by four small-caliber bullets, federal prosecutors alleged in court documents filed late Frid
Details of Eve Carson shooting revealed
Demario Atwater, one of two suspects charged with murdering Eve Carson, stepped closely up to the UNC-Chapel Hill student body president after she had been struck by four small-caliber bullets and fired a shotgun blast through her hand and into her brain, federal prosecutors revealed in court documents filed late Friday.
Federal kidnap charge added
A federal grand jury revised the indictments against Demario Atwater to include a federal kidnapping charge several weeks after the U.S. attorney general gave prosecutors permission to seek the death penalty in his case.
Work with environment wins Eve Carson Scholarship
Junior Elinor Benami has been named the first Eve Marie Carson Scholar at UNC-Chapel Hill. Benami is in the honors program and North Carolina Fellows, a leadership development program.
UNC students award first Eve Carson scholarship
Elinor Benami, a junior from Tennessee, has been named the first Eve Marie Carson Scholar at UNC Chapel Hill.
Death penalty sought in Carson slaying
Mukasey gives OK to prosecutors.
Probationers kill, state dawdles
Part 1:Since the start of 2000, 580 offenders have killed while on probation. Probation officers, hamstrung by vacancies and a sloppy bureaucracy, can't locate nearly 14,000 criminals.
- Chances missed, a life lost
- Who's in charge
- 'Moderate supervision deficiencies'
- What should be done to fix the probation system?
- Amid turmoil and strain, some officers succeed
- Judges can get assessments before handing down sentences
- Read audit from the National Institute of Corrections (PDF, 5.8 MB)
- Probation system contact information
Carson suspect pleads not guilty to carjacking
Demario Atwater, one of two suspects charged with murdering UNC-Chapel Hill student leader Eve Carson, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal carjacking and weapons charges.
Lawyers in Carson case seek records
Defense attorneys for the suspects accused of killing UNC-Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson want complete access to Crime Stoppers files.
Murder suspect charged in robbery
A Durham teenager charged with murdering another teen is now a suspect in a robbery that occurred about 20 minutes after the fatal shooting Nov. 8.
Carson suspect charged again
A federal grand jury brought carjacking and firearms charges Monday against Demario Atwater, one of two suspects accused of murdering Eve Carson, UNC-Chapel Hill's student body president.
State outlines $2.5 million probation fix
A plan to patch a system with lapses that led to deaths mainly calls for more staff.
U.S. could seek death penalty for Atwater
Federal authorities are considering charges that could result in a federal death sentence for a man accused of killing UNC-Chapel Hill student leader Eve Carson.
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