Indictment supports idea that mayor stalled efforts to find her killer, family’s attorney says. The lawyer representing the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene says Monday’s criminal charges against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff bolster the credibility of his case. Norman Yatooma said it

A federal judge today selected two magistrates to review a slew of text messages in a lawsuit stemming from the 2003 shooting death of stripper Tamara Greene. U.S. District Court Gerald Rosen also denied a motion from City of Detroit lawyers to quash subpoenas served on SkyTel, the city’s communications

DETROIT — A federal judge has selected two magistrates who will review a trove of text messages sought by lawyers representing the son of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene, according to court records released Friday. U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen set up a series of rules temporarily shielding text

Pastor says slain dancer was afraid Fearing for her life, Tamara Greene turned to the man she knew affectionately as “Dad” and told him: “Some people are out to kill me.” The man she confided in was the Rev. Ken Hampton, pastor of Grace Bible Church in Detroit, in a

Fearing for her life, Tamara Greene turned to the man she knew affectionately as “Dad” and told him: “Some people are out to kill me.” The man she confided in was the Rev. Ken Hampton, pastor of Grace Bible Church in Detroit, in a conversation six months before her April

Crime Stoppers adds the murder of the Detroit stripper to its site with a $1,000 reward for tips. DETROIT — For weeks, police have called on the public to help solve the 2003 murder of Tamara Greene, a onetime stripper whose death has become a politically charged mystery. But until

A federal judge on Friday ordered a review of thousands of text messages — including those of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — in a lawsuit stemming from the 2003 shooting death of Tamara Greene, the stripper said to have danced at a never-proven party at the Manoogian Mansion. U.S. District

DETROIT –A federal judge Friday said the court will review an even bigger trove of text messages that could prove damaging to the city and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and shed light on the unsolved killing of stripper Tamara Greene five years ago. U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen told attorneys

Former lieutenant told court he was looking into dancer’s links with officials when city demoted him. DETROIT — A former homicide lieutenant who investigated the death of exotic dancer Tamara Greene said in a sworn affidavit he suspects the woman was killed by a member of the Detroit Police Department.

It’s a mystery that never had a definitive answer, the story of a Detroit stripper known as Strawberry who was killed in a hail of gunfire while sitting in a car with her boyfriend in the predawn darkness of April 30, 2003. Since then, Detroit police and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

A day of golf, a charity dinner and Tom Izzo’s debut as a professional singer all served as an informal launch for Michigan State’s new partnership with WJR-AM (760) in metro Detroit. MSU and WJR sponsored the first “Coaches for the Kids” golf outing and dinner, a benefit for the

Bloomfield Hills financial planner David White and his wife, Nancy, didn’t need to get involved in the inspirational world of Thomas Kinkade’s art. But in 1998, the famous painter’s values of God, country and family motivated them to open a gallery. Today, after financial losses totaling more than $3 million,

BLOOMFIELD HILLS – It’s not always easy being a sports fan. With steroids in baseball and more professional athletes in the news for their time in a court rather than on one, sports heroes can be hard to find. That is until one of the sporting world’s truly great ambassadors

The text message scandal that is rocking the administration of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has given an unexpected boost to a federal lawsuit over the 2003 shooting death of exotic dancer Tamara “Strawberry” Greene. Greene was rumored to have performed at a rumored party at the mayor’s Manoogian Mansion in

DETROIT — In a city that routinely sees more than 400 murders a year, the 2003 slaying of Tamara “Strawberry” Greene was an easily overlooked crime. Few people initially took notice when the 27-year-old stripper was found slumped over the steering wheel of her green Buick Skylark. But soon the

DETROIT — The lawyer representing the family of Tamara Greene, a slain exotic dancer whose name was linked to a widely rumored but never substantiated party at the mayor’s Manoogian Mansion in 2002, subpoenaed a huge raft of new documents today, including records related to a prosecutor’s investigation of Greene’s

A two-year-old lawsuit filed against Troy-based Ziebart International Corp. by franchisees is nearing an end following a decision by an arbitrator who concluded that Ziebart breached a contract by selling rustproofing sealant to franchisees above market value. The decision, issued Oct. 28 after binding arbitration with former Chief Oakland County

ROMEO — After weeks of threats, Wonder Makers Environmental Inc. has filed a 10-count lawsuit in Macomb Circuit Court against Romeo Community Schools. The Kalamazoo-based company is seeking $90,125.28 it says the district failed to pay for Wonder Makers’ handling of black mold cleanup at Washington Elementary School. Wonder Makers