Email Author Stefan Kamph

Awards

• 2012 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists, published June 23, 2011

  "My Father's Bones"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 8, 2011

  "The Case of the Missing Pen"

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2011 Stories by Stefan Kamph

• Charles Harper, Judge's Troubled Ex-Foster Son, Allegedly Went on Home-Robbing Spree

  published Jul 21, 2011

  We have some more details about crimes allegedly committed last month by Charles Harper, the foster child turned stalker turned sex-abuse accuser whose life has been unfortunately entwined with that o... More >>

• Losing Battle: Lessons From Pine Crest School Founder Mae McMillan

  published Jul 21, 2011

  It is a universal condition among the alumni of private schools and colleges, perhaps more prevalent among those whose families have invested substantial time, money, and faith in the school, that eve... More >>

• Charles Harper, Who Accused Judge of Sexual Abuse, Arrested in Burglary in West Palm

  published Jul 20, 2011

  Damn. JAABlog, an early source for our story on Charles Harper that devolved into a mess of sexual-abuse allegations against a sitting judge, has an update on his whereabouts.Palm Beach County Sheriff... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Losing Battle: Fort Lauderdale's Most Elite School -- Pine Crest -- Reels From 99 Days of Ill-Fated Leadership

  published July 21, 2011

  On the day Hank Battle came to town in January, possibility was in the air at Pine Crest School. Construction crews jackhammered away at a new... More >>

• Rick Scott Talks About Selling Soda, Muses Nonsensically on the Role of Government

  published Jul 14, 2011

  Rick Scott held a news conference today at the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association in which said organization presented him with a model of the ship he served on from 1972-74.According to the... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Forget the Bacon and Blue Cheese; Here's Dean Martin's Burger Recipe

  published Jul 13, 2011

  When it comes to cooking meat like a goldang man, it's worth taking a look back to the middle of the past century, when chauvinism and functioning alcoholism hung in the air like aerosolized fat and v... More >>

• Scott Rothstein's Watches at Auction: Even Better Than Bernie Madoff's Socksr

  published Jul 12, 2011

  Ever since Scott Rothstein's billion-dollar Ponzi empire crumbled in late 2009, there's been a load of loot from his extravagant lifestyle sitting around. In a 2008 story, New Times visited his law of... More >>

• Ann Coulter Thinks We're Bombing Egypt (Video)

  published Jul 09, 2011

  Local conservative provocateur Ann Coulter appeared on Real Time With Bill Maher last night, sparring with the Hollywood-elite comedian at every opportunity. The two are "friends" in real life (Maher ... More >>

• Fort Lauderdale Hires Attorney, Moves to Dismiss Photo-Ban Lawsuit from Journalists

  published Jul 08, 2011

  Today is the deadline for the City of Fort Lauderdale to respond to a lawsuit by area journalists over signs illegally prohibiting photography near the downtown set of Rock of Ages.Norm Kent, a lawyer... More >>

• Reverse-Mortgage Fraud Suspects Worked at Firm in Boca and Fort Lauderdale

  published Jul 08, 2011

  The three Florida men charged with reverse-mortgage fraud on Wednesday were Palm Beach County residents who worked for 1st Continental Mortgage, with offices in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale. A rever... More >>

• Cameron Benson, Former Hollywood City Manager, Gets $300K Severance Deal

  published Jul 05, 2011

  Last month, longtime Hollywood City Manager Cameron Benson caught heat in public from Mayor Peter Bober, who had made sport of publicly shaming his chief bean counters since a May revelation that the ... More >>

• Food Not Bombs Protests Anti-Feeding Ordinance by Fort Lauderdale City Hall

  published Jul 02, 2011

  Since last month's arrest of Food Not Bombs founder Keith McHenry in Orlando for violating that city's ordinance against holding mass feedings in public parks, the free-food group has been organizing ... More >>

• Should Charlie Crist Run for Governor Againr

  published Jun 29, 2011

  We're fully aware of the journalistic rule that says if a headline ends in a question mark, the answer is "no." But humor this venture into the lands of political possibility, driven by desperate flig... More >>

• My Father's Bones: Lead Detective and Victim's Mother Form an Unlikely Friendship

  published Jun 28, 2011

  A few minutes before I met Pembroke Pines Detective Donna Velazquez for the first time, she sent me a text message: "I have asked the victim's mother, Judy Carlson, to join us." We were meeting to dis... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Sneak Peek at Himmarshee Newcomer, Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House

  published Jun 26, 2011

  Bluejays Cafe may be sadly and mysteriously closed, but just across Himmarshee Street, there's a new restaurant taking shape in a historic 1925 building.The Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House, inexpl... More >>

• My Father's Bones: A Jury May Never See the "Confession" That Could Change Everything

  published Jun 24, 2011

  This week's feature story tells the staggering, sprawling tale of a young father who was allegedly lured to a hotel and murdered in 1988 before his body was dumped in a shallow grave at the edge of Pe... More >>

• Happy Birthday, Kris Kristofferson

  published Jun 22, 2011

  But if this world keeps right on turnin' for the better or the worseAnd all he ever gets is older and aroundFrom the rockin' of the cradle to the rollin' of the hearseThe goin' up was worth ... More >>

• Photogate: Legal Wrangling Continues Over Photo Ban; Rogue Cops to Blamer

  published Jun 21, 2011

  Fort Lauderdale's recent bumbling over an unlawful ban on photography by the producers of Rock of Ages took a weird turn in court yesterday. Hibernatory City Attorney Harry Stewart and cane-wielding l... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Questions About a Father’s Disappearance Led to Answers That Were Far Too Close to Home

  published June 23, 2011

  John Henry Wolfe went to the Pembroke Pines police station every Wednesday evening for its Police Explorer program. He took courses and... More >>

• Rick Scott Asks Few Remaining Supporters to Mail Prewritten Letter to Newspapers

  published Jun 19, 2011

  Rick Scott, apparently desperate to appeal to the thin slice of voters who (a) might consider supporting him and (b) still read newspapers, has orchestrated a fake-letter-writing campaign to ambush Fl... More >>

• Mark Phillips, Pot-Smuggling "Bit Player," Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

  published Jun 16, 2011

  The feds say that Mark Phillips, a 62-year-old West Palm resident, helped the Black Tuna gang smuggle pot into the United States when he ran a Fort Lauderdale yacht outfit in the 1970s. In 1979, they ... More >>

• Journalists Sue Fort Lauderdale Over Photography Ban, Plan Himmarshee "Lunch-In"

  published Jun 15, 2011

  Fort Lauderdale has a lawsuit on its hands after letting a movie production company put up bogus no-trespassing signs, which attempted to prohibit photography by citing a random city ordinance.The Hol... More >>

• Judge John Bowman Abuse Investigation Still Silent, Nearly Six Months After Allegations

  published Jun 15, 2011

  In late January, we reported allegations of past sexual abuse by Broward County Circuit Judge John Bowman. The accusations came from Charles Harper, a troubled 18-year-old whom the judge had adopted a... More >>

• Chief Judge Victor Tobin's Questionable Exit Prompts Massive Public-Records Search

  published Jun 13, 2011

  Would you trust Broward judges to supply compromising information about themselvesr That's what they're being asked to do now, essentially...A few weeks ago, we wrote about outgoing Broward County Chi... More >>

• Broward Libraries May Open on Sundays

  published Jun 11, 2011

  Right now, branches in the Broward County Library System don't open on Sunday -- the day when you're most likely to have nothing to do and want a book to read. But that might change under a set of rec... More >>