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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2012 Stories by Stefan Kamph

• Bizarre Kony 2012 Posters Seemingly Contain No Trace of Irony

  published Apr 24, 2012

  Kony 2012 is a viral video that attempts to bring us together by alarming us over a common enemy (a dictator using child-warrior slaves) that absolutely nobody could object to. The fuss about the cofo... More >>

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  If the End of the World Is Nigh, These South Florida "Preppers" Are Ready

  published April 26, 2012

  Neal Wiseman can see his entire shop from where he stands, behind the glass display case at Dixie Guns and Ammo, but he can't see the future.... More >>

• Debbie Wasserman Schultz Faces Increased Scrutiny on Immigration-Jail Support

  published Apr 23, 2012

  There's been a bunch of news about the proposed immigration detention center in Southwest Ranches over the past week or so, but none of it has been substantive information about, say, whether the cont... More >>

• Fort Lauderdale's Anti-Panhandling Scheme Gets Attention From National Lawyers' Guild

  published Apr 19, 2012

  There's a no-panhandling zone in downtown Miami, and Fort Lauderdale currently prohibits asking for change along the beach. But the Fort Lauderdale City Commission is considering some tough new regula... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Barbara Britton Pleads Guilty as an Accessory to David Jackson's Murder; Sides Fail to Reconcile

  published Apr 18, 2012

  Barbara Britton, making a rare appearance outside the home where she has been on house arrest since 2010, was in court yesterday to plead guilty as an "accessory after the fact" to the murder of David... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Death on Coconut Drive: How St. Lucia Authorities Botched Their Investigation of Pileggi Sister's Death

  published Apr 17, 2012

  We recently brought you the story of the murder of Fort Lauderdale multimillionaire Ron Vinci, for which his girlfriend Catherine Pileggi is awaiting trial. In addition to the accounts of their lives ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Barbara Britton, Accused of David Jackson's Murder, to Plead Guilty to Reduced Charge

  published Apr 16, 2012

  Last June, our cover story My Father's Bones told the sprawling, stranger-than-fiction tale of a son searching for a father who had been killed by the husband of his mother, urged on by her father. Ye... More >>

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  Death on Coconut Drive: Five Things About Ron Vinci's Death That Don't Make Sense

  published Apr 13, 2012

  In this week's cover story, we explore the strange living situation and gruesome death of Ron Vinci, who had just moved into the Tarpon River home where he was found dead in a bag by the side of the b... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Death on Coconut Drive: Insecticide in a Bottle of Gin, and Other Things We Learned

  published Apr 12, 2012

  The bulk of the background information for this week's feature story about the murder of Ron Vinci came from evidence released by the prosecutor's office at the end of last year, during an initial med... More >>

• Gulfstream Park Draws Ire From Horsemen for Running Last-Minute Quarter-Horse Race

  published Apr 10, 2012

  Two major horse owners' associations are once again miffed by a local casino giant's efforts to conduct races in order to keep a second gambling permit under Florida's twisted rules for pari-mutuel ca... More >>

• Michele Lazarow, Friend of the Puppies, on Hallandale Beach Puppy-Store Ordinance

  published Apr 06, 2012

  After Wednesday night's dramatic meeting about puppy stores in Hallandale Beach, we caught up with Michele Lazarow, who has been the strongest voice behind getting a puppy-store ban passed in that sma... More >>

• Joy Cooper Confronts Audience at Hallandale Beach Puppy Store Hearing (VIDEO)

  published Apr 05, 2012

  So, the Hallandale Beach City Commission passed on first reading an ordinance to severely restrict the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores by requiring a "certificate of source" for each animal ... More >>

• Hallandale Beach Commission to Discuss Puppy-Store Regulations Tonight

  published Apr 04, 2012

  The Hallandale Beach City Commission will meet to discuss a proposal to crack down on puppy stores in that city, tonight at 6 o'clock. For years, activists have been trying to get the city to join a h... More >>

• Did ICE Bail on a Southwest Ranches Detention Facility, Then Backpedalr Sure Looks That Way

  published Apr 02, 2012

  Your humble Southwest Ranches ICE jail correspondent was on vacation last week, coincidentally on a tour of Civil Rights-era landmarks in the Deep South, when news broke that ICE had decided not to pu... More >>

• FEC Train Operator Plans New Privatized Rail Service Between South Florida and Orlando

  published Mar 23, 2012

  It is, of course, essential Rick Scott lore that our budget-cutting governor nixed a federally funded high-speed rail project because it used too much taxpayer money. As little sense as that move made... More >>

• Ron Bergeron Wants to Be Your Garbage Man

  published Mar 21, 2012

  It's a strange battle that pitches Ron Bergeron as the underdog, but there's nothing that isn't strange about trash in South Florida. Debates about what to do with the stuff have raged for decades, an... More >>

• Barry "Bear" Silverman Is a Fake Navy SEAL, Says Lawyer Representing Real Navy SEAL

  published Mar 20, 2012

  Assuming you, like most of our dear readers, are a lily-livered sissy who has never made it through a "Hell Night" or advanced Navy SEAL training, here are a couple of things you may not know.1. There... More >>

• Lynn Szymoniak, Palm Beach Gardens Woman in Foreclosure, Wins $18 Million From Banks

  published Mar 15, 2012

  Homeowners facing foreclosure turn to some creative measures to try to fight the banks. For example, there's the Luznar family of Pembroke Pines, whom we followed last year as they hung massive signs ... More >>

• Florida Man Sues "Barack Hussein Obama," Citing Six Constitutional Amendments and Magna Carta, for Condemning His Property

  published Mar 15, 2012

  We're not usually in the business of passing on meandering, typewritten pro-se lawsuits filed in federal court, but this one contains such impassioned language and has obviously annoyed a judge so muc... More >>

• Keith London to Challenge Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper in November

  published Mar 13, 2012

  Hallandale Beach City Commissioner Keith London, who just might be Mayor Joy Cooper's least-favorite person in the world political arena, is set to challenge her in the November mayoral election.Londo... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Toussain Puddie Will Likely Face Trial for Taking Rick Case's Pen; State Retracts Offer

  published Mar 09, 2012

  Toussain Puddie, the former TSA screener who grabbed car dealer Rick Case's Montblanc pen at the airport last June, has been facing third-degree Grand Theft charges for months. We published a feature ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  BREAKING: CCA Sues Pembroke Pines in Federal Court

  published Mar 08, 2012

  Well, that was quick. Pembroke Pines commissioners voted last night to rescind a contract to provide fire, EMS, water, and sewer services to Southwest Ranches, in opposition to a planned ICE detention... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Pembroke Pines Commission Cancels Fire/EMS/Water Contract, Creating Roadblock for ICE Jail

  published Mar 08, 2012

  Planners and lawyers at the Corrections Corporation of America are going to show up for work this morning with a significant task ahead of them: figuring out how to provide water, sewer, and emergency... More >>

• Prisonville: Southwest Ranches Lawsuit Dismissed; Pembroke Pines to Vote on Controversial Contract

  published Mar 07, 2012

  Update 8:53 p.m.: Motion to terminate the Fire/EMS contract with town of Southwest Ranches has been passed. This cancels the previous agreement for the city to service the town, including the proposed... More >>

• Broward Jail Inmates Say Their Gums Are Bleeding Due to Poor Toothbrushes, Lack of Dental Care

  published Mar 06, 2012

  rA group of inmates facing tough charges at the Broward County Main Jail is suing representatives of the Broward Sheriff's Office and the jail's health-services contractor, Armor Correctional Services... More >>