ABSTRACT
The first set of headlines opened this chapter in 1987. The second set comes from newspapers more recently. Apparently, some things do not change very much. Such headlines still are standard fare in the morning newspaper or the weekly news magazine. They are noteworthy for two reasons. First, they preview an array of interesting stories that feature crime as a connecting theme. Crime news is sensational, and these stories are dramatic because they recount crimes that were committed by powerful individuals and organizations. Stories about celebrities and other elite figures elicit a certain voyeurism, which is even more pronounced when the theme is the melodrama of crime. The crimes of business and political leaders make for good copy.
