Dameion Robinson

Johnny Earl Edwards: the archive

Try, Try Again

The courts are determined to make a 10-year-old murder charge stick

Trial By Color

Minnesota courts tighten rules against race-based appeals, but it's small consolation to Dameion Robinson

He's Sorry

Former gang prosecution snitch Johnny Edwards recants--sort of

S is for Spriegl

One jury sent Dameion Robinson to prison for life. The other said he was not guilty. Confusing? Not to the state Supreme Court.

Snitch Botch

When police informant Johnny Edwards sang, men went to prison. Now his tune is coming back to haunt the courts.

Johnny's Last Song

Hennepin County's favorite informant faces the music

The Plot Thickens

More tales of slippery snitches, pearl-handled guns, and the shell casing that grew on the lawn

Snitch Glitch

Has Johnny "Walk on Water" Edwards finally met his match?

Stool Pigeon Redux

His trial was a comedy of errors, but the man Johnny Edwards fingered for murder isn't laughing

Stool Pigeon

Sure, he's got an unfortunate knack for running afoul of the law. But that's nothing compared to his talent for getting himself set free.