When the latest rash of layoffs, cutbacks and buyouts struck newspaper and TV outlets a few years ago, journalists worried about a loss of "institutional knowledge" -- reporters, producers or editors who'd been around town long enough that they could connect all the dots when a news event took place. The death of former Denver radio personality George Weber, noted in this More Messages blog, provides a perfect example. Weber's Denver broadcasting stint isn't ancient history -- he was a sizable
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A vintage ad featuring George Weber, from a gallery on his website.
As we reported in a March 23 blog, former Denver radio personality George Weber was found dead over the weekend in his Brookyln apartment. Today, the sensation-happy New York Post is reporting that "cops are investigating the murder as a gay slaying." The story presents contradictory evidence in regard to this last assertion, noting that interviewees remember Weber mentioning a girlfriend, but adding that "gay-porn pictures wer
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John Katehis, who has reportedly confessed to stabbing George Weber, in a photo from his MySpace page.
The murder of former Denver radio personality George Weber over the weekend in Brookyln appears to have been solved -- and the resolution is even more sordid than a March 24 article in the New York Post suggested. "'Violent Sex' Ad Led to Murder of WABC Newsman George Weber, Confesses Teen," from the New York Daily News, reports that sixteen-year-old John Katehis told authorities that he answe
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John Katehis, George Weber's alleged murderer, in an image from VampireFreaks.com, a goth website.
The typical modern teen psychopath tends to mark his trail with plenty of media. Columbine, anyone? And John Katehis, the sixteen-year old who's reportedly confessed to stabbing former Denver radio personality George Weber this past weekend, is no exception. His MySpace page was taken offline after the clickable item above was published, rendering its links useless -- but Gawker has published a sc
On Friday, Westword.com published a story about a recent spate of murders connected to Craigslist -- including that of former Denver radio personality George Weber. The story also touches on the unlikely emergence of Craigslist founder Craig Newmark as an ally of the family of one of the victims, Kristin Olson, a 24-year-old woman killed in 2007 after answering a Craigslist ad for a babysitter.
Newmark spoke at a rally for Olson on Sunday. See video from the rally above, and read the story
The late George Weber.
Shortly after the publication of a Bradley Campbell/Matt Snyders feature about the so-called Craigslist killings, the free-classified service has decided to eliminate its "erotic services" category in favor of a yet-to-be-determined replacement. Learn the latest in this report from the Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages, a sister publication of Westword where the aforementioned article originated, as well as a Craigslist statement about the move entitled "Striking a New Bal
