John O'Brien

Investigator and author: "Scrapped: Justice and a Teen Informant" and "Goodbye, My Little Ones." Get Scrapped here:

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

Nice work, again, Gary Craig of the Rochester D&C, reporting on a fascinating case in the Syracuse area.

[Gary Craig @gcraig1]

A 1978 murder in Germany is now tied to a Central NY man, but questions remain. One raised in an extradition fight is whether the victim was a Stasi agent. A truly strange tale: https://t.co/VXfMFa0PDA

[Gary Craig @gcraig1]

Yes, the case is salacious and strange, but the legal nuances - the question of needed probable cause for extradition - are also fascinating. I'll be in Binghamton for hearing. Depending on circumstances, I might not write story today but will update here: https://t.co/VXfMFa1nt8

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

#cusegameday Go SU! Criss the Cross!

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

#orangenation

[Gary Craig @gcraig1]

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@DandC When you report on the Patrick Dai plea, assuming you do, feel free to report that it was first reported by one of your striking journalists. I'll see how many more stories we can give you to follow in the days or weeks to come.

[Donna Ditota @DonnaDitota1]

Thanks again to the USBWA for thinking of me and for voting me into its Hall of Fame. I’m thrilled and appreciative.

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

Get all the details about dirty-dealing cops and prosecutors: https://t.co/EyAxRxI7IS

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

Someone kidnapped Heidi Allen 30 years ago today. Two of the likely suspects roam free, the third is imprisoned for a later double murder and an innocent man was convicted. Read “Scrapped: Justice and a Teen Informant” about the corruption that let it happen. @brwpublisher

[Alex Peebles @KHQAlexPeebles]

It has been 30 years to the day since Heidi Allen was kidnapped without a trace from a convenience store in Oswego County. Some news outlets say many questions about her disappearance remain. But the reality is many of the answers to those questions have been ignored 1/2

[Alex Peebles @KHQAlexPeebles]

Most of these “questions” surrounding Heidi Allen’s kidnapping have answers. They’re outlined in the book “Scrapped: Justice and a Teen Informant” written by Federal Public Defender @LisaPeebles13 and former Post Standard reporter @johnobrien2187 1/2

[Gary Craig @gcraig1]

I'd like to thank Bing Liu, the mother of Patrick Dai, for this interview. It was tough for her I know. We'll continue to follow this case - the Cornell student accused of antisemitic threats - through the Democrat and Chronicle. https://t.co/1IWm6JLoLz

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

We took a murder case in Oklahoma, won an acquittal of a wrongly accused man. Way to go ⁦@LisaPeebles13⁩ and team! Justice! ⁦@KHQAlexPeebles⁩ https://t.co/GOD5DIr8Wy

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

Big news! "Scrapped" hit No. 1 again for Amazon sales in the Criminal Law category for both Kindle books and paperbacks -- more than a year after publication. @brwpublisher @KHQAlexPeebles @sampeebles102 @LisaPeebles13

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

Get ‘em while they’re hot! Book-signing of ‘Scrapped: Justice and a Teen Informant’ at Parthenon Books in Syracuse, noon to 2 today. ⁦@LisaPeebles13⁩ ⁦@KHQAlexPeebles⁩ ⁦@sampeebles102⁩

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

Scrapped won the Silver Medal in the international Readers' Favorite book awards! Meet the authors at our book-signing noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 10 at Parthenon Books in downtown Syracuse. Also: it's now out in hard copy! Available online. @KHQAlexPeebles @LisaPeebles13 @brwpublisher

[January 6th Committee @January6thCmte]

A message from Vice Chair @RepLizCheney about Thursday’s hearing.

[Jason Selvig @jasonselvig]

Asking people with a “choose adoption” sign if they chose to adopt.

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

Time to horn-toot: "Scrapped: Justice and a Teen Informant" is a finalist for a national book award! @LisaPeebles13 @KHQAlexPeebles @sampeebles102 @brwpublisher https://t.co/9bHbBH2V6v

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

Scrapped hits No. 2 again in Kindle’s criminal law book category. Woot!! ⁦@LisaPeebles13⁩ ⁦@brwpublisher⁩ ⁦@KHQAlexPeebles⁩ ⁦@sampeebles102⁩

[John O'Brien @johnobrien2187]

@gtconway3d Ha! This is not not hilariously stupid0.