Ashley Fantz

Happy birthday, Leni Riefenstahl

Hitler's favorite filmmaker turns 100 -- and still says she didn't do anything wrong.

Ashley Fantz Tuesday, Oct 1, 2002 7:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies

Yesterday’s terrorist, today’s peacemaker

In a vote hailed as a landmark stride for democracy, Macedonian voters elect an ethnic Albanian guerrilla leader many authorities still denounce as a terrorist.

Ashley Fantz Tuesday, Sep 17, 2002 7:27 PM UTC
News

Herr Schroeder can’t catch a break

Gerhard Schroeder was seen as Germany's Bill Clinton -- media wise, progressive and practical. Today, mired in an enigmatic reelection campaign, only his wife defends him.

Ashley Fantz Monday, Aug 26, 2002 11:37 PM UTC
News U.S. Economy, Unemployment

The jail from hell

If you ever go to Memphis, you better walk right. A chilling report on one of the worst places in America.

Ashley Fantz Tuesday, Jan 23, 2001 10:05 PM UTC
News

Fatal mistake

In a outrageous example of police incompetence, cops burst into the wrong home during a drug raid and kill an elderly African-American man.

Ashley Fantz Thursday, Oct 19, 2000 8:00 AM UTC
News Race, Paul Shirley

Doubt on death row

Despite a partisan tie vote, Tennessee convict Philip Workman faces execution, while the country faces new facts about the death penalty.

Ashley Fantz Thursday, Sep 14, 2000 8:00 AM UTC
News Crime, Al Gore

Dead man talking

A death row inmate in Tennessee could be the last to die in Ol' Sparky, unless new evidence can get him a retrial.

Ashley Fantz Monday, Mar 20, 2000 2:00 PM UTC
News Crime

Ashley Fantz is a staff writer at the Memphis Flyer. She writes frequently about crime and justice issues.

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