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Following are links to Donna Ladd's 2008 investigative series on the murder of R.J. Washington, as well as stories about the "mysteries of Frank Melton." A list of PDFs to relevant documents is at the bottom. Both will be updated as new pieces are added. They are listed chronologically without regard to relevance to each other:

May 13, 2008 - Melton Drug-Dealing Rumors Back
May 13, 2008 - Droppin' Hard
May 21, 2008 - A Tangled Web: The Mysteries of Frank Melton (cover story)
May 21, 2008 - Dairy Bar of Confusion
May 27, 2008 - DA Alleges Cop Murder 'Cover-Up'
July 1, 2008 - Moore Alleges DA 'Misconduct'
July 4 and 8, 2008 - DA Re-Indicts; Defense Alleges Bad Cop Work
July 14, 2008 - Moore Back on Probation ... Sort Of
Aug. 5, 2008 - Moore Demands Cover-up Evidence from DA

PDFs:
March 24, 1989 - Melvin Priester Letter to Gerald Jones re Frank Melton
Oct. 4, 1989 - Frank Melton Letter to R.J. Washington
Aug. 20, 1993 - Jimmy Wilson Memo to the FBI
Sept. 3, 1993 - R.J. Washington Memo to JPD Superior Officer re Frank Melton
Nov. 13, 1997 - Sharrod Moore Motion for Bail
Dec. 15, 1997 - Judge Gibbs Order Granting Sharrod Moore $75,000 Bond

Past Related Articles:
April 27, 2005 - The Cowboy Who Wants to Be Mayor (Donna Ladd)
March-April 2006 - The Melton Tapes: Donna Ladd's Interviews with Frank Melton
April 18, 1994 - One Jail's Tale (Jim Mulvaney)

Click here for the full JFP Frank Melton Blog/Archive, 2005-2008 (currently under transfer to new site; check back if all historic pieces are not there yet)