One of the more fascinating reads coming out of the Baltimore media is most certainly The City Paper’s Murder Ink, a no-frills, no opinions box article detailing the week’s tally of Baltimore murders and ongoing updates on previous murder cases. And given the propensity for murder in this city, it usually has at least two to three stories to tell. Furthermore, like a somewhat more streamlined and useful Citistat there are annotated Google maps of the city complete with pinned locations of each and every murder throughout the year, with 2007 being one of the most murderous years on record (281). Generally speaking, there are only a few “hot spot” areas in which a large concentration of murders occur, notably Park Heights which featured a number of killings. One area in … Read entire article »