- Keith L. Alexander
- Reporter
Alexander covers crime, specifically D.C. Superior Court cases for The Washington Post. Alexander has covered dozens of crime stories from Banita Jacks, the Washington woman charged with killing her four daughters, to the murder trial of intern Chandra Levy. Prior to covering crime, Alexander covered the airline industry and business travel for the Post’s financial section where he also wrote a weekly column called, Business Class. Alexander was a contributor to the 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning coverage of the Virginia Tech campus shootings as well as a contributor to the Post’s 2006 series and subsequent book, Being a Black Man. He has appeared on numerous national and local TV and radio news programs including the Today Show, MSNBC News, CBS Morning News, NBC News with Brian Williams, ESPN News, PBS’s McNeil/Lehrer and BET News. Prior to joining the Post in early 2001, the award-winning writer also wrote for USA Today, BusinessWeek magazine and the Dayton Daily News.
- District woman pleads guilty to manslaughter and driving under influence in pedestrian death
- Murder trial begins for Washington man accused of stabbing his mother
- D.C. man charged with hammer attacks is deemed competent for murder trial
- D.C. proposal would release suspects of nonviolent misdemeanors from jail
- 4 D.C. gang members sentenced for assaults and burglaries in various neighborhoods
- D.C. teen sentenced to seven years in attack on elderly Chevy Chase woman
- Albrecht Muth resumes eating, returned to jail
- Annapolis man pleads guilty in hit-and-run death of churchgoer, 71
- Guilty verdict in brutal Capitol Hill beating
- D.C. man found guilty of murder in beating death of Latisha Frazier
- ‘He was almost unrecognizable,’ beating victim’s wife testifies
- Trial opens in Capitol Hill robbery and assault case
- Man charged in 2012 fatal hammer attack had history of mental illness
- Prosecutors say Johnnie Sweet orchestrated the murder of Latisha Frazier
- Cellphone camera pictures present new problems for juror safety and security
- Mother pleads guilty to assault in alleged drowning attempt of four kids
- New trial set in robbery of Foggy Bottom vendor
- D.C. man pleads guilty to killing H Street deli owner
- District man who fled to Atlanta after August fatal shooting sentenced to 24 years
- Defense attorneys in Chandra Levy murder case request recording of 911 call
- D.C. man gets 40-year term in fatal shooting of 16-year-old friend
- Man found armed at Capitol refuses to cooperate with psychological exam
- Man found armed at Capitol ordered held for evaluation
- D.C. judge orders pharmacist accused of killing husband released from jail
- Sequester’s furloughs worry federal judges, public defenders
- Woman charged with second-degree murder in fatal shooting of husband
- D.C. man who used voodoo to try to kill his wife sentenced to 4 years in prison
- Albrecht Muth’s refusal to eat forces court to delay his murder trial
- Gaithersburg man killed after vehicle strikes tree
- D.C. charter school student pleads guilty to sexually assaulting classmate
- Eric Holder reports for jury duty
- Albrecht Muth trial delayed due to failing health
- In D.C. case involving a slain witness, another witness refuses to cooperate
- D.C. judge orders Southeast man held in jail for allegedly setting February fire that killed girl
- D.C. man sentenced to 25 years in toddler’s beating death
- Two 16-year-olds charged in a fatal robbery at Woodley Park Metro get plea deals
- Arlington crash leaves Leesburg man dead, two injured; traffic on Key Bridge diverted
- Temple Hills man charged in February shooting was charged with manslaughter at age 14
- Days before Drath’s death, she confided that she feared her husband, witness said
- D.C. Court of Appeals overturns conviction in 2009 murder case, cites judge’s error
- Six teens indicted on murder charges in stabbing at Woodley Park Metro station
- Six D.C. gang members plead guilty to assault, robbery charges
- Albert Haynesworth completes community service; conviction dismissed
- Two men found fatally shot in Takoma Park neighborhood Sunday
- Lanham man shot dead after party, police say attack was gang-related
- Southeast mother charged with attempting to kill four children by driving them into Anacostia River
- Judge rules Albrecht Muth unfit to represent himself in March murder trial
- Detective: Defendant was in ‘sex for pay’ relationship with elderly victim
- Former Redskin Fred Smoot pleads guilty to DUI in December; sentenced to six months probation
- Suspect in January fatal shooting of Takoma Park teen met victim on social Web site Tagged
- D.C. plans changes in police lineups, informants to stop errors
- 11 defendants on GPS monitoring charged with violent crimes in past year in D.C.
- Northwest man sentenced to 70 years in prison for the 2010 fatal shooting of teenage daughter
- Southeast man gets 21 years in fatal shooting of man during robbery bid
- District man sentenced to 38 years on murder and child sex abuse charges lashes out in court
- District student sentenced to eight years following shooting of classmate
- Hearings in Chandra Levy murder case will remain closed
- Jury finds D.C. man guilty in 2010 fatal shooting of 16-year-old
- Judge defends sealing of new documents and hearings in Chandra Levy murder case
- Judge weighs whether Albrecht Muth, hospitalized from a hunger strike, is able to represent himself
- D.C. police arrest man in weekend killing; say young roommate killed older man in Northwest
- D.C. Court of Appeals overturns conviction in ’08 Trinidad shooting, cites judge’s error
- Albrecht Muth hospitalized, in critical condition, following hunger strike
- D.C. Court of Appeals overturns conviction of ‘Georgetown Cuddler’
- D.C. murder suspect freed until trial arrested again
- Former Redskin Fred Smoot charged with driving under the influence
- Prosecutors want DNA testing in 2005 beating case
- D.C. man convicted of lesser charge of manslaughter in neighbor’s stabbing
- Judge calls D.C. police officer charged with child sexual abuse a ‘danger’
- Defendant in D.C. drug trial punches attorney in courtroom
- Defense attorneys in Chandra Levy murder case seek retrial based on new information about witness
- D.C. police officer pleads not guilty to child sexual abuse charges
- D.C. police officer sentenced to 14 months for 2011 shooting and solicitation
- Day one in trial of Southeast man charged with killing neighbor after believing neighbor’s dog soiled lawn
- Conviction in 2005 assault of Foggy Bottom vendor thrown out over police interrogation
- D.C. Court of Appeals overturns conviction of man in Foggy Bottom robbery and assault case
- Three suspects charged in fatal Woodley Park stabbing won’t face murder charges for now
- Judge rules Albrecht Muth competent to stand trial
- Ruling on competency of Albrecht Muth, held in wife’s death, could come Thursday
- Va. men sentenced to decades in prison for 2011 fatal beating of Northeast Washington man
- Silver Spring woman sentenced for 2007 killing
- D.C. man who killed cousin sentenced to 33 years in prison
- Two sentenced to decades in prison for fatal shooting on Metrobus
- 42 years for D.C. man in August 2010 killing
- Silver Spring man is convicted of rape
- Rep. James Moran’s son pleads guilty to assaulting girlfriend
- Suspect in fatal shooting on Metrobus is thought dead
- 5th teen ordered held until trial in fatal Metro stabbing
- Man who hanged himself in D.C. jail had history of violence, mental illness
- St. Elizabeths: Man charged in April hammer attacks competent to stand trial
- Judge orders teens charged as adults in fatal Woodley Park stabbing to be held in jail
- Hearings on Albrecht Muth’s mental state continue
- Police searching for at least three more people in Woodley Park Metro killing
- One suspect in Woodley Park Metro slaying says victim had knife, detective tells judge
- Robbery before Woodley Park Metro stabbing was a setup by teens, authorities say
- D.C. man gets four months for killing sleeping puppy
- Jail for District man in sleeping puppy’s killing
- Teens charged in cabdriver’s death chatted about it on Facebook, detective says
- 5th of 6 defendants pleads guilty in 2010 fatal beating of SE Washington woman
- Adoption Day at D.C. Superior Court Saturday
- Donnell Washington sentenced to 45 years for 2010 fatal shooting near Southeast playground
- Nine District gang members indicted for series of robberies and beatings since January
- Victim in October attack remains hospitalized; defendant ordered to remain in jail until trial
- Teens allegedly killed cabby for cash
- Two Maryland teens charged in fatal shooting of D.C. cab driver
- Ex-D.C. Council chairman Kwame R. Brown gets one day in custody, plus home detention
- D.C. woman found guilty of fatally stabbing boyfriend in ‘jealous rage’
- Man held in attack on senior expressed regret, D.C. police say
- 3 convicted of stealing, reselling $200K worth of books from GWU bookstore
- 50 years for District man in girlfriend’s stabbing death
- D.C. Superior Court on lockdown as officers sought man suspected of bringing in white powder
- Suspect allegedly admits to attacking one of two victims in recent D.C. assaults
- Off-duty D.C. police officer convicted of assault with a deadly weapon
- Jury begins deliberations in D.C. officer’s 2011 shooting trial
- Penn State climate professor sues think tank, National Review
- 3 men guilty of murder in D.C. man’s 2011 killing
- 25 years for Nathaniel Simms in 2010 D.C. killings
- Off-duty D.C. police officer was defending himself in 2011 shooting, attorney says
- Jury selection continues in trial of D.C. officer
- Jury selection scheduled in assault case against D.C. police officer
- Man on trial in D.C. killing of mother’s boyfriend
- Officials: D.C. attack, robbery suspects may be connected to other crimes
- D.C. man to be tried a third time in teen’s slaying
- Prosecutors recommend 25-year sentence for D.C. drive-by shooter
- Muth trial judge says case now ‘on track’ to proceed
- D.C. police: Man killed on Georgia Avenue shot by man who had taken drugs
- Fatal shooting overnight in 7400 block of Georgia Ave. NW
- 3 held in Aug. beating near Eastern Market had been arrested on separate robbery charges
- Judge: Man charged in D.C. hammer attacks still not competent for trial
- Second mistrial for D.C. man charged in teen’s fatal shooting
- District man gets 24 years for series of thefts in Gallery Place area restaurants, bars
- Guilty plea for D.C. man in July killing of puppy
- Police arrest man in break-in that turned fatal for accomplice
- Doctors: Man charged in hammer attacks still not competent to stand trial
- Officer involved in Gaithersburg vehicle accident placed on paid administrative leave
- D.C. police investigate fatal shooting of Forestville man
- D.C. police crime lab technicians ordered transferred, to be replaced by civilians
- Student shot by schoolmate pushed others out of harm’s way
- Guilty plea in deadly 2011 D.C. robbery attempt
- Popular Georgetown bar sued for assault, negligence
- D.C. Superior Court jury finds District man guilty of 2010 fatal shooting near playground
- District man sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison for the shooting death of fiancee
- D.C. man found guilty in 2011 fatal shooting of cousin
- D.C. man guilty in 2010 shooting death, robbery of Catholic University student
- Family of two sons injured in South Capitol Street shootings battles for recovery
- Muth’s attorney challenge St. Elizabeths report regarding client’s competency
- Albrecht Muth, weak from hunger strike, is ruled competent for murder trial
- When a boy is sexually abused by a woman ‘people do not often recognize the harm’
- Former congressional aide accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women
- Police report new lead in killing of H Street deli owner
- 16-year-old charged as adult in D.C. killing
- D.C. man gets 80 years for killing market owner and son
- Albrecht Muth, accused of killing wife Viola Drath, back on hunger strike
- Prison for man in D.C. sex assault case
- Floyd Lee Corkins charged in Family Research Council shooting
- Fatal stabbing victim Amber Kent spoke of plans to end friendship with defendant
- Suit over wrong HIV diagnosis settled between ex-patient, Whitman-Walker
- Demoted D.C. police commander files civil suit
- 1985 D.C. murder convictions will stand, judge rules
- Woman pleads guilty in 2007 killing of D.C. paralegal
- Plea for Blanca Ortiz in 2007 killing of Gabriela Lopez
- Trial nears in 2007 killing of Venezuelan paralegal
- Trial of Albrecht Muth may not start until next year; doctors want more observation
- Top D.C. Superior Court judge Satterfield reappointed for second term
- Albrecht Gero Muth’s trial may not start until 2013
- Two District men sentenced to prison for 2011 home invasion and beating
- After retrial, District man sentenced to 70 years to life for 2000 fatal shooting
- D.C. man found guilty of killing ex-girlfriend; wrote ‘You gave me AIDS’ on victim’s wall
- D.C. Superior Court’s top judge, Satterfield, seeks second term
- Former Metro bus driver sentenced to a year in prison for ‘08 fatal accident
- District man sentenced to 24 years in prison for fatal stabbing
- Murder trial begins for man police say wrote on victim’s wall “You gave me HIV”
- Six found guilty in November occupation of District’s Franklin School
- Doctors: Man charged in April hammer killing, assaults remains incompetent for trial
- Md. man charged in July 4th slaying
- Man guilty of assaulting bicyclist
- District man indicted on charge of killing estranged girlfriend, still at large
- District man indicted on murder charge in March fatal beating of toddler
- Police say man who crashed SUV into D.C. building also targeted State Department
- District man found guilty in 2010 double slayings of Northeast store owners
- U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. makes a splash in D.C. that dampens enthusiasm of some subordinates
- Despite progress, Albrecht Muth remains incompetent, doctors say
- Monday jury duty for District Mayor Vincent Gray
- D.C. police didn’t violate whistleblower laws with discipline, jury rules
- D.C. employees sued for allegedly receiving unemployment benefits while working
- Kwame Brown pleads guilty to felony bank fraud charge, separate misdemeanor
- District man sentenced to nearly 38 years in prison for burglary, assault
- Cydrisse Marcha-Marie Alvin, charged with killing neighbor, ordered held
- October sentencing for Nathaniel Simms for role 2010 D.C. killings
- Southeast woman used PCP before fatal stabbing of neighbor, prosecutors say
- D.C. man sought in fatal shooting of mother of his children
- Report: Michael Davis tested negative for drugs when arrested
- Prosecutor says Marine fatal stabbing was a hate crime
- Prosecutors urge judge not to overturn verdict in 1984 murder
- Man charged in D.C. hammer attacks is ruled incompetent for trial, going to St. Elizabeths
- Michael Davis, suspect in hammer attacks, ruled incompetent to stand trial
- Records: Suspect in tourist’s death sought gun
- Michael Davis, 19, charged with murder in April attack
- Ex-detective denies coercing, assaulting suspects in 1984 D.C. murder
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