Prominent Baltimore defense attorney Kenneth Ravenell, once a self-described ‘good friend’ and ‘mentor’ of murdered federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna, has been indicted for alleged collusion with a drug kingpin. Ravenell served as defense counsel on two of prosecutor Luna’s most mysterious cases, including Luna’s last case. By Bill Keisling, yardbirdbooks.com/ Stunning developments unfolding in Maryland […]
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Red warning flags abound in John Estey’s case, suggesting problems with him as an FBI informant
by Bill Keisling Pennsylvanians recently got a fleeting glimpse inside one of the most secretive, closely guarded, and problem-plagued programs run by the United States government. I’m not talking about nuclear secrets, Area 51, or little green men kept in pickle jars in Hanger 18. I’m talking about the confidential informant program administered by […]
KEISLING: Luna was ‘The worst murder I’ve ever seen’
“I’ve seen lots of murders, but this was definitely the worst one I’ve ever seen,” MacLeod told me. She said she’d been selected to work on Jonathan’s body because she knew the pastor of the Lunas’ church, and because of her extensive experience working with badly damaged bodies.
KEISLING: Sen. Arlen Specter offered to help investigate the murder of Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Luna
One would think that Luna’s superiors in the U.S. Justice Department, and the broader American government, would be interested in solving Luna’s murder, and would bring his violent killer or killers to justice. His being African-American added concern.
Three wags of the tail for the Lancaster Sunday News
“We’d like to know why. We’d like to know why the FBI didn’t try harder to solve the mysterious death of a federal prosecutor. We’d like to know why there wasn’t more outrage from Mr. Luna’s colleagues in the Baltimore U.S. attorney’s office.
Coroner’s report re Jonathan Luna death still impounded
Stirred by an editorial in the Intelligencer Journal favoring the rights of the media to see coroners reports, NewsLanc inquired of William Keisling, author of “The Midnight Ride of Jonathan Luna”, whether he was successful in obtaining the Lancaster County report pertaining to the death of the assistant U. S. attorney. Below is his response: “I already filed […]
DA Stedman discusses Luna case concerns
Following District Attorney Craig Stedman’s Departmental Presentation at the Tuesday, October 28 County Commissioner Meeting, NewsLanc asked Stedman for his position on the mysterious 2003 death of Baltimore-based Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan Luna in rural northern Lancaster County. When asked if he would consider taking up the case, Stedman said that, according to his knowledge, the Federal investigation of Luna’s death is not yet a closed case…
Federal grand jury investigates murder of Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Luna
More than five years after his violent death, a federal grand jury is at last investigating the murder of Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Luna, according to a letter from the Lancaster County PA district attorney’s office.
FBI Moves Luna Case to Philly;DA Has No File or Interest
by Matt Henderson On February 20, NewsLanc interviewed Lancaster District Attorney Craig Stedman concerning the controversial murder investigation by the authorities of Assistant U. S. Prosecutor Jonathan Luna. Stedman said that he understands that the Luna case was now being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia. He said it’s out of his hands […]
Call for Congressional Investigation
Bill Keising, author of The Midnight Ride of Jonathan Luna, commented to Newslanc.com concerning the Feb. 17 articles in the Sunday News as follows: “We have to get to the bottom of all the issues surrounding the death of Jonathan Luna if we want to solve his murder. It’s unacceptable that the FBI refuses to […]
It’s Not the $35,000 Dummy, Its the Murder!
The Feb. 17th Sunday News articles on the missing $35,000 in evidence from the Baltimore Court House the day before the early morning murder of Assistant U. S. Attorney Jonathan Luna misses the point: Luna was murdered in Lancaster County. There is an abundance of evidence that the FBI was complicit in illegal activities that […]