Warrentless wiretapping in the United States. We have all heard something about it. But, who is actually listening? It's not the "president" that listens. And, it is not the "government" that listens. It's a guy It is a person that wears headphones all day. An employee. When he goes home at night, what personal information does he have in his head? Information is power. Information can be worth millions of dollars. What might a person do with that kind of information? A beautiful woman is dead from a fatal car crash. Was it an accident; or was it murder? Will they find out in time to make a...

"Sam, could you do me a favor?" Thus begins a story that has now become part of America's true crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga--the story of a young lawyer fresh from the Public Defender's Office whose first client in private practice turns out to be the worst serial killer in our nation's history.

Sam Amirante had just opened his first law practice when he got a phone call from his friend John Wayne Gacy, a well-known and well-liked community figure. Gacy was upset about what he called "police...