When Nick Cassavetes first brought me on to the Alpha Dog project in March of 2003, TV star Kevin Connolly was set to direct with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey McGuire set to produce. And Jesse James Hollywood was still missing. The youngest man ever on the FBI’s Most Wanted List had just disappeared in August [...]
Archive for February, 2008
A Letter of Hope From a Victim
Posted: February 19, 2008 in death penalty, family, lifeTags: Alpha Dog, Bible Belt, Death Row, Jesse James Hollywood, justice, Michael Mehas, murder, Stolen Boy, vengeance, victim
Recently, a woman describing herself as a “Christian” who “was raised in the Bible belt” wrote and asked me two very simple, yet, quite complex questions. “Why do you believe the death penalty is wrong?” And “Is this an issue you feel strongly about?” My immediate, unequivocal response was, “Yes.” Killing a person accused of [...]
From Psychopath to Love’s Creation
Posted: February 12, 2008 in lifeTags: Alpha Dog, compassion, fear, love, Michael Mehas, Psychopath, Stolen Boy, troubled kids, violence
We had a panel discussion the other day about the kind of troubled kids depicted in my book Stolen Boy and the film Alpha Dog. Somebody spoke about all the youth-related violence, and someone else wanted to know what we could do to stop it. And, of course, the first thing that came to my [...]
Upcoming – Stolen Boy and Alpha Dog Panel
Posted: February 3, 2008 in seminarTags: Alpha Dog, arts, lectures, Michael Mehas, Stolen Boy, Ventura college
