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Top-level comedians take the stage this week in CT arts from Jerry Seinfeld to John Mulaney
It's an exception week for live comedy in Connecticut with Ana Gasteyer at Westport Playhouse, Aziz Ansari at Ridgefield Playhouse, Louis C.K. at Foxwoods, Jerry Seinfeld in Bridgeport and a quadruple bill of John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Mike Birbiglia and Nick Kroll at Westville Music Bowl. If music is your thing, take your pick from metal legends Pantera, rapper L'il Wayne and country star Luke Bryan at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford or 1990s rockers Goo Goo Dolls and Dashboard Confessional at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater and The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse at Westville Music Bowl. The famed metal band Pantera, who has been rocking since 1981, is at Xfinity Theatre on Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. $54.50-$792.40. The name of country star Lyle Lovett's backing group, 'HIs Large Band,' is more than an amusing play on 'big band.' It really is a powerful, wide-ranging ensemble that suits Lovett's grand Americana exuberance. Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. $69.92-$122.42. Rapper L'il Wayne of 'Annihilate' and 'Lollipop' fame brings his 'Tha Carter VI Tour: 20+ Years of Carter Classics' to the Xfinity Theatre on Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. His first 'Tha Carter' album came out in 2004, it was followed by 'Tha Carter II' in 2005 and 'Tha Carter VI,' was released this year. $40.56-$617.30. SteveSongs, the children's entertainer seen on PBS Kids, plays a live show that also features Connecticut singer/songwriter Chris Listorti. Aug. 6 at 1 p.m. $12-$17. The 'Parks and Recreation' and 'Master of None' comic actor has always been a stand-up star. His show on Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. at Ridgefield Playhouse quickly sold out so a second show has been added at 9:30 p.m. $86-$186. It's a smorgasbord of contemporary comedy stylists. John Mulaney has been mining his own life for material lately. Fred Armisen performs comedy for drummers and is known from his past successes on 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Portlandia' and 'Late Night with Seth Meyers.' Mike Birbiglia does long-form comedy storytelling on a variety of topics, and Nick Kroll does funny voices among other things. Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. $68-$766. Mexican-American alt-rock/metal singer/songwriter Violent Vira, whose songs include 'Trantula Girl' and 'I'll Save Myself This Time,' is in the grand tradition of fast-rising acts that play Toad's Place before they wind up in bigger venues. Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. $35.25-$48; added VIP package available. The latest experimental theater piece(s) at the Yale Summer Cabaret, an innovative summer theater run by students at the Geffen School of Drama at Yale, are the interconnected one-acts 'It's not you, it's the end of the world,' with a first act written by Andrew Rincón and a second act by Max Sheldon. Performances are Aug. 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 9 at 3 and 8 p.m. $10; $20 with post-show event; $30 with pre- and post-show events. Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's 'penny dreadful' musical is about a barber who slays his clients and has his baker friend turn the victims into meat pies. It's kind of a love story. The Legacy Theatre in Branford is one of several productions of this classic coming up in the next year or so. Aug. 7-24. Performances are Thursdays and Fridays at 7 p.m.. Saturdays at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. $40.50-$56.50. Though The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse have both been around for ages, they maintain an experimental edge that keeps their music current. Opening act Friko, a hot indie duo from Chicago, adds some contemporaneity to the concert. Aug. 8 at 6:30 p.m. $35-$278. The Connecticut wavecore band is releasing an album, 'The Lost Years,' at this Webster Underground show on Aug. 8 at 7 p.m., with three other local bands on the bill: Night Rider, No Eye Has Seen and Shapethrower. $28.35. Yet another double bill of bands who made big waves in the 1990s. This time it's Goo Goo Dolls, whose biggest hit was 'Iris,' plus Dashboard Confessional, the act that almost singlehandedly brought emo rock into the mainstream. Aug. 8 at 7:30 p.m. $106.25-$444.15. The Mountain Goats, whose key member is and always has been John Darnielle, is deep and moody and very prolific, having released 22 albums between 1994 and now. The most recent album is 2023's 'Jenny from Athens,' so this is actually a fairly sizable lull in recording for Darnielle. Happily, The Mountain Goats are on tour, stopping at an ideal venue for this intimate, internalized indie folk/pop outfit, Aug. 8 at 8 p.m. at Infinity Music Hall Hartford. $57.73-$73.19. 'Saturday Night Live' veteran Ana Gasteyer, known for her deadpan impression of an NPR radio host, brings her solo act to Westport Playhouse on Aug. 8 at 8 p.m. $95-$125. Connecticut's largest comics convention is back for a 10th year at Mohegan Sun with vendors, cosplay, panels and other events, plus guest appearances by dozens of artists, writers and action movie stars. TV and movie celebrities on hand include Karen Allen, Carl Lumbly, Hayley Atwel, Titus Welliver, Henry Thomas and the bionic couple of Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner. Comics fans will be awed by the likes of Chris Claremont, Skottie Young, Kevin Eastman and John Romita Jr. Aug. 8 from 1-8 p.m., Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $47 on Saturday, $42 on Friday or Sunday, $20 per day for children. A three-day pass is $120, $55 for children. The assumption is that the Best Music Festival will provide the best music, but the title mainly means that the festival was put together by Best Video, the landmark video store and cultural center in Hamden. Best Video has its own small stage and several live shows per week but is holding this event at Space Ballroom, a larger venue in the same town. The daylong show begins at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 9 and the many bands playing are Trophy Wife, Rick, Bruiser & Bicycle, Pulsr, Wally, Jeff Mueller, the Hartford pop band Carey, Dead Doe, Death Valley Sun Troopers, All the Pretty Horses, Nehway and The Knife Kickers. $32.34. Max Creek and Booyah, the kind of bands you most want to get when holding an outdoor celebration, will entertain at a five-hour celebration of the first 20 years of the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center. Besides live music., there are food trucks, drinks from the Moonlight Pub and a ceremony honoring the venue's many volunteers over the years. Aug. 9 from 4 to 9:45 p.m. $26-$535.38. The controversial star of 'Louie,' 'Horace and Pete' and other shows has returned to live performance in a big way. He's has two shows on Aug. 9 at 5 and 9 p.m. at Foxwoods' Premier Theatre. $71.35-$114.50. Country superstar Luke Bryan has named this year's tour after his big hit from last year, 'Country Song Came On.' Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. $67.45-$474.30. Sitcom legend and precision joke crafter Jerry Seinfeld remains a revered standup comedian. On Aug. 9 at 8 p.m., he's at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater. $225.25-$678.10. The Florida metal band Nonpoint has been around since the late 1990s, released its last album of new material in 2018 and is on its 'Painful Statements' tour. The opening acts are Upon a Burning Body and Autumn Kings. Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. $34.54. Solve the daily Crossword
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What Are Son of Sam Laws? Unpacking the Rules That David Berkowitz Inspired (and How They Relate to the Idaho College Murders)
Son of Sam laws were initially written to prevent criminals from profiting off their offenses — but their constitutionality has come into question The Son of Sam, otherwise known as David Berkowitz, murdered six people and injured 11 during his New York City shooting spree between 1976 and 1977. In the new Netflix docuseries Conversations With a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes, out July 30, the serial killer details his mindset when he began murdering strangers, including what led him to write letters to the press and police in a dark cat-and-mouse game until he was finally caught in August 1977. Berkowitz reportedly enjoyed the attention he got from the media and sought to get paid for a book telling his side of the story. Lawmakers in New York tried to prevent Berkowitz and other convicts from profiting off of their crimes, leading them to pass the Son of Sam law in 1977 before the .44 Caliber Killer had a chance to collect a dime from his crimes. Berkowitz was sentenced to 25 years to life for each murder he committed. Other states enacted similar laws, but the Supreme Court delivered a judgment nearly 15 years later that killed or forced changes to many Son of Sam laws nationwide. Here is everything to know about the Son of Sam laws. What is a Son of Sam law? New York enacted the original Son of Sam law in 1977 in an effort to prevent Berkowitz and other criminals from profiting off of their crimes in the form of movie, TV, book and other media deals, according to The New York Times. In the 1977 law, victims were permitted to sue to receive any proceeds that convicted criminals received from paid media, with a Crime Victims Board able to seize the proceeds until the lawsuits were settled. Under the first Son of Sam law, victims could sue within three years from the time a criminal received payment for media related to their offenses. At the time, there was also a statute of limitations of seven years from the time the crime was committed to file a lawsuit. Why is it called the Son of Sam law? The Son of Sam law got its name from Berkowitz's murder spree from 1976 through 1977. The serial killer used the alias — derived from the name of his neighbor, Sam Carr, and his dog Harvey — in his letters to reporters and law enforcement. Berkowitz later alleged that he heard demons speaking to him through Harvey, a claim he later said he made for attention and to avoid taking accountability for the damage and trauma he caused. The New York Times reported that Berkowitz and his team were selling a book that could make between $1 million and $10 million, of which Berkowitz would receive one-third. The killer and his team were reportedly also considering selling movie rights, but Berkowitz denied these claims. How many states have Son of Sam laws? Around 40 states have Son of Sam laws, though their enforcement and the details in each vary. For example, California's former Son of Sam law stated that only people convicted of felonies were barred from profiting off of their stories and rights to film, TV, books and other media; and it specified that works with only "passing mention of the felony, as in a footnote or bibliography" were exempt. The California Supreme Court, though, struck down their Son of Sam law in 2002 for infringing upon the First Amendment, per Reporters Committee. Is the Son of Sam law unconstitutional? In 1991, the Supreme Court ruled that New York's 1977 Son of Sam law was unconstitutional in the case Simon & Schuster v. Members of the New York Crime Victims Board. The publishers of the book Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family by Henry Hill and Nicholas Pileggi (which would later be adapted into Martin Scorsese's acclaimed film Goodfellas) sued the Victims Board, arguing that the law made authors and editors self-censor their books. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor found in her opinion that the Son of Sam law violated the First Amendment, noting that it was "presumptively inconsistent with the First Amendment if it imposes a financial burden on speakers because of the content of their speech." She argued that under the Son of Sam law, as it was written and enacted in 1977, books like The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience could see their proceeds not go to their respective authors. What happened to the Son of Sam law in New York? The original Son of Sam law in New York was amended in 2001 to allow victims to sue criminals not just for profits from movie, TV and book deals, but for virtually any income the convicts received while incarcerated, including lottery winnings, inheritance or stock market earnings, per The New York Times. The amended law also extended the statute of limitations from seven to 10 years from the date of the crimes. In December 2023, CBS News reported that New York lawmakers sought to amend the Son of Sam law again to also apply to spouses and relatives of criminals after the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann's estranged wife, Asa Ellerup, was reportedly paid seven figures from Peacock when she appeared in a documentary. Peacock said in a statement at the time that Ellerup "was not paid for her participation, but was paid a licensing fee for use of her archive materials." Peacock also noted that the funds were not permitted to be given to Heuermann or his criminal defense. The proposed amended law would also require any company paying a criminal's relatives or spouses $10,000 or more to notify the New York State Office of Victim Services, which would in turn notify victims, Newsday reported. Does Idaho have a Son of Sam law? Idaho does not have a specific Son of Sam law, a point that the judge in the University of Idaho murder trial alluded to in his sentencing of Bryan Kohberger, per the Independent. Kohberger stabbed Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin to death in their shared home in November 2022. He pleaded guilty to the quadruple murder three weeks before his trial was set to begin in exchange for avoiding the death penalty and received four life sentences. "I know there has been concern about him collaborating on books, or movies, or other media projects, and I truly hope that someone does not stoop to affording him this spotlight that he desires, in the name of clicks, royalties, or profits," Judge Steven Hippler said at Kohberger's sentencing hearing. "In my view, the time has now come to end Mr. Kohberger's 15 minutes of fame." Judge Hippler also encouraged the victims' loved ones and the public to not give Kohberger the notoriety that he suspected the killer wanted. "The need to know what is inherently not understandable makes us dependent upon the defendant to provide us with a reason, and that gives him the spotlight, the attention and the power he appears to crave," Hippler said. "Yet, even if I could force him to speak, which legally I cannot, how could anyone ever be assured that what he speaks is the truth?" Read the original article on People
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Colorado man's TikTok of woman posing as his wife and trying to withdraw $28K from their bank unveils $200K theft spree
A woman walked into several Colorado banks, posed as customers and stole around $199,000. Victims continue to struggle with the aftermath of the theft, while authorities believe additional cases will be uncovered as the investigation progresses. In a 9News interview, Mariah Rapp recounts how she had just started her morning when she got a jarring phone call from her local bank. 'A woman came in with a driver's license with your name and address on it and tried to take out $28,000 from your line of credit,' a banker told her. Luckily, Rapp was well-known at her Adams Bank & Trust branch in Longmont, Colorado. The banker sensed something was off and denied the transaction. 'He was like, 'For some reason, I just thought, that's not the Mariah that comes in here. Something's off.'' Mariah recalled the banker's words. The would-be thief walked out empty-handed — but not unnoticed. The bank gave Rapp a photo of the woman who had tried to impersonate her. Calm and chatty, she had claimed to be starting a business. Rapp's husband, a TikToker, posted about the incident, and the video quickly went viral. 'Would you mind maybe not going into my bank with a fake ID that you had made with all of my wife's information on it?' he said in the video. That TikTok would ultimately expose a crime wave. Don't miss Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don't have to deal with tenants or fix freezers. Here's how I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic. Here are 5 of the easiest ways you can catch up (and fast) Want an extra $1,300,000 when you retire? Dave Ramsey says this 7-step plan 'works every single time' to kill debt, get rich in America — and that 'anyone' can do it Used a fake ID Shan Murphy saw the viral video and felt a chill. Her bank had just emailed her, thanking her for a visit she never made. When she checked her account, $88,000 was gone. 'She has an ID with her picture, but my information on it,' Murphy said. The woman looked nothing like her. Then came Levi, the third known victim. He noticed two charges on his banking app: A $111,000 cashier's check and $25,000 in cash, totalling $136,000 withdrawn from his Longmont bank account. Someone also applied for a $50,000 personal loan in his name, but was denied. 'This is like modern bank robbery,' Levi said. In total, at least four known victims have come forward, all from different banks. Police believe the suspect used high-quality fake IDs, social engineering and confidence to convince tellers she was someone else. Investigators say a cashier's check from Levi's account was even cashed at a bank in Connecticut using yet another state ID. Read more: Nervous about the stock market in 2025? Find out how you can How to stay vigilant against identity theft The crimes involve both identity theft — the use of someone else's personal information to commit fraud — and wire fraud, the use of telecommunications or the internet to defraud someone of money. Wire fraud often happens through email or phishing, but it can also occur in person when someone triggers financial transactions through deception. Longmont Police released the suspect's photo, and banks launched internal investigations. Some victims have received promises of reimbursement. According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft affected over 2.6 million Americans in 2024, with $12.5 billion in losses tied to fraud. To guard against this type of fraud: Visit your bank regularly: In-person interactions build familiarity with staff who may recognize unusual behavior. Protect your accounts: Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) on all financial accounts. Freeze your credit reports: Lock your credit files with Equifax, Experian and TransUnion to prevent unauthorized accounts from being opened in your name. Stay vigilant: Monitor accounts daily for suspicious activity. Use notifications: Set transaction alerts to flag unusual amounts or out-of-state withdrawals. Most importantly, trust your gut. As Rapp's banker proved, sometimes it just takes one vigilant person to stop a significant crime. If you recognize the woman in the released photos, contact the Longmont Police Department. Investigators believe more victims may still come forward. What to read next Robert Kiyosaki warns of a 'Greater Depression' coming to the US — with millions of Americans going poor. But he says these 2 'easy-money' assets will bring in 'great wealth'. How to get in now Here are 5 simple ways to grow rich with real estate if you don't want to play landlord. 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