The Frances Lacey Murder and Mackinac Island’s Only Unsolved Homicide
Rita Ruins Everything · Case Analysis · Michigan Case Reference · Frances Lacey Homicide · Mackinac Island, Michigan Victim Frances…
Rita Williams
Rita Williams is a Michigan-based judicial oversight analyst and founder of Clutch Justice, an investigative platform focused on court system accountability, sentencing integrity, and SCAO policy. Her work examines how courts, policies, and administrative systems operate in practice, with a focus on where process breaks down and harm is created. Drawing on lived experience and systems-level analysis, she writes to make legal structures more readable, expose institutional gaps, and advocate for reforms grounded in both evidence and human impact. Rita’s writing bridges legal analysis, institutional critique, and public education, with a consistent focus on accountability without losing sight of the people most affected by the justice system.
Scio News Did the Work. Michigan Let It Happen.
Editorial Transparency Clutch Justice has previously published analysis of the People v. Kerry dismissal. This piece covers Scio News’ independent…
MSP Detective Bryan Fuller Was Found Guilty of Violating Someone’s Constitutional Rights. He’s Still Working Barry County Cases.
Editorial Transparency Michigan State Police Sgt. Bryan Fuller was the lead investigator in a criminal case with which Clutch Justice…
Clutch Connects, Issue 12: The Final Filing
Clutch Connects — Issue 12 The Final Filing Can you find the four hidden connections? One term is a disputed…
When the Case Was Real and the Investigation Wasn’t: Five True Crime Cases Where Police Misconduct Surfaced After the Fact
Direct Answer In each of the five cases examined here, the underlying crime was real. What collapsed under scrutiny was…
Judge Schipper Disqualified Himself from Her Case. Then Sentenced Her Husband.
Barry County Series The Foley Vindication Record Control Two Attorneys, One Office The Record They Built Selective Disqualification Editorial Transparency…
The Record They Built to Bury a Plea Agreement
Barry County Series Part 0 | The Foley Vindication Part 1A | Record Control Part 1B | Two Attorneys, One…
Chain of Custody, Issue 03: Biological Evidence
Clutch Justice · Chain of Custody · Wednesday Edition Build The Unbroken Chain. A sequencing puzzle built on real forensic…
Thomas Cress and the Failure of Michigan’s Justice System: A 25-Year Wrongful Conviction
Institutional Forensics · Michigan Conviction Integrity What Calhoun County Did to Thomas Cress, and Why Every Michigan County Needs an…
Barry County’s Supreme Court Service Problem Had Names
Editorial transparency: This investigation involves a family member of this outlet’s founder. All factual claims are sourced to filed court…
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