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The Day of the Shooting
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Brame Audio Files

Crystal Brame's Call
Brame Shooting Call 1
Brame Shooting Call 2
Brame Shooting Call 3
Brame Shooting Call 4
Crystal's Doctor Call

Domestic Violence Files
Tacoma Police Department's new officer-involved domestic violence policy ...
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The Thin Blue Lie
A 3 part story, the News Tribune investigated the tenure of Tacoma Police Chief David Brame and his life with Crystal Brame ...
 • Part I: Public triumph, private tension
 • Part II: Sex, lies and death threats
 • Part III: David and Crystal's last days
On April 26, 2003 Tacoma Police Chief David Brame fatally wounded his wife, Crystal, and then killed himself. The shootings still reverberate, and Tacoma reels from their impact.

Latest from the Brame Tragedy

Published March 18th, 2007 - 1:00AM
He speaks to military families. Women in prison. Political groups. Anyone who will listen.Read more...

Published March 18th, 2007 - 1:00AM
They’d been laughing. And drinking. Blowing off steam, as couples do, when he got off work on that June evening nearly a year ago.

“Everything was awesome,” Amanda Blair said. “Everything was fine.” Read more...

Published March 18th, 2007 - 1:00AM
 • Be a good listener, ask questions delicately and don’t judge. Read more...

Published March 18th, 2007 - 1:00AM
Tacoma made several promises to the family of Crystal Judson to settle a $75 million lawsuit in the fall of 2005. The lawsuit stemmed from Judson’s death in May 2003 after she was shot by her estranged husband, Police Chief David Brame. Along with a monetary settlement, the city agreed to pursue changes in policies and procedures. City Attorney Elizabeth Pauli detailed Tacoma’s compliance in a recent memo to the City Council. Here’s an accounting of the major pieces. Read more...

Published March 21st, 2006 - 1:00AM
Sylvia Boskovich, the Gig Harbor woman who said in 1988 that she was raped by then-Tacoma police officer David Brame, lost her lawsuit last week. Read more...

Published December 19th, 2005 - 2:30AM
They were told it could take five years or more for Congress to take notice. Read more...

Published December 19th, 2005 - 2:30AM
Once a torrent, the David Brame scandal now resembles a leaky faucet: the few facts unknown to the public trickle out now and then. Read more...

Published December 14th, 2005 - 2:30AM
The late Phil Knudsen’s lawsuit against his former employer, the City of Tacoma, is over for the moment. Read more...

Published November 14th, 2005 - 2:30AM
Here’s a $5 million question: Was Phil Knudsen fired for talking too much or doing too little? Read more...

Published October 30th, 2005 - 3:00AM
The final chapter of the David Brame scandal reveals some police commanders resisting their deteriorating police chief’s commands. Others went over his head for help, but got little from then-City Manager Ray Corpuz. Read more...

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