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Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time; a look into all aspects of a guilty verdict from the burden of proof to conviction to the judge’s sentence and more.
The Bloody Truth (Pt. 3)
Sometimes evil exists. There is no explanation for it, and trying to find one is an effort in futility. This is never more evident than when a parent murders their child in cold blood. It is unfortunate that is has become commonplace to see yet another story in the media about a mother killing her child or children. It less often occurs with men, but it happens far too often. These are the men that make us hold our children a little tighter at night. After all, if they would murder their own flesh and blood, what would they do to you and yours?
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean7 years ago in Criminal
10 Terrifying Stories About Murder from Around the World
If there's one thing that's old as humankind, it's crime. Crime happens every day, in every part of the world. Violent crime is still a somewhat regular occurrence, even though reports of it have gone down tremendously since the 1970s.
By Cato Conroy7 years ago in Criminal
The (Almost) Perfect Murder
“Have you checked out John’s ex-girlfriend, the lady cop?” Nels Rasmussen would ask the cops time after time about his daughter's murderer. Those investigating the death blew him off as a kook, a grieving father who would blame anyone for the death of his beloved daughter. As time would prove though, he was on the right track, and because (or perhaps in spite) of his persistence, Stephanie Lazarus was finally brought to justice, despite an alleged attempt by the LAPD to cover up the crime for one of their own.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
Jeffrey Dahmer
Lack of remorse. Impulsivity. Superficial charm. Pathological lying. These are all signs of psychopathic tendencies. But what makes someone a psychopath? What causes someone to one day just snap and do the unspeakable? We honestly may never know, but studies are constantly being done to observe what goes on in someone's life to cause them to have these sort of tendencies. Not all psychopaths are criminals; it is a personality disorder that many people actually use to increase their success. Although not everyone with psychopathic traits are criminals, they are more likely to commit crimes than the general population because they have no remorse and are guiltless. They also have a lack of impulse control, so when they have a desire to do something, even if it is illegal, they have to do it.
By Olivia Parker7 years ago in Criminal
A Victim of Her Own Lies
“They think because I am young, they think I have all this money,” Anna Delvey sobbed to her life coach during one session. Perhaps she forgot that she tossed money around like it was a water balloon. Funding the kind of life that Anna Delvey was living, something that was talked about in the first part of this series, "The Magician of Manhattan," was not an easy task. With no job and no assets to speak of, Delvey faced an uphill battle creating the kind of life that she wanted for herself.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
The Bloody Truth (Pt. 2)
Ted Calvin Cole was born on July 27, 1956 to an alcoholic mother, Nancy, and a father, Charles, who was enlisted in the Air Force. His childhood was a tough one, with his father eventually finding himself in prison after attempting to rob a liquor store. His mother took him, his younger brother, Keith, and baby sister, Kathy, to live with her parents after his father left the family completely when Ted was just five years old. His grandparents lived in Sunray Village, just south of Duncan, Oklahoma. Because the home was in the middle of the oil fields and eight miles out of town, there were no bus routes to take Ted to school. His grandparents refused to allow Nancy to use their car to take him to school. Instead of going to kindergarten with the rest of the children his age, Ted was taken to a children's home at the tender age of five. Left to fend for himself and raised for the next five years in a stifling, affectionless environment, Ted developed his view of the world. of. Nancy visited him a total of twice during that time, and Charles never showed. Ted eventually rejoined his mother with her new husband, Paul, and baby sister, Kathy, when he was 10. A stepbrother, Michael, would join the family 22 years later.
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean7 years ago in Criminal
The Magician of Manhattan
“Money, like, there’s an unlimited amount of capital in the world, you know?” Anna Delvey said to The Cut when they interviewed her. On the surface, it sounds like the musings of an uneducated girl who has been given the world by a doting father. That assessment could not be more wrong, yes Delvey's father loved her and did everything he could to help support her financially, but he was appalled when he learned of her crimes. He wondered how she had gotten away with it for so long. The answer to that question is one that can be answered easily. She believed her own lie. However, there was a rhythm to her madness that has been missed by many people.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
Dysfunctional Murder
"Everybody has a dysfunctional family," Vicki Lawrence's words should be of some comfort. Most people have grown up with a family that fights until there is a funeral or a holiday where a lot of food will be cooked, and one member doesn't want to make the dishes. Within the Zwicker/Young/Gouker family, the bonds of dysfunction wound tightly around each person involved, and choked off any chance of normalcy. That abnormality also led to a twisted case of murder that is impossible to solve to this day, even though a Kentucky father AND son have confessed to it.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
Mean Girl Murder
"In a way, bullying is an ordinary evil. It's hugely prevalent, all too often ignored—and being ignored, it is therefore condoned." What an incredible quote from Trudie Styler. Bullying today has changed from the past. Now bullies can use social media and texting to get their messages across to their victims. Michelle Carter did this with Conrad Roy. She exploited the crush he had on her, and then cruelly taunted him about not going through with his planned suicide. Until he did. Now those insults and texts encouraging him to take his own life have landed the teen a guilty verdict and a sentence of 15 months in jail.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
