A.W. Naves
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Writer. Author. Alabamian.
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The Murder of Inga Maria Hauser
More than thirty years have passed since German backpacker, Inga Maria Hauser was found murdered in Northern Ireland. Inga was only eighteen when she went missing in 1988 and was found two weeks later in Ballypatrick Forest, just outside Ballycastle in County Antrim.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Man Sentenced to Nearly 7 Years in Prison for Federal Hate Crime
U.S District Judge for the Northern District of California, Edward J. Davila sentenced 45-year-old Ole Hougen to eighty-two months in prison and three years of supervised probation based on the 2009 law known as theMatthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Hougen's crime involves a 2020 knife attack on a Black man while crossing a street in Santa Cruz, California.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Dark Mystery of Hart Island in the Time of Coronavirus
There is a small island off the coast of the Bronx in New York City that has long been a source of dark intrigue for those not allowed on its shores. For more than 150 years, Hart Island has been the site where hundreds of people have been interred for various reasons. Among the dead here, you will find soldiers, stillborn babies, homeless persons, prisoners, and AIDS patients. Now, there is a new addition to the masses who call this small island their final resting place—coronavirus victims.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in FYI
My Mother Was a Good Gal with A Gun
The year was 1975. I was in fifth grade. It was a night like any other until my mother woke me in the middle of the night to call an ambulance for my father. He was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The bullet had pierced his stomach lining and lodged near his spine, requiring major surgery for the organ damage and internal bleeding. My father was well-loved by anyone who knew him, so who would have been so callous as to come into our home and shoot him?
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in The Swamp
Are You Dating a Copper Miner?
You’ve all heard of gold diggers, but what about the copper miner? “Huh? What’s a copper miner?” Here’s the story. A while back, this woman I know met a guy. We'll call her "Jane" for anonymity's sake. So, Jane thought this guy seemed really great at first, checking every box she had for a potential partner. He was attractive, intelligent, funny, and seemed her equal in every way.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Viva
I Stopped Going to the Office
Officially, I started working when I was fifteen years old. In reality, I started work long before that. I spent my early years as a farmhand on my family farm, my payment came in the form of room and board, according to my parent-employers.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Motivation
The Unsolved Murder of Helen Wingard Hill
On January 4, 2007, in New Orleans, six lives were taken. One of those lives was that of Helen Wingard Hill, an artist, writer, filmmaker, and activist. Helen was a native of Columbia, South Carolina, where she had graduated high school in 1988. She earned an A.B. at Harvard University in 1992, majoring in English and minoring in Visual and Environmental Studies.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Tragic Murder of Young Actor Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer
On July 18, 1989, 21-year-old actress Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer opened the door to her apartment and found herself face to face with 19-year-old Robert John Bardo, an obsessed fan. Bardo had been stalking Rebecca for three years. He had previously stalked a peace activist named Samantha Smith, but she was killed in a plane crash in 1985. Shortly after Smith’s death, Bardo turned his attention to Rebecca, writing her countless letters, one of which she took the time to answer.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Unsolved Murder of Ebby Jane Steppach
Eighteen-year-old Ebby Jane Steppach went missing on October 5, 2015, in Little Rock Arkansas. Only days before her disappearance she had accused four men of gang-raping her at a party. The last known contact with Ebby was a disturbing phone call she made to her brother, Trevor.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Dark Strangler — America’s First Known Serial Sex Killer
Earle Nelson was born Earle Leonard Ferral on May 12, 1897, in San Francisco, California. His mother and father died of syphilis while he was still a toddler and he went to live with his maternal grandmother, a devout Pentecostal with two children of her own.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Executed Killer and Child Rapist Confesses to a Final Crime from the Grave
David Neal Cox pleaded guilty to shooting his wife, Kim Kirk Cox, and sexually assaulting her 12-year-old daughter in front of her as she lay dying in May 2010. On November 17, 2021, that same stepdaughter, Lindsey Kirk, watched as 50-year-old Cox was executed by lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi. He was the first inmate to be executed in the state in nine years.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
