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Cowboy Bob: The Unlikely Bank Robber
Cowboy Bob knocked off bank after bank for a one-year period beginning in 1991. Wearing an oversized, 10-gallon hat and pair of black sunglasses, the bank robber with the thick mustache and Santa-like beard committed five bank robberies without a trace before leads led police to Peggy Jo Tallas, a middle-aged woman described as grandmotherly by loved ones. Police never suspected a woman was underneath the disguise. Peggy Jo spent time in prison and went under the radar for years until 2005 when she struck again, this time ending the story of Cowboy Bob after she died by suicide by cop.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Murder of 5-Month-Old Raymond Porfil Jr.
In 2010, eight years before Joann McLeod murdered her 5-month-old son Raymond Porfil Jr. by “extreme abuse and neglect,” three of her children were removed by the Department of Children and Family Services due to child abuse, drug use, and neglect. The children ranged in age. All three went into foster care.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Mom's Head's on the Concrete...Over There
“Mum's head is on the concrete over there? Can they sew the head back on?" Jessica Camilleri asked police this question as she stood in the front yard outside her home. Moments earlier, Jessica attacked her mother, Rita, with knives in the kitchen of their St. Clair home.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Woman Convicted of Murdering Infant Son Complains Inmates in Prison "Bully Her"
When inmates at the Correctional Institute for Women in Iowa learned why Cheyanne Harris was incarcerated, they took action. In an interview for a docu-series titled “Locked Up With Lifers,” Cheyanne says inmates at the prison make her life “a living hell.”
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Rebecca Zeni, 93, Died at Nursing Home Due to Untreated Scabies Infection
In May 2018, a forensic pathologist revealed a Georgia nursing home patient died from an untreated scabies infection. He found millions of parasitic mites destroying the woman’s skin and essentially, eating her alive. He listed her cause of death as “septicemia due to crusted scabies.” The woman, 93-year-old Rebecca Zeni died from the infection in 2015.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Man Who Stopped Attack Against Woman Arrested for Murder
As a survivor of domestic violence, this infuriates me. A man known only as Abraham witnessed 41-year-old Leon McCaskre repeatedly stabbing 43-year-old mom-of-two, Yasmin Chikaifi, who happened to be his ex-wife. Several others witnessed the stabbing and tried to intervene to save the woman’s life. Nothing stopped the vicious attack and the man continued stabbing.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Man Brutally Murders Girlfriend's New Lover
Steven Vogle beat Michael Williams to death, hanged the man, and then threw his body in a ditch where he lit it afire after his girlfriend ended their relationship so she could date Williams. Vogle later said he acted in rage. He’ll spend the rest of his life in prison after a court sentenced him on first-degree murder in December 2021, one-year post crime.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
I Wish You Goodbye: The Christine Gelineau Story
In 2013, Christine Gelineau from Concord, Massachusetts pleaded guilty to first-degree assault against her 19-year-old son. Gelineau left her son with permanent damage and lifelong emotional pain after burning his penis and nipples with a lighter. She was sentenced to 9- to- 30-years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree assault and witness tampering.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
10-Years in Prison for Woman Who Burned Sleeping Boyfriend With Boiling Water. Content Warning.
On January 2, 2021, 22-year-old Alexis Sykes boiled a pot of hot water on the stove. She grabbed the pot of water, turned on the camera on her phone, and walked to the couch where her boyfriend slept in their Roselle (about 40 minutes outside Chicago) apartment.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Strange Deaths at The Cecil Hotel
The Cecil Hotel opened in 1924 in the skid row area of downtown Los Angeles. The once upscale 700-room hotel became a budget motel and then a rooming house known for housing undesirables, drug use, and crime. The hotel attempted to rebrand itself and move away from its dark history with a name change in 2011. The hotel became known as The Stay on Main. The former Cecil/Stay on Main now serves as an affordable housing complex.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Assassination of Alberta Williams King
On June 30, 1974, Alberta Williams King played “The Lord’s Prayer” on the organ at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where her father, husband, and son all previously served as pastors. Alberta, her daughter, grandkids, and other family members faithfully attended church and read the Bible.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in FYI
Man Who Killed 13-Month-Old During "Exorcism" Granted Stay of Execution
Blaine Milam called 9-1-1 telling the dispatcher he thought he had killed his 13-month-old daughter. Police found the girl badly injured and unresponsive. She later died from the attack and Milam was sentenced to die. He’s twice avoided death after two separate judges have granted him a stay of execution based on his mental competency.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
