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The Man Who Fed His Mother's Body to the Dog
Cannibalism is the act of consuming human flesh or internal organs by another human being. Accounts of cannabis date back to prehistoric times, though experts suggest that it was part of society since the Paleolithic.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Dad Won't be Charged in Deaths of Twins He Forgot in the Car
A South Carolina dad whose twin sons died after he forgot them in a hot car will not face charges for the incident. Brycen and Brayden McDaniel were found dead inside a car outside the Sunshine House Early Learning Academy in Blythewood, South Carolina, on September 1. The 20-month-old twins died of heat exposure after their father -who has not been identified- forgot to drop them off at daycare and left them trapped inside his car.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Strange Disappearance of Relisha Rudd
On March 1, 2014, police contacted officials at a Washington, D.C. homeless shelter after 8-year-old Relisha Rudd missed a month of school. She lived in the shelter with her drug-addicted mother and siblings. Relisha called it the “trap house” and longed to get out of there and live in a “real” home. A Dr. Tatum told them Relisha was undergoing treatment for a neurological condition. Police asked for proof of the medical condition.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
What Happened to Christina Whittaker?
Christina Whittaker was last seen at Rookie’s Sports Bar in Hannibal, Missouri, on the night of November 13, 2009. She left her mother, Cynthia Young, and a baby daughter named Alexandria who was six months old at the time of the disappearance. Though Alexandria doesn’t have any recollection of her mother, Cynthia has made sure the girl knows all about her mama. Both hope someone out there will come forward with information so Christina can come home or finally be put to rest.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Summer Wells Missing From East Tennessee
Summer Wells is missing -and it is not the first time someone in the family has simply vanished. The Wells family hope someone out there can help them find the 5-year-old girl last seen in her East Tennessee home in June.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Nurse Who Escaped a Killer
On July 13, 1966, around 11 o’clock in the evening, Corazon Amurao opened the door for Richard Speck, a man who would force his way inside the townhouse turned dormitory housing nine nurses from the South Chicago Community Hospital and for the next six hours, rape, torture, and murder, one-by-one, eight of them.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
What Happened to Daniel Robinson?
Remains found on September 19, 2021, were confirmed to belong to missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito who disappeared while hiking with her boyfriend in Wyoming earlier this month. This case is the “case of the hour” if you will, leaving other cases like that of Daniel Robinson on the backburner.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
"My Dad Ate My Eyes"
This true crime story contains graphic details some readers may find offensive. Reader discretion advised. A Bakersfield, California, man who bit out the eyes of his 4-year-old son during a gruesome PCP-fuelled rage will likely spend the rest of his life in a state psychiatric hospital after a Los Angeles County judge accepted the man’s plea of “Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity or Mental Defect.”
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Joe Metheny: The Man who Made BBQ Out of His Victims
Joseph Metheny claimed to have murdered 10 people although police found evidence of just two of those murders. Heavily into hard drugs, Metheny chose victims of the same stature, oftentimes local prostitutes whom he brutally sexually assaulted before strangling the woman to death.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
I Told You I Was Sorry: The Tragic Murder of Gwen Araujo
Gwen Araujo was always bullied by classmates at school due to her feminine voice. She never really fit in with the other kids who constantly teased and humiliated her. Gwen acted differently than other kids as well. She often played dress-up with her sisters, complete with makeup and hairstyling, loving every minute of the fun. She often told her mom that she was a girl, so when she came out as transgender in 1999 at age 14, no one was surprised by the news.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
