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Shadows of Faerie by Martin Owton.
A fantasy story, traversed from one end to the other by deep remarks about a feeling that is very difficult to understand: Love.
By Mihai Brinas4 years ago in Criminal
Dad "Hurled Infant Like a Football"
On August 16, 2013, Montana couple Matthew and Jennifer Blaz were inside the car when their two-month-old daughter, Mattisyn, stopped breathing. Jennifer watched as her daughter took her two last breaths. She ordered Matthew to pull over and call 911.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Highway 83
Highway 83 They call it the road to nowhere, stretching from Canada all the way down to Brownsville, Texas. I have been on every inch of that road, border to border, north and south. Though it may sound boring, I have found my fair share of excitement. Filled my memories with tales and scenes of the human drama, both comedy and tragedy and sometimes no way to separate the two.
By Mike Burnett4 years ago in Criminal
A Criminal's world
I was unsure of whom I could trust telling details to about the case. I decided this time if I got a lead I would sniff it out and see what would happen. Then I came up with an ingenius idea one that only a smart detective trying to lure his prey out into the open would do. I decided to create false leads to see how soon and whom the information was transmitted to and when it got spread.
By Sara Kline4 years ago in Criminal
The night I went down to Dixie
Ok, before you start laughing your arses off and drift off to another article, please allow me to explain. It was December of 1985 and Ford had just announced the release of a new vehicle that would replace the Ford LTD. They called it the Taurus and although it carried a 1985 manufacturing date the model year would be 1986. It was roomy and it had the engine of a full-sized car. It also had two secret advantages that made it ideal for my intended purpose: it had a large trunk and front-wheel drive. Oh, and there was one other thing. The mint green color made it blend into other traffic like it was invisible.
By Joey Lowe4 years ago in Criminal
Military injustice: Part 3 of 3
For the past two weeks, I have written about soldiers who were murdered or died under unusual circumstances. What I find disturbing is that so many soldiers would still be alive had they just avoided the military. And I am not talking about soldiers who died on the battlefield. I am referring to soldiers who died stateside. Unfortunately, many are now deceased because they didn’t receive help from their superiors. For the last part of this story, I will profile three female soldiers who were failed by the military.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
The Silence Of The Lambs Is 30 Years Old, And The Pull Of Serial Killers In Fiction Is Stronger Than Ever
30 years have passed since The Silence of the Lambs (1991) was released, and goosebumps still reign in the wake of the psychological thriller. Eerie lines that conjure up images of Hannibal Lecter drinking red wine while devouring human organs, Buffalo Bill’s iconic locker room scene with a remarkable rib tattoo that has become a cult image, and the tension of the unforgettable shooting sequence in which Jodie Foster unwittingly enters the Belly of the beast.
By Christopher Harvey4 years ago in Criminal
The Tragedy of Pigeon Goldie
The Cecil Hotel is now globally renowned, and for all of the wrong reasons. The latest Netflix docu-series, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, highlights the hotel’s disturbing past and present, through an exploration of the sad case of Elisa Lam.
By Jessica London4 years ago in Criminal
The Poisoning of James Cameron and the Titanic Cast
It’s relatively well-known that the filming of Titanic was challenging; many cast and crew suffered illness and injury, including Kate Winslet herself who contract pneumonia, chipped bones, and almost drowned. Some people believe the production to have been ‘cursed,’ but it definitely wasn’t a supernatural activity that left approx 70 of the cast and crew suffering severely following a deliberate poisoning on-set.
By Jessica London4 years ago in Criminal
The World's Youngest Serial Killer
Mushahar is a small village in rural India. A village filled with playing groups of children, hard-working women chatting over chores and men out working the fields from dawn til dusk. People have very little money, but their sense of family and community is strong.
By Jessica London4 years ago in Criminal
How a 17-year-old Convinced a Serial Killer to Spare her Life
Lisa McVey had always been a survivor. Growing up a victim of abuse, daughter of a mother with drug and alcohol problems, Lisa was sexually assaulted on a regular basis between 14 and 17 years old. Forced deep into depression, even contemplating suicide, Lisa had no way of knowing that her experience with abusive men would one day save her life.
By Jessica London4 years ago in Criminal
'Wentworth': The 5 Most Important Moments In Ep 8x11, 'Rogue'
After ending the first half with a nail-biting cliffhanger last year, beloved Australian prison drama Wentworth is finally returning with the second half of it's eighth and final season, subtitled 'The Final Sentence'.
By Kristy Anderson4 years ago in Criminal