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Chris-Chan is A Lost Cause
First of all, one must give great kudos to the internet. The very fact we live in an age where knowledge is literally at our fingertips greatly appeals to me. Even more impressive is how anyone can read about just about anything. Be it information on common knowledge or the strange and the unusual, the internet has done great wonders for people.
By Halden Mile5 years ago in Criminal
The Criminal Justice Process
In the United States, the criminal justice process occurs in several stages. Each of these stages contains a number of complex contingencies and procedures. Some of these procedures are so complicated that they are beyond the understanding of most laymen. Lawyers are interpreters of the law employed not only for criminal cases but also civil matters, such as lawsuits. There are two sides to every trial, the defense and the prosecution. To prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused is indeed guilty of the crime for which they are being tried is the job of the prosecution. Defense takes on the greater burden of refuting the evidence provided by the prosecution, usually through the cross-examination of prosecution witnesses and discrediting the prosecution’s evidence by way of expert counter-testimony.
By Mack Devlin5 years ago in Criminal
The Music Box Murder: How an Unnerving Gift and a DNA Profile Solved a Cold Case
We’ve all gotten that cringey gift. Maybe it’s lingerie we wouldn’t feel comfortable wearing. Or a piece of jewelry that borders on gaudy. Or a sweater we wouldn’t be caught dead in. Most of the time, we shrug it off. We might not be crazy about the fire-engine red garter belt or the ginormous rhinestone earrings but we love our guy and it makes us smile because, hey, he tried.
By Lori Lamothe5 years ago in Criminal
Murder He Wrote, And Murder He Committed
News reports of a serial killer gripped the remote Macedonian town of Kicevo, but the local journalist covering the case appeared to know just a tad too much. It turns out it’s true what they say; reality is stranger than fiction!
By Chelsea Rose5 years ago in Criminal
Houston Man Infects Infant & Teen With HIV After Sexual Assaults
In October 2014, 33-year-old Houston man David Richard Wilson was taken into custody after he sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend’s children, a 14-year-old girl, and a 23-month-old baby, infecting them both with HIV. The teenager was pregnant with Wilson’s child at the time of his arrest.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
The Oakland County Child Killer: The Story of a Lesser Known, and Uncaught, Serial Killer
We all know about certain high profile serial killers like BTK, Ted Bundy, and Jeffrey Dahmer, but there are countless more out there that are lesser known, and sometimes unidentified. One lesser know serial killer is the Oakland County Child Killer, an unidentified murderer who committed heinous acts against children in the late 1970s before vanishing. This vicious killer has four confirmed victims with a couple more unconfirmed victims that are possibly linked to him (or her, or them).
By Austin Blessing-Nelson (Blessing)5 years ago in Criminal
Mysterious celebrity deaths
Hollywood is the place where movie stars are made. People travel in droves to make it big in the movie business. But most people who pursue stardom have little or no chance of ever becoming a household name. If lucky, they find a few roles as an extra.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
The Deadly Dentist Who Thought He Could Get Away With Murder…Again
At 7:30 a.m. on December 4, 2004, a 911 call came into the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department. The caller, Kelly Comeau, informed the dispatcher that her neighbor’s seven-year-old son woke them up frantically knocking on their door. When Kelly arrived at the door, she listened to her neighbor’s son Dalton explain through his tears that something was wrong with his mom.
By Kassondra O'Hara5 years ago in Criminal
The Teen Couple Who Inspired the Film “Natural Born Killers”
Charles Starkweather was born on November 24, 1938, in Lincoln, Nebraska as the third child of seven to Guy and Heather Starkweather. Charles’ father worked as a carpenter and his mother was a waitress. The Starkweathers were an average middle-class family.
By Kassondra O'Hara5 years ago in Criminal
How did the Wilmington, Delaware Police Chief Handle a Heckler?
The blaze from the tiny candles on the pavement illuminated the pink and blue fur of the stuffed bears. The lights from the candles danced next to the home where Khadija Coving and Frawley Duncan had been shot down in the streets of Wilmington, Delaware.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
