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True Cost of A Heart Shaped Locket
Doing his best to avoid the extremely thin and heavily stained mattress he sat quietly on the edge of the metal shelf which served as a bed. He was unsure of what the stains were but he knew they had to have been the remnants of various bodily fluids donated by the many, anonymous previous occupants of the eight by six foot cell. He thought that this jail had been around since before he was born and imagined the list of previous occupants was quite long. He had tried to just stand but gravity had gotten the better of him as his legs tired. He sat in the harsh light filtered by a metal grill over a dirty glass cover. He sat quietly with his arms folded across his stomach still holding his pants up. A guard had taken his belt along with his coat, hat, wallet, keys, and other possessions. They had given him soft slippers in place of his laced shoes. He sat there looking down at the slippers cringing from the thought of why as he listened to the faint sound of weeping in the distance.
By V. H. Eberle5 years ago in Criminal
Time review
Time, the latest project from Jimmy McGovern, follows a thread from across the acclaimed television writer's career as it shines a spotlight on an uncomfortable truth of British society. Here it is the frightening reality of incarceration in modern day Britain.
By Theo Wagner5 years ago in Criminal
Wife Attacks Husband With Acid as he Sleeps, Blinding Him
Summary: Dan Matakaya was sleeping in his bed in 2013 when his wife doused him in sulphuric acid. When Matakaya jumped out of bed in pain, he was electrocuted. His wife poured water on the floor and on connected power devices. Matakaya says he forgives his “dear wife” but pressed charges, which were still pending in 2019. The woman, who hasn’t been named, says she doesn’t know why she attacked her husband.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
The True Crime Ripple Effect
True crime shit Have you watched a lot of true crime stories and finding out the kind of fellowship they Attracted from people all over the world, it is my opinion and believe that perpetrators of those crimes shouldn’t be given a platform for the twisted and sadistic nature to be admired and glamorized. I realize my writing does not follow the guidelines stipulated by the current competition but I still want to steal this opportunity to shed light on an opinion I have held for a long time about the recent popular Genre called true crime documentaries.
By Nneka Anieze5 years ago in Criminal
The Hypnotist
Michael was a hypnotist. He entertained many people from all walks of life. His shows were sold out wherever he performed and he relished being on stage, savouring all the gasps and laughter. The audience loved his shows and Michael loved the audience, never ceasing to be amazed at their enthusiasm to participate. A different set of characters willingly made fools of themselves each week, and they just kept on coming.
By Ray Stuart5 years ago in Criminal
The Kidnapping
Brother and Sister known as Tom and Sarah. Both had serious problems. Tom had huge gambling debts and Sarah was having an affair with a married man who was called Alex. .Sarah's boyfriend Alex discovered that Tom was repaying his gambling debts by creaming off the profits from the families building business. Alex knew the parents had entrusted Tom and Sarah with the management of their business one last time. Especially when Tom lost a large sum of money, on one of his development plans. He also knew that the parents, would be devastated to find that Tom, had done it again and had been "cooking the books" to pay back the loss. Alex and Sarah's relationship had deteriorated, and Alex was about to end the affair. But first he decided that he would make a little bit of extra cash. Alex told Sarah that he was going to blackmail Tom, and told Sarah everything he knew. Sarah threatened to tell his wife and call Alex's bluff. Alex then turned nasty. "Tell my wife, that relationship ended years ago. However your parents will still find out what a nasty little man your brother is and that neither of you can be trusted to run the company ever again" Sarah agreed to pay the blackmail money instead of her brother. Sarah knew that if Alex tried to blackmail Tom then he would not pay, Sarah also knew that if their parents found out about Tom's deceitfulness and her affair. This would be the last straw. So Sarah was also forced to use her parents' business profits to keep Alex quiet.
By Ray Stuart5 years ago in Criminal
Firecrackers and Actual Crackers
Silence – dead silence. It is heavenly to most, but to me, it meant getting caught. That didn’t scare me. Nothing scared me anymore. I’m Jax Enzo, a name to be reckoned with. In the heart of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota everyone knows who I am. What makes my life even better? I can go out in public and live a normal life with no restrictions No one knows what I look like. I’m that good. It’s amazing.
By Kayla Ricci5 years ago in Criminal
-Freedom Survivors-
It was the evening of the 4th of July 2022. Faith, or Faye, (as her close friends had used as an endearing moniker), lay in her bed on her back. Staring at the ceiling, she wondered, being awestruck. Her breathing grew tighter as she laid wide-eyed clenching her pillow tighter than before a few minutes ago. She reached by her neck to grab a golden heart-shaped locket attached to a necklace strung snugly around her neck. Her grandmother had given the charm to her on her 17th birthday four months ago. That February, at her graduation party from high school, her grandmother Doris had gifted the item to her so she would always remember that special day. Her grandmother was rather wealthy and well-to-do in her community. She lived in Jasper Alabama on Delaware ave. It was an upscale development where the homes there were mansions. There were also a few homes that were more likened to castles. The fine brick buildings were a thing of the past as to how homes were now being built. Her grandmother would show up to birthday events, special occasions, and weekend shopping getaways where she would go out with Faith and her older sister Jess, (short for Jessica). The golden heart-shaped locket was a special gift Faith received after everyone heard of her recent grades in high school from her mother Cathleen spreading the good news to everyone.
By Brandon Ferris Benedict5 years ago in Criminal
Night of Meth-Filled Sexual Torture Ends in Teen's Death
WARNING: Mature readers only… This is not okay. Writing this disturbed me. Discretion strongly advised. Summary- 13-year-old Jesse Dirkshising was found dead in the home of a homosexual couple he had spent the weekends with for the previous two months. He was bound and gagged, tied to a mattress when police found him unconscious. He died in the hospital, his cause of death ruled positional asphyxiation with amitriptyline overdose. The men had been molesting Jesse for two months, giving him money for “playing games” with them. Josh was the main perpetrator in the crimes. Both men received life sentences.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
