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The Witch Trials
“I looked, and looked, and this I came to see: That what I thought was you and you, was really me and me.” (Ken Wilber) When we look through the history pages and read about “The Witch Trials” --- it is hard to believe that people can be whipped up to such hysteria that they came to believe things that were just not true (or possible) --- and that people were executed for (supposedly) doing these impossible things.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff5 years ago in Criminal
A vampire in my city! The Vampire of Sacramento-Serial Killer:who was him?
The Vampire Of Sacramento|California Richard Trenton Chase was an American serial killer, rapist, cannibal, and necrophile who killed six people in the span of a month in Sacramento, California. He was nicknamed The Vampire of Sacramento because he drank his victims' blood and cannibalized their remains.
By JONATAN DAVID VEGA5 years ago in Criminal
Domestic Violence Victim Fights Back During Attempted Break-In
A Decatur, Alabama man welcomed in the month of August with a trip to the hospital, a couple of criminal charges, and (hopefully) a lifetime of scars after he broke into his ex-girlfriend's home and pointed a handgun at her.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
Dinner with Gertrude
There were not many people left in Johnstown after the asteroid hit in Montana, killing more than two thirds of the people almost immediately upon impact. The same was true in the rest of the state, along with America as a whole. We had been warned to some degree, but the warnings were sparse, and at times subliminal.
By Jamey O'Donnell5 years ago in Criminal
The Mystery of the Swedish Nanny
Boston, Massachusetts in 1996 was a very different city. The Boston Police Department was struggling with youth violence, specifically the use of guns and homicides. The Boston Gun Project Working Group had begun to meet in January 1995, but Operation Ceasefire had only been implemented a year later in January 1996. There were still attacks around the city, but ultimately, the streets were safer, with a significant decline in homicides that year.
By Josie Klakström5 years ago in Criminal
101-Year-Old Woman S.A.'ed By 20-Year-Old Who Wanted to be Made "Famous" . Content Warning.
A 20-year-old Milwaukee man broke into the northeast side home of a 101-year-old woman, raping her once inside. That man left his DNA on the woman, leading to his arrest.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
Keeping Children Safe!
When a working parent or carer sends their child or children to child care, they hope and expect their children will be safe, well looked after, and well educated. No one would ever expect something so horrible happen to their children in care. This is one experience I would never forget nor would I ever forgive.
By Tanika Stimpson5 years ago in Criminal
The Story of Flesh & Iron
It started over twelve years ago. Flesh met Iron. The moon a twinkle caressing the navy blue cloud spotted sky. New to town, looking for a friend in low places, finding the companionship of her Iron. She was living in a run-down building that hookers frequented. Drug dealers slung their dope, and no one dares peep a word of the darkness that lurk behind the doors of those beaten up rickety shack of apartments. Littered with graffiti and garbage, she hid behind her leather hood attached to the leather skin of a coat that covered her half-dressed body. Herself, a fiery red-haired sultry woman, with pale white ivory skin, smooth like satin. She was tethered with tattoos marking her thoughts with ink in her skin.
By Opal A Roszell5 years ago in Criminal
