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JonBenet
Any story revolving around a murder or some sort of kidnapping petrifies me! When those stories include the senseless, brutal death and taking of a child's life, it tugs at my heartstrings in a completely different way. The type of way that makes your blood boil and causes chills to run down your spine! And if that isn't enough and the perpetrator is never apprehended or brought to justice, well, let's just say there aren't enough words in a dictionary to describe the type of emotion that I feel behind that inhumane brutality.
By Nakia Palmer5 years ago in Criminal
The Search For The Truth
All was quiet, but there was a nice breeze. I found myself closing my eyes, and allowing the wind to touch my skin, cooling it off from a long days travel in the sun. A breeze was rare; unheard of even. It was a rarity I was about to enjoy.
By Lindsay Dewolfe5 years ago in Criminal
The Crime of the Century in Christchurch, New Zealand. First Place in True Crime Challenge.
When a gruesome murder took place in the quiet, conservative town of Christchurch, New Zealand in the summer of 1954, it sent shockwaves through the nation, garnering international headlines. The victim, 45-year-old Honora Parker, was bludgeoned to death in broad daylight with a brick in a nylon. The assailants? Her 16-year-old daughter Pauline Parker, and Pauline’s closest friend, 15-year-old Juliet Hulme.
By Dana Maxwell5 years ago in Criminal
Justice Rising Part Four
She didn't need redemption. She had done nothing wrong but trust the system she once championed. Now the people who once were friends were becoming part of the problem. Two years ago, everyone adored her. She hadn't been able to get anyone to speak to her in two years that had ever known. She hadn't been in jail or a hospital, she had been victimized by the protectors. She held on to the world she knew, where crime got investigated by police officers, the bad people went to jail and victims got more than a piece of paper with a police report number on it.
By Justice for All5 years ago in Criminal
I Was Born With the Devil In Me
Born Herman Webster Mudgett in a small town in New Hampshire, it was thought that this young man would turn his intelligence into a passionate career as a medical doctor. For Herman Mudgett was impassioned regarding the medical field, even rumored to have assisted the local doctor in his birth town as a young man. Mudgett enrolled initially at the University of Vermont at the age of eighteen but left after being dissatisfied with his first-year studies. He transferred his studies to the University of Michigan, focusing on surgical procedures. Mudgett completed his studies at the University of Michigan Medical School in the year 1884, however, a widowed woman making claims about his proposal to a baseless marriage nearly thwarted his graduation.
By Riley davidson5 years ago in Criminal
The Only survivor of her family: Brenda Lin
It was only this year that I learnt about this story, as I was watching the news, which not only shocked me, just from learning about the story, but because the crime happened in the country I am living in – Australia. Mind you, Australia is a big country, but it surprised me that I did not even know about this story. This story is set back in 2009 where a young girl named Brenda who, at the time would have been 15 years old. Was on a school trip to New Caledonia with Cheltenham Girls High School, when the murdered killed all of Brenda’s family members, which included her parents, two brothers and aunt (sister of her mother). That murdered was charged in 2011 and that person happened to be the uncle of Brenda (the brother in law of the family), known as Robert Xie. It wasn’t until 2017, that Robert was found guilty of murdering all five family members. I learnt about this story this year because, it was until February of 2021, that Chief Justice Tom Bathurst and Justices Robert Allan Hulme and Robert Beech-Jones rejected Xie’s appeal to be released from jail. Which I cannot understand why this guy, Xie would even think he would be allowed out on parole or bail. But then, it wouldn’t surprise me because, no matter where in the world you live, the justice system isn’t really fair. Sometimes it will let those who have done hideous crimes out on parole or bail. Yes, some of these people may turn their lives around or they may decide to repeat the offence again, which could be worse than the first crime they committed.
By Frances Helena5 years ago in Criminal
Delay Diploma in Dentistry Destroyed Doc
Delayed Diploma in Dentistry Destroyed Doc Five short months changed the course of history for the young man, born John “Doc” Henry Holliday, in Griffin, Georgia. Venturing hundreds of miles north to attend the best Dental College in the country in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Holliday proved his dental mastery in March of 1872. Unfortunately, he was forbidden from officially graduating until he reached the age requirement of twenty-one. Rather than work for another dentist until his birthday in August, Doc decided to travel the world, in hopes of finding the perfect place to open his own dental practice.
By Melissa Medved Davidson5 years ago in Criminal
SON OF SAM
IS DAVID BERKOWITZ The only SON OF SAM? “Son of Sam,” but is David the only Son of Sam killer? Was he working alone or was there more than one Son of Sam? Is it possible that there was more than one Son of Sam? Let’s look at the facts and you can draw your own conclusion!
By Dr Cynthia Lea Clark5 years ago in Criminal
