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He is Killing Me!
He Is Killing Me! (From Scotland to Hollywood) Our system has had a long-standing failure to deal with mental health issues. I worked in a psychiatric hospital where I witnessed insurance companies repeated refusal to authorize a continuance of treatment for patients that had reached their allotted number of days. Further constraints involve legal issues regarding detention of patients hospitalized on an involuntary basis. As a facility you work and are often hampered by these restraints. There are times though, that a patient's mental health issues can allude the professionals treating them, and the following is one such case.
By Pamela Johnson5 years ago in Criminal
The Most Dangerous Game
For years, I have always been fascinated with murder mysteries and what makes serial killers tick. Become who they are. When I was 11, my father had a close friend named Bob. He worked for the Chicago Tribune for many years. He used to tell me a story, of a psychopath killer that was notorious during his time in Northern California. During the 60's and 70's, obviously there was no social media and cellphones. The only source of information was the newspaper. This man, The Zodiac killer. Was a master of manipulation. Using the San Francisco Chronicle, as his personal pawn. All these mind games in his disposal. Whether it was letters, riddles, puzzles, or a piece of clothing from his victims. Even saying he was threatening the newspaper to publish articles about him, or a school bus full of children would see his wrath. Zodiac was insane, and not right in the head. He wanted the people to guess his next move. Grasping the spotlight, any chance he got. Seeing his picture on the 5 o'clock news. Waiting for fear and panic, to reach the streets of California. That's the kind of man, The Zodiac killer was.
By Valente Gonzalez5 years ago in Criminal
The Case of Cindy James
The story of Cindy James. Cindy had made complaints of over 100 domestic violence attacks. Her father thought she was making a lot of this up. She claimed on multiple occasions someone was near her harassing her. Once she was found and taken to hospital and she only remembered this person was wearing sneakers. One day Cindy was found gagged, and dead. This all took place in 1989. This all took place it British Columbia, a suburb of Richmond. Her body was found at an abandoned house. Police did not investigate homicide they focused on suicide. After her exam they said she had high dose of morphine in her system. But her family questioned even if she had that level in her system than how could she gag and kill herself. She was living in fear because prior to that she had moved, changed her name and did a lot to move away. The death certificate showed cause of death as "unknown event". This case remains unsolved.
By Wanda B Henry5 years ago in Criminal
The Disappearance of Samantha Sayers
On the first day of August 2018, experienced hiker Samantha Claire Sayers, then just shy of her 28th birthday, ate a sandwich at the summit of the intimidating Vesper Peak, which is part of the North Cascades National Park in Washington State. Witnesses who also made the more than 4,000 foot climb would later confirm they saw Samanta also chatting with other climbers, and looking at her phone.
By Pamela E Ropelewski5 years ago in Criminal
DB Cooper
With a sense of flair and panache, some crimes go down in history because of the way they were done, solved or not. They'll forever be remembered for the style of the crime, the brazenness to pull such a stunt, and they will be remembered for the particular person that would do such a thing. DB Cooper was one of those men, and in a small way, people have all struggled with the term criminal as writers, even investigators, respect his daring.
By Jason Ray Morton 5 years ago in Criminal
Detective Davis
Introduction: Hello to all and thank you for viewing my story. I am so very grateful for every single person who checks out any of my stories. First I must start by clearly stating that this post and this story is part 3. You will want to check out the other two Detective Davis posts in order to be caught up. Again this story is part 3.
By Elijah Davis5 years ago in Criminal
Lifetime Movie: "Girl in the Basement"
Sometimes you watch a sad story on television or in the movies and you hope it is entirely fictional. When the story is so horrific, you hope it is not based on a real-life story. Girl in the Basement on Lifetime is inspired by actual events that make viewers cringe. It is being aired as part of Lifetime's Ripped from the Headlines feature films.
By Margaret Minnicks5 years ago in Criminal
