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Heist
On March 18th, 1990, two men posing as policemen overcame the two night watchmen at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and walked out the door with 13 pieces of artwork valued at millions of dollars. To this day, it remains the largest single theft of art in history, and the museum still offers a $10 million dollar reward for the safe return of the artwork, or a portion of the reward for information leading to the return of the stolen works. An additional reward of $100,000 has been offered for the return of a Napoleonic era flagpole finial which was also taken that night.(1)
By Natalie Wilkinson5 years ago in Criminal
The People of The State of California VS Orenthal James Simpson-An Unsolved Murder
I'll never forget going down to the main floor waiting room at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg Illinois on a warm summer day in June of 1994. I was there to visit my great-grandmother and desperately needed a break from family squabbling. In the waiting area I, like those already there, was distracted by the ongoing car chase playing out nationally. Knowing that it was unusual for a car chase to be covered coast to coast I stopped and listened to the reporters, amazed by what I heard; the Los Angeles Police were chasing down O.J. Simpson as a suspect in his ex-wife's murder.
By Jason Ray Morton 5 years ago in Criminal
The Mysterious Death of Patrice Bell
The lady you see pictured above isn't a celebrity. She doesn't have a high profile case like Tupac or Biggie, which is exactly why I chose to write about her. Her story is only known among those of us who knew her. Patrice, affectionately known by family and friends as 'Cookie', was born and raised in Monroe, Louisiana, a major city in the northern part of the state, close to Arkansas and Mississippi. Her whole life was dedicated to Christ and setting an example to others around her. Everyone that knew her loved her and said the same thing; Patrice was a woman of God. For this reason, the circumstances surrounding her death still haunt her family and friends to this day. Patrice was found in a wooded area of Tappohannock, Virginia, thousands of miles from her hometown, lying face-down in shallow water by two hunters. Virginia State Police ruled the death a suicide, but her family and friends are still looking for answers. Again, Patrice was a devout Christian and believed suicide was a sin. In addition to this, Facebook clues gathered by myself and others lead many of us to suspect foul play.
By Lynnette Walker5 years ago in Criminal
The Boston Strangler
Anna Slesers, an immigrant from Latvia lived in Boston at 77 Gainsborough Street. She was 55 years old and worked as a seamstress. Having finished dinner on the evening of June 14, 1962, she saw that she had enough time to take a bath before her son Juris arrived to pick her up for the Latvian memorial services held at her church that night. She put on the opera music of Tristan und Isolde and went into the bathroom. When Juris arrived he got no answer when he knocked on his mother’s door and becoming worried forced the door open. He found his mother lying on the bathroom floor with the cord of her bathrobe around her neck. Juris telephoned the police and his sister in Maryland to inform them of this tragic “suicide.”
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Criminal
My God, That's Kimberly
Lori Erica Kennedy Ruff died by suicide on Christmas Eve, 2010. For six years after she died, nobody had any idea who she really was. Lori had stolen the identity of a two-year-old who died in 1971. She used the child's birth certificate to change her name, and her true identity remained unknown even to her husband.
By Melissa Bezborotko 5 years ago in Criminal
TikTok Privacy And Racism
Hello from The Goods’ twice-weekly newsletter! On Tuesdays, internet culture reporter Rebecca Jennings uses this space to update you all on what’s been going on in the world of TikTok. Is there something you want to see more of? Less of? Different of? Email me at [email protected], and subscribe to The Goods’ newsletter here. Emmuhlu was everything people loved about TikTok: She was funny, weird, relatable, and open about her struggles with mental health and body image. She dyed her hair fun colors, delivered goofy screeds laden with feminist and progressive messages, and rapped flawless lyrics to Nicki Minaj; her love of the artist earned her a top spot among the Barbz, Nicki Minaj’s fan army.
By Organic Products 5 years ago in Criminal
