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The unsolved murder of an American socialite
On October 12, 1944, Frederick Atwood, his wife and daughter wandered into a gruesome scene in a Hollywood, California apartment. Atwood, a custodian for an apartment complex, found an apartment with its door ajar. Atwood originally planned to clean the apartment sometime during the day.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
He took my innocence from me
I went a long time wondering if there was something wrong with me if in my past life I did something so wrong that I deserved what I was going through, or I simply had been dealt a bad hand and just had to accept that. But I have been through so much in the 30 years I have been alive, that sometimes you wonder if it is worth it to keep going. I have tried to picture my life in many different scenarios, such as different parents, different circumstances, different friends, taken a different path, made different choices, but all are not my reality. I have heard from different people that G.OD. has a plan for our plans and that we just have to be patient; I got tired of being patient when I practically had my childhood and my innocence were taken away from me. What I'm about to share with you is quite disturbing, and not the thing that I pictured I would be sharing with the world, I do feel it has changed who I am and how I perceive myself; I have never really known my worth, but with this, I felt like I wasn't worth anything. I hope this doesn't seem as if I am seeking pity or empathy, it is more therapeutic, more or less helpful to those who have not had the opportunity to voice their own experiences. I hope for those of you who needed someone to be there for you, I hope you finally found what you were looking for.
By Carla SofiiLove Garcia 5 years ago in Criminal
The Most Intriguing People In The World And Why Two Million People Might All Know One.
The world takes all kinds of people and I think I've met most of the types that can be categorized into some genre or category of person. There are the blue-collar guys, the white-collar professionals, the soccer moms, the politicians, the civil service workers, the students, and the academics. I've even met a few that I simply couldn't categorize, nor did I imagine a fitting category for them. They, for lack of a better term, are the ones I call the monsters. There is, without an adequate psychological standard for these beings, a type that is simply monstrosities, or perhaps abominations is a better word. Of course, that was my professional choice for many years, being exposed to these monstrosities.
By Jason Ray Morton 5 years ago in Criminal
Dead weight in the water
Ask anyone about the most horrific ocean disaster and they will probably refer to the Titanic. The RMS Titanic was an unsinkable luxury ship. But this would come to a test during the early morning hours of April 15, 1912. After striking an iceberg, the Titanic began to sink. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew, over 1,500 people went down with the ship.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
Leave It In a Grave
As I walk away from the charred remains of an apartment, all that’s left is time to kill. If it hasn’t happened already, someone will call the authorities and a body shall be found in the ashes. And who was the victim? A guy named Matthew Plouz who was my best friend.
By Mars LeoGrande5 years ago in Criminal
Arthur, Author
David Lopez was a mountainous man, homicide detective in the Orlando Police Department. Fair and just; he took pride in his work. As a beat cop he always held a good relationship with the people of the community he served. David was a hero to many of the children because of his impressive physique and the respect he showed them. The uniform made him look almost like a superhero. In a neighborhood where the police were often believed to be a negative presence, David had inspired some of the children to become law enforcement officers. Eventually he joined homicide because he figured he could serve more by solving murders and taking dangerous criminals off of the streets.
By Cam Rascoe5 years ago in Criminal
How I Was Held in a Cage for 8 Months Without Food or Water - Sokoto Woman Cries Out
Over the year I know I have brought you some disturbing stories happening all over Nigeria, but I think that in all my months of bringing you stories, I haven’t yet brought one that is as disturbing as the one today.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Criminal
Video Games Can Help Psychopaths
A figure in orange shuffles into a room. His gate is abnormally shortened by the shackles the prison guards put on him. The room contains battered cheap furniture and an old American flag that lost its snap long ago. He seats himself at a table where someone managed to carve the initials DD into the scratched and worn surface. His chair faces three officials.
By Jessica Poister5 years ago in Criminal
Behind the clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa
On 10th May 2021, Israeli police raged the Al Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem, leaving a detailed 300 individuals harmed. It went ahead a day Israel sees as Jerusalem Day, and denoted the fourth day of conflicts at quite possibly the most loved and most challenged locales of the Palestinian-Israeli clash.
By Aryan Pandey5 years ago in Criminal
Top 3 Female Killers Who Should Have a Lifetime Film
Lifetime has featured some compelling true crime films as of late, mostly centering on notorious real life female killers. In February 2020, Lifetime released a film about Stacey Castor, fittingly titled, Poison Love: The Stacey Castor Story, starring Nia Vardalos as the titular murderess. Stacey Castor murdered both of her husbands via antifreeze poisoning, and in 2007, she even resorted to attempting to poison her own daughter, Ashley Wallace, and framing her for the murders of her father and her stepfather. Ashley survived the attempt, and Stacey was arrested and later convicted of the murder of her second husband and the attempt on Ashley. She was sentenced to serve 51 years in prison, though Stacey died in prison in 2016.
By Clyde E. Dawkins5 years ago in Criminal
