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How to Protect Yourself From Identity Fraud
How to Protect Yourself From Identity Fraud The Federal Trade Commission reported that more than 3.2 million cases of identity fraud occurred in 2019. The number is much higher than it was in previous years, and it continues to increase. Identity theft is a real thing, and every consumer and business owner must protect himself or herself from getting slammed by the aftermath of an occurrence if it happens. The following are some ways that you can avoid identity theft. It will be wise for you to take some of these measures.
By Rayanne Morriss5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Southern California Strangler- Randy Steven Kraft
Sunny Southern California is supposed to be a haven for people looking for sun and fun, a good life, where they can wear bikinis on the beach, and drink a beer after surfing the waves. But Randy Steven Kraft worked hard to destroy that image over a ten-year period during which he terrorized a stretch of highway already stalked by serial killers William Bonin and Patrick Kearny.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Was It All In His Head? -The Gerald Eugene Stano Case
With forty-one confessed homicides to his name, Gerald Eugene Stano represents the mixed-up murderer. At first, he was in a bad way as he practiced coprophagia (eating of one’s feces) as a child in a foster home. Born Paul Zeininger, Stano was adopted by Nurse Norma Stano who adored the young boy. Like other serial killers, he experienced bullying early on. But Stano was having none of this. He stole, bribed people, and performed poorly in school, excluding music class.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Allied Collaboration with Nazi Bank Proves Behemoth Banks will Never be too Big to Jail
Photo by Valerie Everett “We will hang the capitalists with the rope that they sell us,” once said Lenin. As it turned out, it’s Hitler who really should have gotten the credit, because the bankers on the Fuhrer's payroll had the allies gladly accepting the noose.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Criminal
Friends With A Killer
Social Media. Everyone has it. It's a place meant to bring people closer together. A place where you can be whoever you want. There are groups for anything and everything you can think of. There are subcultures for people who are obsessed with vampires. Platforms for every interest like eating tons of food and recording it. Doing your makeup. Reviewing products. Literally ANYTHING you can think of, the internet has a place for you. It's the one place in the world where it is impossible to not fit in somewhere.
By Sara Wilson5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Freeway Killer- William Bonin
There’s certainly a danger in hitchhiking. It’s really a two way street. Either the driver or the hiker could be a killer. In William Bonin’s case, he was the driver who left a bloody trail. His mostly young, male victims agreed to take a ride with him, and then Bonin's base urges would take over, allowing him to rape and murder these men.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Killer Clown- John Wayne Gacy
With a weekend job like “Pogo the Clown” it would seem as if John Wayne Gacy was just another happy-go-lucky man of the Mr. Rogers variety. Such, however, was not the case with Gacy. He murdered thirty-three boys and teenaged men in Chicago, Illinois from 1972 to 1978. His lust for blood, and complete absence of empathy, led him to continue killing no matter the cost.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Doing Time
Chapter One Continued... This is written by Bruce Thibodeaux for the world.... As I lay back in my rack typing a love story to my beautiful and beloved wife to be on my JP5 Tablet, an inmate by the name of Dough Boy comes up to me with his coffee cup in his hand. "BJ, say my nigga, can you spare a shot?" he asks. I Tell him yeah and reach in my locker to produce a bag of keefe coffee, and give him exactly 2 spoonfuls of the instant coffee that they sell us from the commissary. 2 spoons= 1 shot of coffee. "Preciate ya homie." he says Yeah whateva... I lay my head back, look around the dorm, and observe my surroundings. I instantly feel that familiar sense of dread... of seeing the same things, the same faces,the same characteristic actions from the same people everyday of my life. The never ending revolving door of my existence. It makes me sick. I am far too used to it...
By Stephanie Durr5 years ago in Criminal
The Ripper Case
Nightfall came, pouring rain beat against a decade-old black Charger. The rain, fell hard and fast, making it hard to see through the window. With all the dings, the dented front fender, and rust spots on the rear, nobody knew this was an off-duty vehicle. In the darkness of night, beneath heavy rain, nobody noticed the lone detective sitting there, hunting a serial killer known as The Ripper.
By Jason Ray Morton 5 years ago in Criminal
