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Common Car Insurance Scams
We’ve all heard about traffic scammers. They prey on unknowing individuals on surface streets, freeways and in traffic. Their goal is to extort funds from unlucky individuals that happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But how do these scammers execute this fraudulent dangerous behavior, and how can a person that's been involved (albeit unknowingly) know the telltale signs of this scam?
By Adam Heath5 years ago in Criminal
Juvenile Law
When faced with legal problems, it is no doubt that people face a lot of stress, especially when it comes to their loved ones. However, did you know that if the person facing trouble with the law is a minor, they are tried in a juvenile court instead of an adult criminal court?
By Moore and Associates5 years ago in Criminal
Getting Out - Part One
Jim woke up with a jolt and stared at his beige ceiling. He turned to his left and stared at his beige wall for a bit before deciding to get out of his cream coloured bed and pad over to his crisp white computer. Boring. Life was just so boring.
By Sophie J. Clark5 years ago in Criminal
Eric Edgar Cooke
Eric Edgar Cooke was born 25th February 1931 in Victoria Park, Perth and was the eldest of 3 children. Cooke was born with a cleft palate and hare lip, he endured intense bullying throughout his school life due to his deformities. Eric Edgar Cooke’s home life was no better, he received beatings from his alcoholic father on a daily basis, emotionally neglected. Cooke also suffered from a number of conditions that included regular blackouts spending a lot of time in the hospital due to them; headaches; many illnesses and injuries from being accident prone. Despite this Cooke became a very adept cat-burglar confessing to more than 200 burglaries.
By Nicole Gibson5 years ago in Criminal
Empty Angel
The music is playing loudly and people are crowding around the house drinking and having a good time. Lilly Rowley is dressed in a baby blue ankle-length dress with white low-heeled shoes. Her hair is pulled back in a loose-fitting bun at the nape of her neck. Her baby blue eyes are searching the crowd in hopes of finding her three best friends Jessica, Angie, and Brittany. Finally, she spots them leaning against the wall talking and laughing.
By Melissa Nestico5 years ago in Criminal
Nicole M. Abusharif, The So-Called 'Lesbian Love Triangle' Murderer
After being found guilty of murdering Becky Klein in 2007, Nicole M. Abusharif was sentenced to 50 years — akin to life imprisonment, yet technically not. Upon reading this story, I must admit a big question struck me: Why only 50 years? Regardless of any exact opinion, I have heard of much harsher sentences for similar murders. Here's what happened: Abusharif had suffocated Becky with a plastic bag, wrapped her up in duct tape and left her in the trunk of a car. It was also believed that Becky was murdered out of greed, as Nicole potentially stood to gain $400,000 in an insurance payout. In any case, the murder was deemed as not being "cold, calculated and premeditated."
By Wade Wainio5 years ago in Criminal
Booze, Broads and Blackjack
Despite being sidelined by COVID-19, Booze, Broads, and Blackjack has raked in the awards from film events on both sides of the US. It's a mob thriller film that presents the skill and on-screen power of veteran actor Vincent Pastore of The Sopranos fame. The film also shows that what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas.
By Ethan H. Gaines5 years ago in Criminal
Unsolved: The Lane Bryant massacre
Rhoda McFarland (born Rhoda Hamilton) grew up in a loving home in Joliet, Illinois. She had three brothers and a sister. After graduating from high school, she entered the Air Force and served at Andrews Air Force base in Maryland. After completing her active duty tour, she transitioned into the Air Force reserves.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
Russell Crowe is on a Murderous Rampage in the Highly Entertaining ‘Unhinged’
If you’re as obsessed with true crime stories as I am, you know the frightening concept of regular people suddenly turning homicidal. In some cases, we could have seen it coming. A past riddled with indications of sadism. Earlier indications of mental health issues. But occasionally, people just break bad. Their friends and families are baffled. They would tell the authorities that he seemed like such a gentle soul, he didn’t seem like the type of person who could have done something so terrible.
By MovieBabble5 years ago in Criminal
WOMEN IN HISTORY
Countess Elizabeth Bathory de Ecsed (1560-1614) was a Hungarian noblewoman and reputed serial killer from the noble family of Bathory, who owned land in the Kingdom of Hungary. She had been labelled by the Guinness World Records as the most prolific female murderer, though the precise number of her victims is debated. Bathory and 4 collaborators were accused of torturing and killing hundreds of young women between 1585 and 1609. The highest number of victims cited during Bathory’s trial was 650. However, this number comes from the claim by a serving girl named Susannah that Jakab Szilvassy, Countess Bathory’s Court official, had seen the figure in one of Bathory’s private books. The book was never revealed and Szilvassy never mentioned it in his testimony. Despite the evidence against Elizabeth, her family’s importance kept her from facing execution. She was imprisoned in 1610 within Cachtice Castle, and immured in a windowless room until her death 4 years later.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff5 years ago in Criminal
