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Jeffrey Epstein’s Salty Dinner Party in Damnation - Based on a 2003 Article by the New York Magazine
Jeffrey could have easily reached across the table to obtain the salt but Dershowitz was so close that he decided to risk asking him again. Epstein asked politely, “Sorry Alan, could you pass me the salt shaker?” Dershowitz didn’t react straight away, he was trying to cut through the tough steak which lay like a slice of compressed ash on his dinner plate. Alan looked up from under his questioning brow, “I’m sorry Jeffrey, I don’t have the salt shaker.” Dershowitz continued sawing into his slice of meat/dolomite, he didn’t like to be bothered while he was busy concentrating. Epstein looked up towards Peter Mandelson who was sat on the other side of Dershowitz. Mandelson smiled at Epstein as he picked up the salt shaker, “Do you want this Jeffrey?” asked Peter as he poured the salt onto the floor. Once every grain had been shaken onto the damp slate floor, Mandelson screwed the shaker top back on and threw the empty glass container to a slouched and ever frustrated Epstein.
By Johnny Vedmore5 years ago in Criminal
Review of 'Absentia 3'
The third season of Absentia was up on Amazon Prime Video last month. I liked it the best of the three seasons so far because, well, I like James Bond type stories more than a vanished member of the family comes home after six years of missing, even if she is a high-powered FBI agent.
By Paul Levinson5 years ago in Criminal
Death in an onion field
On the evening of March 9, 1963, Los Angeles police officer Karl Hettinger and his partner Ian Campbell pulled over a 1946 Ford automobile occupied by two men in dark clothing and caps. The men were ex-convicts Gregory Ulas Powell and Jimmy Lee Smith. Before Hettinger and Campbell could react, Smith stuck a pistol in Officer Campbell’s back. He then ordered Hettinger to turn over his service pistol.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
Most Important Moments In Wentworth 8x02, 'Ends And Means'
SPOILERS for Wentworth ep 8x02, 'Ends And Means'. Prison drama Wentworth continued its penultimate season this week with the episode 'Ends And Means', airing on the fourth of August. For the most part, the episode was quieter than the season premiere, 'Resurrection', mostly focusing on story and character building moments.
By Kristy Anderson5 years ago in Criminal
Review of 'Hanna 2'
Hanna 2 starts a little slow, with a few too many episodes devoted to Hanna getting back to The Meadows and re-uniting with/saving Clara. But once it gets over that, this second season delivers a story with far more punch and complexity than the first season, especially the complexity part.
By Paul Levinson5 years ago in Criminal
Review of 'Reckoning'
My wife and I binged Reckoning, an outstanding psychological thriller about a serial killer and the detective bent on nabbing him that's been on Netflix since May. The ten episodes are each little masterpieces in themselves, and there's more than enough room for a second season, which I'd put at the top of any list to watch.
By Paul Levinson5 years ago in Criminal
That's not my son!
Single mother Christine Collins lived in Los Angeles during the 1920s with her nine-year-old son, Walter. His father was incarcerated and not involved in their lives. On March 10, 1928, Walter asked his mother for money to see a movie. During the 1920s, children regularly went to the local theaters during the weekend.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
Dorothy Jane Scott
Dorothy Jane Scott was a single mother of a 4-year-old. She and her son had been living in Stanton, California with her aunt. She was a secretary for two stores that were jointly owned. One of the stores sold psychedelic items such as love beads and lava lamps. The other was a store that specializes in selling paraphernalia for cannabis and tobacco, also called a head shop. Her friends and coworkers described her as a devout Christian who did not drink or do drugs and who liked to stay home. Dorothy’s parents babysat her son while she worked. Her father said she dated on occasion but that she had no steady boyfriend that they knew of.
By Kimi Mormon5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Fresh Flesh-Serial Killer Ed Gein
Hollywood has made Ed Gein quite the source material for a number of films including Psycho (1960), the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991) to name just a few. What would make writers, directors and producers so interested in this homicidal maniac? One would have to start with the fact that he transitioned.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
