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Reason First: The Serial Killer Albert Fish
Upon the occasion of your execution you say that it would be “the supreme thrill of [your] life,” then that points to a vicious, horrific excuse for a human being. That man who said that was Albert Fish. He liked to abuse young boys and girls. This monster even ate the flesh of several children for the thrill of the meal. This sick person then committed self-harm through flogging, burning himself, and sticking metal pins through his genitals.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
30 Second Video from Lagos Has Everyone Fighting.
Man confronts women protesting rape. As a Nigerian, it is very difficult to shock me anymore. But still, I come across one or two things on the internet and I am shocked. A lot of times not really because of what the people are saying, but because of the insensitivity and audacity of some people I see on the internet.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Serial Killer Amy Archer-Gilligan
Arsenic seems like the go-to crime weapon when it comes to these serial killer cases. And another woman cropped up in the case which happened in Windsor, Connecticut from 1911-1916. Amy Archer-Gilligan poisoned at least ten people a year.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
The Bank Heist Hostage
It was all so sudden; just when I thought I would be having a great day, I end up at the business end of a few shotgun cannons as I lay flat on the floor. I stood in line at the bank to cash-in on a check that a co-worker gave me for an ancient firewood oven that belonged to my great-grandfather. Little did I know that my luck would turn out this way.
By Eddie J Grym5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Serial Killer Belle Gunness
If there is one overarching theme to these killer stories it’s insurance money. Not to blame the money as the motive to murder people, instead the money was just a conceptual scapegoat to go along with the treacherous deeds of these shady figures. Belle Gunness of La Porte, Indiana was one such figure.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Review of 'Motherless Brooklyn'
The wife and I just saw Motherless Brooklyn on HBO. It's billed as an Edward Norton movie -- he also starred in it -- based on the Jonathan Lethem novel. I didn't read the novel (I was busy writing the sequel to The Silk Code when Lethem's novel was first published in 1999). But it's just as well. As readers of my reviews in Vocal may know, I like reviewing movies and TV series on their own terms, not on how they compare with the novels or short stories on which they may have been based. I will say that my wife mentioned that she saw that the Norton movie departed from the Lethem novel in many major ways.
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Criminal
