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Reason First: The Michigan Murders
In any case where science and reason see involvement, what law enforcement should not rely on is the “assistance” of a psychic. To find a resolution to the Michigan or Co-Ed Murders, officials enlisted the “help” of Dutch medium Peter Hurkos.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Stéphane Bourgoin is Discredited, But His Ed Kemper Interview Has Value
Stéphane Bourgoin has now been branded a "serial liar" by the media, much like George Metesky is forever known as the "mad bomber." He now acknowledges that he never had someone named "Eileen" as a partner. Eileen was inspired by Susan Bickrest, a woman he says he met a few times, and who was slain by serial killer Gerald Stano. He's also inflated his credentials, saying "I met 77 serial killers." In reality, that number is smaller. As he put it: “My lies have weighed me down,” and “It’s a stupid thing that I acknowledge.”
By Wade Wainio6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Selfless Marine- The Texas Tower Sniper
“Once a Marine, always a Marine” is a slogan often spouted by members who earned the title in the United States Marine Corps. The only way, properly, for a Marine to be referred to as an ex-Marine or former Marine is if he or she commits an evil so heinous that they ought to be stripped of the moniker. Lee Harvey Oswald became a vicious assassin of the 35th President John F. Kennedy and saw his status as a Devil Dog reduced to the level of a brutal murderer. He would die by Jack Ruby’s firearm. But nearly three years after the murder, Charles Whitman would see a similar punishment.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer
It’s been a few years since I read “The Executioner’s Song” when I was eighteen years’ old and it was a funny experience because I’d only ever seen a picture of the book before that. I had constantly wanted to read it over the course of a year because it sounded amazing. But when I received it in the post, my jaw dropped at how long it was in comparison to how long I thought it was. I managed to get it done in a few days anyway. I really just couldn’t put it down at all. At some points, I was actually crying about the other characters. My first reading experience was heavily emotional and I was put into an emotional whirlwind of sorrow. It completely changed my perspective on creative nonfiction, just like the book “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote had done some years before.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Criminal
The Purposes of Punishment: Is “An Eye for an Eye” Appropriate?
What it our criminal justice system worked on “an eye for an eye” basis? That means that if someone burned down your house, the next morning you’d be on your way to their house with a bottle of gasoline in one hand and a lighter in the other. Sounds quite scary, doesn't it.
By Yulina Goto6 years ago in Criminal
Moe! Part Two
Nothing could have gone more wrong in those last few moments inside the school hallway. I fired. There was blood. I fired again. Lots of blood. Screaming from every direction and chaos. Just complete and utter chaos. A chaos that was created by my hand. I looked down at the white paper suit that I had been forced to put on inside the hospital, where the police had taken my clothes, shoes, backpack, weaponry and ammunition as evidence. I had been taken to the hospital after the school resource officers were forced to deploy their tasers against me when I raised the rifle and attempted to fire at them inside the school. The rifle was empty. All of the ammunition had been fired in an attempt to take the lives or hurt as many of classmates as possible. I wanted them to shoot me. I fucked up and forgot my pistol in the closet that I waited in prior to me opening fire at Cole County High School.
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean6 years ago in Criminal
The Ruppert family massacre
James Ruppert stood five-foot-six and weighed under 140 pounds. He appeared unremarkable, non-threatening and had experienced many hardships in his life. Ruppert didn’t have any close friends, a job or any significant future plans. He lived at home with his mother Charity, who had grown tired of supporting James at her home on 635 Minor Avenue in Hamilton, Ohio. And it’s the tension between Ruppert and his mother that may have led to the events that transpired on March 30, 1975.
By Marc Hoover6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Less than Dust-Murderer Richard Speck’s Worth
Hatred is a mighty emotion. If applied objectively, it can be one of the most fruitful emotions to express. If left unchecked and subjective, then the only application can lead to the evil kind of bloodshed.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
