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A Message worth a life
Chapter: 1 the kidnapping One o'clock in the afternoon on a cloudy day in the city of roses Savannah gets out of class early. They had a test and she finished early so she decided to head home. On her way to the parking lot, she noticed a sign with a red cross symbol on it right outside the door.
By keyontay wallace6 years ago in Criminal
The Disney Cruise, conspiracy
So as you know you know my profile is about conspiracies, I love them, really very interesting all of them, and I love bringing them to you dear reader... today’s article is gonna focus around the happiest place on earth, or rather the happiest boats on earth, the Disney cruise line...... (Disclaimer this one does get pretty heavy on the what the possibilities are).
By Dr. Dillion Veck6 years ago in Criminal
Searching for a Villain
The world seems out of control sometimes. Well for me it's always out of control. I don't know who I am or who I want to be. I know I have a purpose for being here, I just don't know what that is right now. Ever since I lost my best friend I've been trying to exist in a world where it's just me and my thoughts. Trust me my thoughts are pretty dark. But I'm existing, I'm living and waking up everyday searching for my purpose. Every story has a villain, well mine is my own mind-my thoughts. I battle my darkness away each day and it is not easy.
By Yelisa Espinal6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Tale of Murderous Crooked Cop Charles Becker
A dedicated woman can still hold out and show support for a corrupt cop…even in his death. Charles Becker received a sentence of the death penalty, won an appeal, and then the state rejected that appeal and Becker rode the lightning in Sing Sing.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Fitzhugh Coyle Goldsborough and the Writer he Murdered
At a clip of 6,000 words a day, David Graham Phillips built up a reputation as a successful novelist dedicated to his art. The writer lived in New York City with his sister. He did not know that his work would lead someone else to consider him a target for murder. On the evening of January 23, 1911, Phillips, dressed in the gentleman’s style completed by a black alpine hat, journeyed to his social club in New York, the Princeton.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Simply Being Black
Please forgive what may be broken English. No- in fact, sorry. I’m not sorry. What must happen for “the powers that be” to recognize the utter disgust and contempt black parents feel for you right now? For years, we have been begging for checks and balances in law enforcement. For years, we have proven that the system is HEAVILY skewed against Blacks and other POCs. For years, we have watched our sons and daughters be gunned down, choked, attacked, and harassed. Simply for being.
By Sinister Silhouettes6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Thomas Jennings and the Power of Fingerprints Forensics
Like a dramatic scene from a play, Chicago is regarded as the first city in the United States to recognize the practice and convict a man based on fingerprints as evidence. The night of the murder of Clarence B. Hiller would shake anyone to the core. A weird sound aroused Hiller and his wife from their slumber. In a struggle, Hiller and the anonymous figure tumbled down the staircase like two dogs wrestling.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
The Room
George stood outside on the balcony. In the distance, a sign read Welcome to Miami in stark white letters. Underneath, in spray paint, it continued bien venido a Miami. Palm trees lined each side of the street approaching the motel whose balcony held the lumbering weight of George’s two hundred seventy-three-pound frame.
By Keith Jacobs6 years ago in Criminal
Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde’s Role as the Accused Murderous Physician
Missouri state law limits the amount of trials to three. This would prove crucial in this case. Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde, in 1910, experienced the cold steel of justice around his wrists for his suspected role in the murders of Colonel Thomas Hunton Swope and Chrisman Swope. Investigators had found traces of strychnine and cyanide in their bodies and alleged that Dr. Hyde had been responsible for poisoning them.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
