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The Emerald Hotel
November 7, 2002 My therapist advised me to start writing down my thoughts and life events in this book. She said to write at least a paragraph, so I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Frederick Johnson. I am the owner of my own hotel-The Emerald Hotel-and I am not insane. I thought I should just clarify that, since people who see therapists are usually some degree of crazy, but not in this case. I hardly see a point in writing my thoughts into some stupid little book, but psychotherapy is the only (somewhat) appealing option, so I’m stuck.
By Anne Howland6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Chester Gillette and the Murder in the Adirondacks
On Big Moose Lake, in 1906, the water rocked the boat in a steady motion. Two young people who had become smitten with each other but had their own demons enjoyed each other’s company. Chester Gillette looked at the comely Grace Brown and smiled. It appears as if the two had fallen in the most profound and sincere kind of love. He carried with him a tennis racket. He withdrew the tennis racket and whacked her in the face in the head with it like an axeman chopping at a tree. Grace lost consciousness and fell overboard. Under the assumed name Carl Graham, Gillette journeyed back to the shore with supreme confidence.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Murderer Could Have Had a Backbone
What does it take for a monster to prey upon a couple mourning their dead son at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery? In a place of solemnity and reflection, the place became a crime scene when 29-year-old Sheldon Francis opened fire against 86-year-old Paul Marino and his 85-year-old wife, Lidia. In an exchange of gunfire by Francis and Delaware State Police, the gunman fell by a police round.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
A Life Worth Knowing
This man grew up in a broken home, he tried to hold himself together, traumatized by his own family and the bullying and mistreatment but yet again born in 1965 is a different era, different style to actually make a family work, yet, he grew not needing much except a mother and a father.
By Butcher Drek6 years ago in Criminal
Fight for Tenant's Rights
Introduction Throughout this story, you will be introduced to Indiana’s generations of landlords who have taken advantage, and in my opinion, are trying to find loopholes through updated laws and policies. These are my experiences, my words and my struggles.
By Heather Fields6 years ago in Criminal
Monica's Lie
The days between when my Dad came and picked me up were far and in between. I lived with my Mother and her lifestyle was enough to make the hardest junkie cringe. She was a hard drunk; hard for her to stop and even harder for her to not whip our ass when she was past drunk. This woman would grab anything that looked like it would tear through my dark skin. She was mean. I loved her, but she was mean.
By Samantha Renee6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Nan Patterson and the Case of the Murdered Lover
An actress and a dancer garnered 1904 New York City’s attention for all the wrong reasons. She received accusations regarding the murder of Caesar Young, a married bookmaker. The actress named Nan Patterson had been married just as Young had a wife also. This didn’t matter. The pair carried on a tryst. During a carriage ride down Broadway, Patterson and Young travelled to have him meet up with his wife at the docks. In time, Young would be shot dead with a firearm belonging to Patterson. The woman received the cold steel of justice around her wrists on the charge of murder.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Jack Forte: The Jaguar's Treasure
There Jack was, riding in the back of the hospital van with his dying dad on the stretch-bed. His dad gestured him to come closer, he whispered in his ear “The honey jar is hidden the the cave where the jaguar sleeps.” Jack heard this frequently growing up --- still, he wondered what this could mean. His dad handed him a blood-stained gold envelope with Jack’s name on it.
By Termynl Network6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Story of Selfless Murderer Albert T. Patrick
Greed did not drive Albert T. Patrick to commit murder. Greed is about producing and creating more and possessing ambition to always want more...morally and legally. With the aid of Charles F. Jones, Patrick defrauded and murdered cotton, land, and railroad tycoon William Marsh Rice.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
