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10 Intriguing Books About Dangerous Cults
How many times have you heard people say "don't drink the Kool-Aid" when you were getting a little overzealous about something? This, perhaps, somewhat insensitive phrase refers to the Jonestown Massacre when cult leader Jim Jones forced over 900 people to commit suicide by drinking a grape-flavored drink laced with cyanide.
By Trish Gilmore7 years ago in Criminal
10 Horrifying Facts About Life in Angola Prison
Recently, Brooklyn's prison system came under fire after reports of heating being shut off came to light. At the time of the report, prisoners were enduring 33-degree weather, and at times didn't even have flushing toilets. According to protestors, the prisoners got frantic and began to bang on the windows while screaming for help.
By Skunk Uzeki7 years ago in Criminal
10 Facts About Scientology That Will Terrify You
Scientology is currently a nationally-recognized religion with a 503(c) tax designation from the IRS. It also happens to be the choice religion of Hollywood movie stars like John Travolta, Tom Cruise, and Beck. Some celebrity members, such as Leah Remini, have even accused the church of trying to force them to recruit other celebrities. With churches and books aplenty, this religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard has a wonderful (if not a bit strange) veneer.
By April Demarco7 years ago in Criminal
10 Awesome Books About the Mafia
When it comes to organized crime, no one does it quite like the mafia. They aren't your typical street gangsters throwing up signs and making fools of themselves. They don't flag up or sell drugs on a street corner. They do things with style.
By Sasha Konikovo7 years ago in Criminal
Something Wicked (Part 2)
Aleah Beckerle was a nineteen-year-old disabled young woman with a beautiful smile, and a passion for life. Her young life was cut short when she was kidnapped from her home, raped, and killed. Eight months later, Aleah's decomposed and defiled body was found in an abandoned home in Evansville, not far from the home that she was taken from.
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean7 years ago in Criminal
Something Wicked (Part 1)
Something Wicked This Way Comes was written by Ray Bradbury in 1963. It tells the story of teenaged boys, who are enticed by a traveling carnival that comes to their town. It's a nightmarish experience, and both of the boys must learn to combat their own fear, and make it out of the fantasy Mr. Dark has created for them. Mr. Dark seemingly holds the power to grant the deepest desires of his patrons, and that draws his victims to him, allowing him to take over their lives and their bodies. In the end, the hero not only survives, but is able to save others. The novel was born in the imagination of a young boy, enthralled by a magician in a traveling carnival show. Far too often, and for reasons we will never understand, life imitates art, people go missing. Lifeless bodies are found in deserted places, or never found at all. What happens when something wicked comes your way? Would you know what to do?
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean7 years ago in Criminal
The 11 Scariest Books About Serial Killers
A serial killer is the real-life version of the boogeyman. They are murderous, they are evil, they are monsters that live inside human bodies, and they can be anyone in your neighborhood—even the couple who lives next door.
By Iggy Paulsen7 years ago in Criminal
Memoirs of A Dopeman (Pt. 5)
1994 was a great year. After setting up shop in my posh new neighborhood my mother and I transferred to, I was also able to establish a beautiful system in school while trying to finish my education; this was my junior year. In order for you to understand how I was able to make something like this work, with no one having any obvious idea of what I was doing for so long, I must once again give you the blueprint. The Thicket was off of the main street, only one way in and out; on one side, there was nothing but a field and empty woods; on the other side, two other larger suburban neighborhoods who at the time had no way of getting the product I had on a regular basis. I became their hero. I met with only five brothers who lived in that neighborhood, all of different ethnic backgrounds and diverse cultures; we had Ratty his brother Sanji from Kingston, Jamaica, and they had their own little crew: Yusef and his little brother Anwar from Brooklyn, and En-Uh—who was straight from the Deck—was their muscle. They would be my most loyal friends and clientele since I was the only connection they had with the best product the state of GA had in its possession, and I was the keeper. I would give them two quarter pounds a week—no more, no less—that way if they mess up the package, my loss would be minimum. My plan was to always add on, never take away. I still wanted that money machine, I could hear it clicking.
By Darim Stewart7 years ago in Criminal
Six True Crime Books to Add to Your Hitlist
I've been reading true crime for a long time, and have become a bit of a connoisseur on the subject. Once you get into it, you'll never know how fictional crime ever kept you happy before! Here are six to get you started!
By Harriet Christabel7 years ago in Criminal
