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The Axeman of New Orleans
On May 22, 1918 the world was still in the grips of WWI. In New Orleans, a barber named Andrew Maggio had just gotten his draft notice and decided that a night’s good drinking was in order. Returning home to the place Andrew shared with his brother, Jake, he noticed nothing unusual. He was also in no condition to determine if anything was amiss. Andrew and Jake’s rooms adjoined the home of their married brother, Joseph and his wife Catherine.
By Rasma Raisters7 years ago in Criminal
Hidden Crimes Without Punishment: Hollywood's Romanticizing of Toxic Sexuality
Disgraced R&B legend R. Kelly has been making negative headlines for a better part of the last 25 years over controversial activities, which made him known as a shadowy sexual molester of underage girls in the dark.
By Victor Trammell7 years ago in Criminal
The Best Films About Serial Killers
Ted Bundy, Jack the Ripper, Arthur Leigh Allen, or the Zodiac killer—they all inspired writers and filmmakers. This resulted in many films about serial killers who actually existed. Here is the list of the best movies about serial killers:
By Thomas Johnson7 years ago in Criminal
Death Without End: Three Cruel Serial Killers
The serial killers. The interest in them is unbroken and therefore they are always a recurring subject of numerous thrillers. It does not matter if they have a real template or are completely out of the mind of the authors, we involuntarily want to know more about them. However, it is not just the murderers that are of interest to us, but also the way they deal with their victims, a myth almost as big as the serial killer itself. Psychiatry is the place where many of the mentally ill people. Many of whom are undoubtedly a serial killer. Often these places become the scene of exciting stories and dangerous maneuvers of the protagonists in books. And even in real life, these stories fascinate us—especially when they are called lost places exist and thereby still stories of cruel past can tell.
By Karen Berns7 years ago in Criminal
The Vagabond
“See you matey.” “All the best.” “Take care.” It appeared that Sergeant Major Steven Blackwood couldn’t walk more than five yards before another army walla wished him the best of luck. The army had been good to him. For the last twenty-five years it had been his mother, his father and his best friend.
By Michael Whateley7 years ago in Criminal
Women Who Killed Their Children
Each year, an average of 500 children are killed by their parents. Of those heinous deaths, more than half are committed by their own fathers. However, when a mother kills her child, there is something truly chilling and gut wrenching. Some of the women who killed their children have claimed they've done so as a result of mercy killings, spousal revenge, temporary psychosis, or as the result of an unwanted child.
By Lindsie Polhemus7 years ago in Criminal
10 Cases of Cannibalism That'll Make Your Stomach Turn
"If you are what you eat, I could be you by tomorrow."—Combichrist, "Feed Your Anger" In polite society, there are certain crimes that are considered to be too taboo to speak of. Many, such as human trafficking and sex crimes, have become the concern of international welfare groups. Some of these crimes, though, are a little different.
By Buddy Brown7 years ago in Criminal
The 5 Missing Sodder Kids
On December 24th, 1945, the Sodder family had a house fire that officials claimed was accidental. The fire had presumably claimed the lives of five of nine children even though no physical evidence was found of their remains. The coroner's office had ruled the fire as accidental due to faulty wiring but Jennie had seen lights on during the fire. This means that if the fire was truly because of faulty wiring, there would have been no electricity that could have been on, thus meaning the fire was not accidental because of the lights on inside the house. One part that is sketchy about the whole thing with the kids going missing is the fact that when the neighbors called the fire station there was no reply. When the fire department was alerted by a neighbor, around 2:30 AM, they did not arrive to the Sodder house until around 8 AM. The house was two and a half miles away from the fire station.
By chrystal wray7 years ago in Criminal
