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Why The New Casey Anthony Documentary 'An American Murder Mystery' Broke Ratings Records
Viewers are fascinated with true crime stories. It's one of the many reasons why television shows like #Snapped, #TheFirst48 and #MakingaMurderer are so popular. We want to go behind the scenes of the stories on the news, to dig deeper than what a newspaper journalist can tell us in a single article. And perhaps discover new information that will answer lingering questions we have.
By Rachel Carrington8 years ago in Criminal
'Men Who Are Attracted to 13-Year-Old Boys Make the Best Teachers' - Director of Kent Social Services '74-'85
In the archives of the British Library are five tapes which should be a cause of concern to us all. Much of the interview with Rev. Nicolas Stacey relives his action-packed adventures at war, his unlikely turn as an Olympic athlete, and his time in the Church of England. Some of the content of the tapes have caused victims of Kendall House sexual abuse to call for an immediate inquiry.
By Johnny Vedmore8 years ago in Criminal
The Villisca Axe Murder House
When I was a child I lived not too far away from Villisca, Iowa. And growing up we always heard the stories from way back in the day. Even if a decade had passed, the tragedy of what had occurred between June 9th and June 10th, 1912 still haunted the town of Villisca as well as pretty much every single town that surrounded. Ghost stories spread among the children about what happened during those days. And parents would use the stories as a form of getting their children to behave. Well here is what really happened…
By Alyssa Horn8 years ago in Criminal
5 TV Shows Like 'Making A Murderer' To Watch In 2017
Whether they're told in books, on television or in movies, #truecrime stories are a big draw. In fact, more than 19 million viewers streamed #MakingaMurderer on Netflix, and we're looking forward to Season 2.
By Rachel Carrington8 years ago in Criminal
5 Actors Who Played Real-Life Killers So Well, They'll Never Stop Freaking Us Out
Actors get paid to create characters that make us feel so many different emotions. And if they're good at their jobs, we get lost in their roles. But there are some roles we wish didn't exist, and some stories we wish didn't have to be told.
By Rachel Carrington8 years ago in Criminal
Top Six Most Brutal Serial Killers Ever
This article is not for the faint of heart. Just to throw this out there… I don’t have a morbid fascination for serial killers. But I do have to study them for my psychology classes because of the field of work that I would like to enter into. Anyways; let’s get started!
By Alyssa Horn8 years ago in Criminal
America's First Serial Killer
It was during one of my psychology classes that I had the pleasure of writing a paper on a man called, Herman Webster Mudgett. Or better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes…commonly known as America’s first serial killer H. H. Holmes. Born May 16th, 1861 and died on May 1896. While he was considered to be a monster in that time era; I personally find him fascinating in a strictly professional way of course. H. H. Holmes himself had a very unique and cold way of disposing of his victims which was not common for that time.
By Alyssa Horn8 years ago in Criminal
Greatest Legal Movies Ever Made
Despite the best detective movies, having some of the greatest sleuths ever portrayed on screen, these detectives are very different. In the greatest legal movies ever made, the private eye investigators tend to be the lawyers or prosecutors in a court case. They often showcase both experienced investigative skills and legal insight, denoting the layers of a particular case oftentimes quicker than the detectives themselves. This is because they enlist brilliant skills in uncovering a suspect's innocence while denoting some of their own personal shortcomings in the process.
By Donald Gray8 years ago in Criminal
Shots Fired
Being an infamous, yet anonymous, sniper for the many gangs that riddled her city’s and the few surrounding cities’ streets was not the ideal job. She had to keep herself anonymous in order to hold normal relationships, or in case she ever decided to build a family. Amelia was good at what she did, though. She was never one to go home empty handed. She was practically a hired assassin after all. Gangs would hire her in order to take out people that stood in her way. She’d never pick a gang to fight for in the several gang wars that took place throughout the streets. She would never be able to get back out of that, no matter how good she was at running. Which is what got her here.
By Cheyenne Seyferth8 years ago in Criminal
