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The Confession Clock
The public imagines interrogations as shouting matches, lightbulbs, and theatrics. Anyone who has ever actually sat inside one knows how uneventful most hours can be. The real changes happen quietly, almost invisibly, and nearly always when the clock should be winding down. I’ve watched people lie with the stamina of an Olympian for 6 hours straight, only to fall apart in the last 7 minutes. That’s the 11th hour. And it’s the closest thing to a universal law you will ever find in a custodial room.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin2 months ago in Criminal
Brittany Norwood and the Lululemon Murder: The Shocking Facts
This horrific saga began on March 12, 2011, in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Bethesda, Maryland. Walking down Bethesda Row, a nice, clean shopping avenue lined with festive lights and retail outlets, the manager of the Lululemon Athletica store arrived a little before 8 a.m. to open up for the day.
By Lawrence Lease2 months ago in Criminal
The Myth of the Death Barge
There is a story that has circulated in criminal justice classrooms for decades. The version I heard in 1998 sounded like this: Old English authorities chained criminals to the bottom of a ship, set the vessel adrift for weeks, and returned later to dump the bodies after the prisoners starved to death. It is the kind of story that sticks. Brutal. Efficient. Strange enough to feel like a secret that survived through oral retellings.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin2 months ago in Criminal
The MLB Gambling Scandal Is Just Beginning
Every time another gambling scandal hits pro sports, people act shocked. I’m not. Not even a little. Once states started legalizing gambling left and right, this was guaranteed. And now we’re watching the consequences play out in real time.
By Lawrence Lease2 months ago in Criminal
The Unsolved Mystery of the Sodder Children: A Case That Haunts to This Day. AI-Generated.
The Unsolved Mystery of the Sodder Children: A Case That Haunts to This Day The mysterious disappearance of five children from the Sodder family on Christmas Eve, 1945, in Fayetteville, West Virginia, remains one of the most perplexing and chilling unsolved cases in American history. Despite numerous theories, investigations, and new pieces of evidence coming to light over the years, the fate of the Sodder children is still shrouded in uncertainty. The case continues to intrigue and haunt the public imagination, as it raises disturbing questions about the nature of evil, cover-ups, and the limits of truth.
By The Insight Ledger 2 months ago in Criminal
True stories from inside Federal Prison
“Bloody Beaumont”. That was the name given to one of the most violent prisons in the Federal System. Located in Beaumont Texas, Bloody Beaumont got it’s name based off the amount of stabbing and assaults that took place daily at the facility. And this was my home in 2012.
By Keith Gaffney2 months ago in Criminal
The Mask Slipped: What Rory’s Old Tweets Reveal About Whiteness in Hip Hop Spaces by NWO Sparrow
When the Jokes Ain’t Jokes: Rory’s Old Tweets and the Truth About Whiteness in Hip Hop Black Twitter exposed more than offensive posts. It exposed a pattern of entitlement that thrives in our culture when unchecked.
By NWO SPARROW2 months ago in Criminal
Putin Is A Known Killer
When in February 2024 American right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson was asked about Putin killing Alexey Navalny, he famously replied that killing people comes with the leader’s job. All political leaders have to kill someone at some point, Tucker said, including ours (American). I was irked by that callous remark as it showed how Tucker was trying to whitewash Putin's criminality with whataboutism.
By Lana V Lynx2 months ago in Criminal
Teen Arrested, Forced to Apologize to Uncle who S. Assaulted Her. Content Warning.
Henry Cadle portrayed himself as a loving, concerned great-uncle when he adopted his 12-year-old niece, Taylor, in 2012. She had been placed in foster care and wanted nothing more than to be with her family.
By Criminal Matters2 months ago in Criminal
