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Mystery on the High Seas - A Max Flummox story
Part 1 Private Investigator Max Flummox ambled onto the deck of The Oceanic Wonder, complete with his characteristic limp and cane. This was the life. Finally, after a year of consistently flowing cases, he was on a well-deserved break. His diagnosed ADD meant that he tended to hyperfocus on cases and, while all that was great, had left him worn out.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Criminal
Lethal Justice
There was once a middle aged man named Logan Wayne, he was obsessed with comic books from an early age, especially super hero stories that depicted powerful people wearing multiple coloured spandex. As a child he always fantasized about having different superpowers; telekinesis, invisibility, super strength and x-ray vision were just some of the fantasies he had. The first comics he read were bright, colourful and whimsical. Stories of proud men and women, who fought intergalactic alien overlords or giant beasts from below the ocean such as giant sea monsters. There were stories of cruel tyrants and super villains, who needed to be arrested or punished for their crimes. As Logan grew into adolescence, he began to read more gritty comic book stories. Ones where the villains were sadistic and unforgivably monstrous. Stories where the heroes had no choice but to kill the bad guys, because they were too dangerous to be kept alive. Once he reached his late twenties, Logan began reading hard boiled detective novels too, alongside the mature crime themed comics he had been collecting. The heroes were much darker, becoming vigilantes who worked outside of the law, carrying out a sort of illegal justice. They wore black clothes to blend in with the dark, usually depicted as hardened men in their late thirties to early forties, the type of guys who served in the army, went through the police force and saw some really messed up stuff. They were cool, leather jacket wearing heroes, who spent their time drinking whiskey by the bar, hunting down the most despicable scumbags imaginable. These gritty crime stories really spoke to Logan, who had lived his whole life in the gutters of Detroit, seeing criminals and drug dealers run rampant around his home city. He knew many of these bad guys got away with their evil, as the law system was easily abused, meaning many got away from actual punishment. Logan knew the sad reality of this world his whole life, choosing to ignore it until one day, he returned home after a long day's work only to realise his house had been broken into. He gasped in terror, racing inside his home, as the front door had been smashed open as if by some powerful superhero from one of the old comics he read. What he found Inside still haunts him to this day, his wife had been murdered, trying to defend their only son. Her name was Debra and she had been stabbed multiple times into her stomach, blood still poured from the mouth of her dead face, with little baby Robin still crying in the cot behind her. Logan raced to his son and cradled him in his arms, hushing Robin back to sleep. Once the baby was asleep, Logan called the police and a murder investigation was soon conducted.
By Joseph Roy Wright2 years ago in Criminal
Death at the bank
Fictional murder mystery story. What a shock Bank Manager Carli Grace got when went downstairs, opened the bank vault only to find a dead body awaiting her. It wasn't how she expected her shift to end, especially not after such a long and exhausting day. Only for it to result in such horror was a horrible experience, one that she'd never ever forget! Carli raced upstairs and called the police immediately. When they arrived, an investigation into the murder was quickly looked into. The corpse in question was of a middle aged man, he was bald and fat, wearing a navy blue business suit. There weren't any cuts upon his body, or bruising to be found. Not even body examiners later on, back at the lab, could decipher any external injuries. At first it appeared as though the man had a fatal heart attack, or possibly stroke of some sorts that left him ultimately dead. Then as Detectives began to look into the identity of this man, they discovered that he was named Toni Cipriana, someone who had a lot of enemies within the city of New York.
By Joseph Roy Wright2 years ago in Criminal
Monarch The Killer
Once there lived a small boy named Vincent who resided in a quaint, picturesque village with his father, Percival. Vincent was known for his kindness and honesty, always empathizing with and helping the villagers. Life was peaceful for Vincent until one fateful night changed everything.
By Hasan Qurashi2 years ago in Criminal
Inside Job
Fictional murder mystery story. Who better to hide evidence than Miami's very best? This is the story of Detective Michael Lundy, a corrupt man who worked Homicide for years and years, covering his own tracks and fabricating evidence, imprisoning the wrong people to avoid getting caught. He was certainly sneaky and insidious, killing his victims in a number of different ways, as not to detect a pattern by other Detectives and brown nosing police Officers. He would stab people, choke people, drown some and even poison a few. He'd use kitchen knives, garden tools, his own fists and different types of rope. Michael liked to experiment, creating his own crime scenes to solve, as a way of boosting his career alongside getting away with murder.
By Joseph Roy Wright2 years ago in Criminal
The Beauty Bias: How Looks Shape Justice
In a world where appearances often shape perceptions, the link between beauty and justice is both intriguing and unsettling. This article explores how attractiveness can influence public reactions to severe crimes, revealing the biases that underpin our judicial system. From media portrayals to courtroom outcomes, the story unfolds with real-life cases and thought-provoking insights, demonstrating how beauty can significantly impact legal proceedings. The interplay between appearance and justice challenges our notions of fairness and raises crucial questions about the role of visual bias in shaping legal outcomes.
By Rafael Fiuza2 years ago in Criminal
