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Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time; a look into all aspects of a guilty verdict from the burden of proof to conviction to the judge’s sentence and more.
Alex Murdaugh-The Man Who Planned his own Assassination
With a wife, two sons, and a thriving law firm, Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina attorney, appeared to have it all. Until his wife and son were murdered in an unsolved mystery. The deaths of his wife and child led him into a severe depression that was made even worse by his long-standing opioid abuse.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Woman Lands Herself In Jail After A Murder-For-Hire Plot Went Terribly Wrong
Dalia Mohammed was born in New York City on October 18, 1982, and was raised with her two siblings by an Egyptian father and a Peruvian mother. When she was 13 years old, her family moved to Boynton Beach, Florida, where she graduated from high school in 2000.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Noela Rukundo-The Woman Who Attended Her Own Funeral
In 2004, Noela Rukundo emigrated from Burundi to Australia with her five children. There, she met Balenga Kalala, a Congolese refugee who taught Rukundo Swahili at the resettlement agency for which they both worked.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Liz Golyar- Most Jealous Woman Ever
Dave Kroupa worked in an auto repair shop in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2012. At the moment, he wanted a new beginning in life. He had just ended his long-term relationship with Amy Flora, with whom he had two children. Soon after deciding to join an online dating site, he met Liz Golyar.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Remorseless Woman Killed Her Daughter In An Act Of Exorcism
Geneva Gomez ’s death was brutal, her mother, Juanita, punched her repeatedly, then shoved a crucifix and a religious medallion down her throat until she began to bleed from her mouth. She was so badly beaten that her then boyfriend, Francisco Merlos, didn’t recognize her when he saw her body.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Andrea Yates Drowned all her five Children in Bathtub
Andrea Pia Kennedy was born in Houston, Texas, on July 2, 1964, and she thrived at Milby High School. She was the class valedictorian, a member of the National Honor Society, and the captain of the swim team. In addition, she developed an eating disorder and contemplated suicide.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The German Mother Who Killed Her Daughter's Killer In Court
Marianne Bachmeier opened fire on a crowded courthouse in what was then known as West Germany on March 6, 1981. Her target was a 35-year-old sex offender on trial for the death of her daughter; he took six of her bullets and died.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The Horror Death Of Neil Stonechild And The Starlight Tours
The Saskatoon Freezing Deaths in Canada The temperature in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, dropped to -18 degrees Fahrenheit on November 29, 1990. That same day, construction workers recovered the frozen body of 17-year-old Neil Stonechild in a field outside of town. Stonechild was dressed in trousers and a lightweight jacket. He was missing one shoe.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Australian Woman Decapitates Mother During Heated Argument
Twenty-five-year-old Jessica Camilleri lived in the St. Clair community of western Sydney, Australia, with her 57-year-old mother, Rita Camilleri. On July 19, 2019, the pair got into an argument that ended with Jessica decapitating her mother in front of a four-year-old boy present in the home.
By A.W. Naves3 years ago in Criminal
The Crimes Of Luis Garavito
A man named Luis Garavito is incarcerated in an isolated maximum security jail in Colombia. Garavito stays apart from the other convicts for his own safety, and only consumes food and drink provided by individuals he knows. His guards characterize him as calm, optimistic, and deferential.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The History of Miranda Rights and the United States Supreme Court's Ruling
In the case, Vega v. Tekoh, the court substantially retreated from the promise it made in Miranda. In the case of Vega, the Supreme Court decided by a vote of 6-3 (despite an excellent dissent by Justice Elena Kagan) that a person who is not given the Miranda warnings and whose compelled statements are introduced against them in a criminal trial is not permitted to sue the police officer who violated their rights, even in the event that a criminal jury finds them not guilty of any crime. This decision was made despite Kagan's excellent dissent.
By Jerry Nelson3 years ago in Criminal
