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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.
The Horrendous Family Annihilation by Chris Watts
Chris Watts was a man on the surface who looked like he had it all. He had a beautiful wife, Shanann, two beautiful girls and a baby boy on the way. The couple lived in Frederick, Colorado, twenty-seven miles from Denver. He was an operator for Anadarko Petroleum; Shanann worked for a nutrition supplement company online.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Criminal
Dark Strangler — America’s First Known Serial Sex Killer
Earle Nelson was born Earle Leonard Ferral on May 12, 1897, in San Francisco, California. His mother and father died of syphilis while he was still a toddler and he went to live with his maternal grandmother, a devout Pentecostal with two children of her own.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The “Death House Landlady” Serial Killer
When Trudy Mae and Jesse James Gray welcomed their daughter, Dorothea Helen Gray, into the world, I doubt they could have ever imagined that she’d grow up to be a notorious serial killer. Of course, it might very well be their poor child-rearing skills that led her down that path. Both parents were alcoholics, and Dorothea’s father made a habit of threatening to kill himself in front of the children.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Murderess Mistress that Could have Destroyed the British Monarchy
On 10th July 1923, three shots rang out in the Savoy Hotel, London. Prince Kamal Fahmy Bey had been shot by his beautiful wife, Maggie. Three kilometres away, Edward Prince of Wales, later famously known to abdicate the throne to be with Wallis Simpson, was at a function. Little did he know he was about to enter into a race against time to save not only his reputation but that of the monarchy.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Criminal
A Harrowing Murder in Amish Country
Edward Gingerich was said to be a bit of a rebel to the Amish lifestyle into which he was born and raised. When he was to be wed to his future wife, Katie, there were some concerns within the community. Gingerich was a bit of a loner, known to spend an exorbitant amount of time in the woodshop using the limited machinery allowed in the Amish woodworking and interact more freely with the non-Amish people that surrounded the community than he did his own. However, it was believed that a woman such as Katie would be a good influence on him and so they were married on the rainy winter’s day of December 2, 1986.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
What Happened to Birgit Meier? — Answered Three Decades Later
On August 14, 1989, 40-year-old Birgit Meier vanished without a trace from her apartment in Lüneburg, Germany. Birgit worked as a photographer and was married to a successful entrepreneur named Harald, but they were in the middle of a divorce. Birgit was taking the end of the marriage hard. However, their separation seemed to be amicable to those outside the marriage.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
West Virginia Nursing Assistant Appoints Herself Angel of Death for Eight U.S. Military Veterans
It isn’t uncommon for elderly veterans admitted to a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital to expire of natural causes, but when a string of men admitted to a VA medical center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, died under odd circumstances, alarm bells began to ring. Despite being in their eighties and nineties, the men were all considered in good enough condition that they were on the verge of being released from the hospital’s care.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
48 Years Later — The Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Murders
On November 17, 1973, a group of five teenagers from Sioux Falls, South Dakota were attacked at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Lyon County, Iowa. The four male teens were murdered, and the remaining female teen was kidnapped and raped.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Suffocated in a Suitcase — The Horrible Death of Valerie Reyes
Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas and Valerie Reyes were in a relationship that lasted a mere three months and ended in April 2018. Valerie told friends and family that Da Silva Rojas was just more invested in the relationship than she was and it caused tension between them.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
I Did This For You: A Jealous Husband’s Gruesome Gift to His Cheating Wife
U.S. Army Sgt. Stephen Schap suspected his wife, Diane, of having an affair when she told him she wanted a divorce and to move from Germany where he was stationed at Sickles Army Air Field in Fulda back to their home of Baltimore, Maryland. He confided his worries to a friend and fellow soldier Spc. Gregory Glover, who asked who he thought she was cheating with before reassuring him that he was probably worried for nothing.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Event Horizon
By Rick Hartford A dense fog carried the sound of the church bells that signaled the passing of Rudy Strickland. In the graveyard, Harrison Grey held his Zippo lighter between his thumb and two fingers. He snapped hard and the lighter sprang open. He snapped the same fingers against the striking wheel.
By Rick Hartford4 years ago in Criminal
