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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.
6-Year-Old Mur*ered While Saving His Sister From S*xual Assault. Content Warning.
“I’ve been with the police for over 20 years and I’ve seen acts of bravery and heroism,” Camden Police Chief Scott Thomson said. “I don’t think any have come close to what that six-year-old did that night to save his sister’s life.”
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Murderer Files $400 Lawsuit After He's Sentenced to Death: "Cruel & Unusual Punishment"
Another frivolous lawsuit was filed by none other than an inmate who killed two people during a bank robbery while on the run from police for another bank robbery. The inmate, sentenced to death, filed a $400 million lawsuit citing that it was “cruel and unusual punishment” and that killing him would not solve anything.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Granny's Got a Gun
“My grandma shot me,” the voice on the other end of the 911 call said. “I’m going to die. Help me!” The voice was that of 17-year-old Jonathan Hoffman, a Michigan teen who lay dying on the floor of his grandmother’s condo in 2012 after the 75-year-old woman shot him six times.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Little Machete Murders
(Please note: I cannot find photos of the fifth suspect. In photo: Colon, Strickland, Lucas, Arbelo) Five students attending a Job Corps program lured another teen, 17-year-old Jose Arnaya Guardado, to a wooded area where they'd dug a grave and hid a machete. The five teens attacked Jose, who desperately fought for his life. The teens kicked and punched Jose repeatedly, then began smashing him in the face with the machete until it caved in. Jose was thrown into the grave and buried alive. Jose's brother found him deceased several days later. His face was so badly disfigured, Jose's brother barely recognized him.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Lainz Angels of Death
Predominantly serial killers work alone, but every once in a while they cross paths and become a crime team. The Lainz Angels of Death is an extraordinary case in the fact that there were four of them. Maria Gruber, Irene Leidolf, Stephanija Meyer, and Waltraud Wagner were nurse aides at the Lainz General Hospital in Austria, who systematically murdered scores of patients between 1983 and 1989.
By Nicole Gibson4 years ago in Criminal
Dad "Hurled Infant Like a Football"
On August 16, 2013, Montana couple Matthew and Jennifer Blaz were inside the car when their two-month-old daughter, Mattisyn, stopped breathing. Jennifer watched as her daughter took her two last breaths. She ordered Matthew to pull over and call 911.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Silence Of The Lambs Is 30 Years Old, And The Pull Of Serial Killers In Fiction Is Stronger Than Ever
30 years have passed since The Silence of the Lambs (1991) was released, and goosebumps still reign in the wake of the psychological thriller. Eerie lines that conjure up images of Hannibal Lecter drinking red wine while devouring human organs, Buffalo Bill’s iconic locker room scene with a remarkable rib tattoo that has become a cult image, and the tension of the unforgettable shooting sequence in which Jodie Foster unwittingly enters the Belly of the beast.
By Christopher Harvey4 years ago in Criminal
The World's Youngest Serial Killer
Mushahar is a small village in rural India. A village filled with playing groups of children, hard-working women chatting over chores and men out working the fields from dawn til dusk. People have very little money, but their sense of family and community is strong.
By Jessica London4 years ago in Criminal
How a 17-year-old Convinced a Serial Killer to Spare her Life
Lisa McVey had always been a survivor. Growing up a victim of abuse, daughter of a mother with drug and alcohol problems, Lisa was sexually assaulted on a regular basis between 14 and 17 years old. Forced deep into depression, even contemplating suicide, Lisa had no way of knowing that her experience with abusive men would one day save her life.
By Jessica London4 years ago in Criminal
Mark Redwine Found Guilty of Son's Murder
On July 16, 2021, a Colorado jury found 59-year-old Mark Redwine guilty of the 2012 murder of his son, 13-year-old Dylan Redwin. Mark murdered his son after the two argued over photos the teen found showing his father wearing women's lingerie and eating f**es out of a diaper. Dylan threatened to expose his father and show these photos to the court and other people.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
When it Thaws
Fresh brewing coffee filled my senses as I awoke from a dead slumber on the couch. "Alan, you want some coffee?" Randy asked while shoving a cup at me before I could even answer. Randy made his way back to the kitchen with the phone on his shoulder, head tilted, shouting "what do you mean that's all you can do for me at this time? Yea, let me speak to your supervisor's supervisor...then have them call me back!" he slammed the phone down cursing and running his fingers through his greasy long hair. I was afraid to ask, but I knew I had to. I'm his live-in best friend and right now all he has. "Randy, what's going on?" "The police department says they're closing the missing persons investigation and it'll remain an active report. They say they have no evidence that Melissa was taken or hurt, they're just going on she left me." He began to tear up and his voice was straining to finish the sentence. "Alan, I don't know what to do." he added. I casually replied "I don't know bro" while gulping my scouring black coffee that Randy has no business making. I did not want to suffer through another sob fest right now before my big fake interview, especially because of this fantastic news that had me fighting to conceal a sigh of relief. So, I walked out of the room while saying aloud "big day for me, we'll talk later man and don't sulk over this okay. It'll all be fine." I knew better. It was definitely not fine and I was running out of time. Randy doesn't know that I've already landed the job last week and today was my first day of work. I need to get this kitchen job done so I have enough money and can escape. Randy cannot know that I have money yet, or he will ask me for rent. I grabbed my work clothes in a separate bag so to fool my best friend while wearing my interview clothes and headed out the door.
By Diana Angela Chang4 years ago in Criminal
Robert “Willie” Pickton, “The Pig Farm Killer”
During the 1980s and 1990s, a spike in missing women in the Vancouver, Canada, area concerned officials and residents alike. Most of the missing women were sex workers or runaways and some suffered from drug addiction.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
