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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 Juror who Fell in Love With Richard Ramirez: "It was His Job"
Richard Ramirez terrorized the Los Angeles area during the 1980s, breaking into homes late at night with a .22 revolver handgun, knives, machetes, and other weapons used to murder his victims. He sexually assaulted most female victims before murdering them and left Satanic messages on the wall written in blood spatter.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Mom Marries Son's Killer Six Days After His Murder
I cannot say what I really think about this woman. No love in this world would allow me to stand by someone suspected in my child’s death, much less put a ring on my finger and carry their name. In fact, I would likely lose my mind and soon become Inmate #1234567 myself, smiling in my mugshot holding a “Yeah, I did it” sign.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
A Brush with Criminal Law and Privilege
The year was 2010 and I'd long felt like I'd lost everything. High school had become enough of a conspiracy, that I couldn't even trust my friends. Everyone was talking behind everyone's back. Milli was my best friend at the time, but I couldn't tell where his motives really lay.
By The Passionate Autistic4 years ago in Criminal
Amy Archer-Gilligan's Murder Factory
Born Amy Dugan in 1873 in Milton Connecticut. She was 8th of ten children and for the most part led an unassuming life. Normal family, normal upbringing, no noticeable red flags. She married James Archer in 1897 at the age of 24 and they very quickly had a daughter, Mary.
By Samantha Shearer4 years ago in Criminal
Parents who Committed Horrific Crimes Against Their Own Kids
Warning: The following true stories depict crimes committed against children, including sexual assault and murder. The stories are not easy to read and not suitable for all readers. Discretion is advised.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Think before you thieve
I find in this day and age some callous people take the easy route to make a buck. There was this young lady, like all pet owners devoted to her canine friend she and her pooch Frankie were inseparable. One day whilst in the garden of their home someone took advantage of Frankie's kind nature and called her over with a treat then opened the gate put a collar on and took her there and then, leaving Rosie her owner in an awful state.Rosie suffered with mental health. Frankie was by her side giving her love and hope to be able to face her fears and leave her home.
By Mickey Brown4 years ago in Criminal
Murder of Victoria Martens
Victoria Martens was murdered on her 10th birthday in 2016 Police found her dismembered body on fire wrapped in a blanket Three people, including her mother, were arrested Victoria’s mother told police she injected the girl with meth, then watched as her boyfriend and his cousin raped and stabbed her daughter Two years later, evidence proved that Michelle and her boyfriend were not home at the time of the murder and her version of events could not be true
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
12-Year-Old Murderer Set Free Age 19
Summary-- Convicted of murder at age 12, Jamarion Lawhorn was fed up with life after enduring horrific abuse from his mother and stepfather. He hoped police would kill him or “take him away” from the abuse. Now 19 years old, Jamarion was released from the juvenile facility he had called home for the past 7 years. Jamarion’s mother and stepfather were charged with child abuse but served just weeks each on the conviction.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Her Severed Head Was Boiling In A Pot
In the beginning Joel Michael Guy Jr. was the epitome of entitlement. Born in 1988, Joel Guy Jr was a frustrating combination of intelligent and unambitious. Joel graduated from Natchitoches' Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in 2006, attended the prestigious George Washington University for one semester before enrolling at Louisiana State University to train to become a plastic surgeon.
By Chelsea Rose4 years ago in Criminal
Timothy Coggins Lynching Murder Solved 35-Years Later
On October 5, 1983, Georgia police found the mutilated body of 23-year-old Timothy Coggins underneath an oak tree known as “the Hanging Tree” in a poor white town called Sunny Side -about 45-minutes from Atlanta. He had been stabbed dozens of times, an X like the one decorating the Confederate battle flag carved into his abdomen. Coggins had been assaulted and dragged behind a vehicle before the killers left him for dead beneath the tree.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
