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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.
In the Defense of the Devil
He was stabbed 20 times with a pocketknife. 20 frenzied stabs he never saw coming from his 19-year-old baby faced friend. Gasping for air, eyes wide in shock, Alan crumpled to the ground bleeding profusely. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
By Sarah Arena5 years ago in Criminal
The Dangerous Secrets Of A Doctor
Dr. Alan Canty seemed to have it all. A successful psychologist, he had offices in Detroit and Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. His patients loved him, even if they thought he was a bit odd. They ignored his peculiar behaviors because he was generous with them, even arranging sessions at his home.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Southern California Strangler- Randy Steven Kraft
Sunny Southern California is supposed to be a haven for people looking for sun and fun, a good life, where they can wear bikinis on the beach, and drink a beer after surfing the waves. But Randy Steven Kraft worked hard to destroy that image over a ten-year period during which he terrorized a stretch of highway already stalked by serial killers William Bonin and Patrick Kearny.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Was It All In His Head? -The Gerald Eugene Stano Case
With forty-one confessed homicides to his name, Gerald Eugene Stano represents the mixed-up murderer. At first, he was in a bad way as he practiced coprophagia (eating of one’s feces) as a child in a foster home. Born Paul Zeininger, Stano was adopted by Nurse Norma Stano who adored the young boy. Like other serial killers, he experienced bullying early on. But Stano was having none of this. He stole, bribed people, and performed poorly in school, excluding music class.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Freeway Killer- William Bonin
There’s certainly a danger in hitchhiking. It’s really a two way street. Either the driver or the hiker could be a killer. In William Bonin’s case, he was the driver who left a bloody trail. His mostly young, male victims agreed to take a ride with him, and then Bonin's base urges would take over, allowing him to rape and murder these men.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Killer Clown- John Wayne Gacy
With a weekend job like “Pogo the Clown” it would seem as if John Wayne Gacy was just another happy-go-lucky man of the Mr. Rogers variety. Such, however, was not the case with Gacy. He murdered thirty-three boys and teenaged men in Chicago, Illinois from 1972 to 1978. His lust for blood, and complete absence of empathy, led him to continue killing no matter the cost.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Candy Man- Dean Corll
From the autumn of 1970 to the summer of 1973, Dean Corll and his two accomplices, Wayne Henley and David Brooks, lured at least 27 young boys to Corll's home where the three men then tortured, mutilated and murdered the boys. Henley ended up killing Corll before he could pay for his crimes, but Corll is still the best known of the three. He was given the name "The Candy Man" because his mother ran a sweet shop where Corll would dispense sweets to boys who fit his ideal "prey," as a way of grooming them to be more receptive to his invitations.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Monster Matriarch- The Death Row Granny
Roach, ant poison, and iced tea don’t make for the best cocktail. Yet Velma Margi Barfield thought this would be the perfect drink for her fiancé to imbibe. For her actions, she would become the first woman to die by lethal injection. But not before advocates argued her sentence be commuted because Barfield had recently become a born-again.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
