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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.
5 Infamous Pirates You've Probably Never Heard Of
Ever since people have been transporting goods across the sea, there have been those that plunder such goods by force. Through fire and bloodshed - maybe a couple of cannon balls too. As ships began to develop, the golden age of piracy began to rise. For many it was positive - spices and herbs of varying species could be transported to completely foreign areas. Exotic goods could be freely traded between people for the first time in history, but there existed those who were willing to take advantage of ships who appeared unprepared for this type of trade.
By Larry Peemier6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Murder of a Screen Legend
Tom Ferguson, 23, and his brother, seventeen-year-old Paul brutally murdered screen actor Ramón Novarro. The two men had been called to the residence of Mr. Navarro for a visit. This invitation included drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Michigan Murders
In any case where science and reason see involvement, what law enforcement should not rely on is the “assistance” of a psychic. To find a resolution to the Michigan or Co-Ed Murders, officials enlisted the “help” of Dutch medium Peter Hurkos.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Stéphane Bourgoin is Discredited, But His Ed Kemper Interview Has Value
Stéphane Bourgoin has now been branded a "serial liar" by the media, much like George Metesky is forever known as the "mad bomber." He now acknowledges that he never had someone named "Eileen" as a partner. Eileen was inspired by Susan Bickrest, a woman he says he met a few times, and who was slain by serial killer Gerald Stano. He's also inflated his credentials, saying "I met 77 serial killers." In reality, that number is smaller. As he put it: “My lies have weighed me down,” and “It’s a stupid thing that I acknowledge.”
By Wade Wainio6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Selfless Marine- The Texas Tower Sniper
“Once a Marine, always a Marine” is a slogan often spouted by members who earned the title in the United States Marine Corps. The only way, properly, for a Marine to be referred to as an ex-Marine or former Marine is if he or she commits an evil so heinous that they ought to be stripped of the moniker. Lee Harvey Oswald became a vicious assassin of the 35th President John F. Kennedy and saw his status as a Devil Dog reduced to the level of a brutal murderer. He would die by Jack Ruby’s firearm. But nearly three years after the murder, Charles Whitman would see a similar punishment.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
The Ruppert family massacre
James Ruppert stood five-foot-six and weighed under 140 pounds. He appeared unremarkable, non-threatening and had experienced many hardships in his life. Ruppert didn’t have any close friends, a job or any significant future plans. He lived at home with his mother Charity, who had grown tired of supporting James at her home on 635 Minor Avenue in Hamilton, Ohio. And it’s the tension between Ruppert and his mother that may have led to the events that transpired on March 30, 1975.
By Marc Hoover6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Less than Dust-Murderer Richard Speck’s Worth
Hatred is a mighty emotion. If applied objectively, it can be one of the most fruitful emotions to express. If left unchecked and subjective, then the only application can lead to the evil kind of bloodshed.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Monster Behind Sylvia Likens’ Murder
The notions of sex and death pervade the culuture. The corruption of and the force associated with both seem to be conceptually entwined in some crime stories. With the case of Gertrude Baniszewski, the inversion of sex and the presence of death at her hands led her to torture and eventually murder of 16-year-old Sylvia Likens in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1965.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Freedom Summer Murders
What ought to be addressed about the racial issue is not just social but mystical. In the murders of civil rights workers Earl Chaney, 21, Michael Henry Schwerner, 24, and Andrew Goodman 20, all sought to aid the construction of a Freedom School on Mount Zion Union Methodist Church that had previously been firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: A Dream and a Nightmare in the Same Day- The Career Girl Murders
Years before the “Central Park Five” black and brown young men saw their exoneration, a black man named George Whitmore Jr. would eventually see freedom. The case dubbed “The Career Girl Murders” left New York reeling on August 28, 1963. The day remained fraught with both terror and promise as this also marked the day of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C. But just over two hundred miles away in Manhattan, New York City, the horrific slayings of Janice Wylie, 21, and Emily Hoffert, 23, occurred.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The ‘In Cold Blood’ Murders
A drawing of Jesus hung in display in the chapel for more than two decades. The portrait had looked so refined and accurate that the chaplain decided that the artist warranted some kind of slice of redemption for a minor crime compared to the reason for his future execution. The artist was Perry Smith, one half of the murderous duo with Richard Hickok who brutally dispatched the Clutter family.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Murderous, Ugly Souls of Dr. Raymond Finch and Carole Tregoff
Adultery should be blasted away by just being upfront with romantic partners. If one person or both people in the couple choose to seek out extramarital relations, then they should just have the integrity to tell their significant other.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
