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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.
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
Reason First: Charlie Starkweather’s Weapon of Choice was the Firearm
Some people say that sometimes people just like to kill. But what is at the psychological root of such a transgression? With the case of Charlie Starkweather, his ill intelligence did not contribute to his murder spree along with accomplice Caril Ann Fugate.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Soldier involved in love triangle loses his head
What would you would do if you learned your spouse was cheating and became pregnant by another man? How would you handle the news? On December 7, 1993, Sergeant Stephen Schap (U.S. Army) found himself facing such a dilemma. He became enraged and used brutality against his wife’s lover. The U.S. Army had sent Sergeant Stephen Schap and his wife Diane to Sickles Army Air Field in Fulda, Germany.
By Marc Hoover6 years ago in Criminal
The Eyes of the Devil: Stephanie Lazarus
Who is Stephanie Lazarus? She was a Los Angeles police officer working in departments from patrol, starting the private investigation company, and then making her way to the homicide department before finally landing a high position in the LAPD art theft department. The main question is, how did Stephanie Lazarus get away with murder for over 20 years?
By Nia on Air6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: John Gilbert Graham Selflessly Dynamited United Airlines Flight 629
Just before the Christmas season in 1955 swung into full gear, United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Denver, Colorado airspace at 7:03 in the evening. 44 people perished in the explosion. From where did all of this stem? The alleged poor upbringing of a vicious monster named John “Jack” Gilbert Graham. He felt that along with his mother, 43 other souls had to die.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Ceely Rose
During the 1800s, David and Rebecca Rose had a successful gristmill business and lived a wonderful life. The Rose family settled in a two-story home in Lucas, Ohio. The couple had a son named Walter. While in their 40s, the couple welcomed their only daughter Cecilia “Ceely” Rose into the world on March 13, 1873.
By Marc Hoover6 years ago in Criminal
Why Did Barbara ‘Bloody Babs’ Graham Ruin Her Mind?
The gas chamber as capital punishment in America saw its first case in Nevada against Gee Jon in 1924. Law enforcement officials pumped gas into his cell but this yielded no desired effect. Authorities used cyanide to execute him. Until 1999, sulfuric acid remained in a pail at the inmate’s feet. The mixture of the two chemicals produced hydrogen cyanide gas. This is not his story, though. And this isn’t an expose on different forms of execution. This is the sad, sweet tale of Barbara Graham.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Was Wayne Lonergan Found Guilty Because he was Allegedly Gay?
There’s power in the press. The record of what occurs is something that grips nearly everyone in the world. With the case of Wayne Lonergan in 1943, the leak of an interview exacerbated the situation. This is before 24-hour cable news channels, Twitter and Instagram and YouTube and other social media sites and video services. So, this was a major development in Lonergan’s case.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
"I don't like Monday," says A Lady who killed because she hates Monday, Brenda Ann Spencer
- Brenda was one of the first school shooters in the United States. But why did she do that? Well . she hates Monday. I have been arguing with myself for months about whether there is an opportunity to cover such a case, but in the end I feel that I can cover it in a way that is sensitive to the victims of the crime and who they may have been. They have been influenced by something similar in the current era. That said, it will be difficult for some of you. This is the case for Cleveland Elementary School markswoman Brenda Ann Spencer.
By Odoh Charles6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Theodore Edward Coneys Spun a Web of Murder
Before the late Marvel creative minds behind Spider-Man conceived of this figure, there was another spiderman but he existed as no hero. Theodore Edward Coneys , in 1941, was definitely no Anne Frank either who’s fame would rise in the coming years. But he did take on the moniker “The Denver Spider Man of Moncrieff Place” and hid in an attic for nine months.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Murderer Rainey Bethea Requested to Have Off His Shoes Before His Execution
It took at least fifteen minutes for Rainey Bethea to be strangled to death before a crowd numbering past 15,000. For what reason did Bethea hang from the platform in Owensboro, Kentucky that August 14, 1936 day? Bethea had been charged with rape which brought with it a penalty of hanging. He swung from the scaffold as the last person to be publicly executed in the state of Kentucky.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
