guilty
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.
A Grave Mistake
It was a rainy afternoon when Jonathan Blake, a middle-aged historian with a passion for forgotten cemeteries, arrived in the remote village of Windmere Hollow. He had recently discovered references in a 19th-century journal to a lost graveyard on the outskirts of the village—one that was never officially recorded.
By Said Hameed7 months ago in Criminal
Inmates Who Didn’t Make it Home . Content Warning.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics says that approximately 68% of released prisoners in the U.S. are re-arrested within three years and 83% within nine years. Some inmates reoffend before they make it back into the free world.
By Criminal Matters7 months ago in Criminal
Bad Heart or Bad Husband? Florida v. Adam Kaufman
In November of 2007, Adam Kaufman called 911 and said that his wife Lina was unresponsive on their bathroom floor. By the time first responders arrived, there was little they could do and Lina had sadly passed away. At first, nothing significant came of it. Miami-Dade Medical Examiner Bruce Hyma conducted the autopsy, and listed her cause of death as "undetermined". That would all change 18 months later when Hyma changed the manner of death to "homicide". Adam was promptly arrested and charged with 2nd degree murder. He could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted.
By Daniel Kilkelly7 months ago in Criminal
Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty: Unraveling the Idaho College Killings and the Pursuit of Justice
In a moment that gripped both a courtroom and a nation, Bryan Christopher Kohberger, a 30-year-old former criminology student, formally pleaded guilty to the savage killings of four University of Idaho students in a July 2025 plea hearing. The guilty plea marked the culmination of nearly three years of legal wrangling, speculation, public outrage, and community grief following the shocking quadruple homicide that shook the college town of Moscow, Idaho.
By Dipayan Biswas7 months ago in Criminal
The Prosecutor's Fall
The city of Hollowmere was built on secrets—deep alleys, deeper pockets, and shadows that knew too much. For years, District Attorney Marcus Vellin had carved a reputation as the hammer of justice, striking down corruption wherever it dared raise its head. His convictions were flawless, his speeches impassioned, and the press adored him. In court, he stood tall, dark-suited and sharp-eyed, wielding law like a blade.
By Said Hameed7 months ago in Criminal
Evidence of Absence
Dr. Nina Holloway stared at the void. Not the kind of void poets wrote about, or philosophers pondered late at night. This was the literal, data-proven absence of something that should’ve been there. It blinked at her in neat lines of code, nestled in sensor data from her deep-space array. A patch of the cosmos, 22 light-years wide, where nothing—absolutely nothing—registered. No matter, no radiation, no gravitational ripples. No dark matter anomalies. No background hiss. A silence so pure, it was unnatural.
By Said Hameed7 months ago in Criminal
The Locksmith’s Secret
In the heart of the old town, nestled between a dusty bookshop and a bakery that always smelled of burnt cinnamon, stood a peculiar little shop with a brass sign that read: "Halvorsen & Son – Locksmiths Since 1883." The windows were clouded with age, and a small bell above the door gave a tired jingle whenever someone dared to enter.
By Said Hameed7 months ago in Criminal
Lies Carved in Stone
In the heart of the ancient kingdom of Virelia stood a monument unlike any other. A towering obelisk, obsidian black and etched with symbols too old to decipher, loomed over the square in the capital city of Iskareth. The locals called it the Pillar of Truth. For generations, people believed that the stone bore the laws and virtues upon which the kingdom was founded — justice, unity, and honor.
By Said Hameed7 months ago in Criminal
No Motive, No Mercy
The rain fell hard over Hollow Bridge, a small town nestled in the shadows of the Cascade Mountains. The kind of place where everyone knew everyone—or thought they did. Life moved slow there. Predictable. Until the night of the Hollow Bridge killings.
By Said Hameed7 months ago in Criminal
The Judas Witness
The wind howled over the desolate plains of Aeloria, sweeping the dust of forgotten empires across the blood-stained stones. In the ruined chapel of Saint Kallan, a lone man knelt before a shattered altar. His name was Varek, once a priest, now a hunted man. In his trembling hands, he held the Judas Witness—a small, obsidian relic etched with runes too ancient for memory.
By Said Hameed7 months ago in Criminal
The Final Signal
The rain hammered down relentlessly, drumming against the windows of the sprawling bungalow nestled in Lahore’s upscale Gulberg district. Outside, the streets glistened under flickering streetlights, the city’s restless heart still beating even in the dead of night. Inside, however, a chilling silence reigned.
By Ameer Gull7 months ago in Criminal
Cold Case Cathedral
Detective Elise Marlowe stood at the foot of St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral, watching as winter light slanted across its stone towers. It was just after dawn, and mist rolled low around the steps, blurring the carved saints and angels that loomed overhead. The cathedral bells began their mournful toll, sending tremors through the frost-covered air.
By Said Hameed7 months ago in Criminal
