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Incarceration, rehabilitation, recidivism: The reality of prison life and what it's like to be an inmate locked up behind bars.
Why Czar Nicholas II and the Romanovs Were Murdered
When Nicholas Romanov was crowned czar of Russia in 1894, he seemed bewildered. “What is going to happen to me…to all Russia?” he asked an advisor when he assumed the throne. “I am not prepared to be Czar. I never even wanted to become one.”
By Kristen Orkoshneli6 months ago in Criminal
They tied him up and locked him in a tiny cell under the watchful eye of the worst guards, yet he managed to escape.
In 1936, in the city of Aomori, Japan, a man named Yoshie Shiratori was imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. He was forced to confess under severe duress, and the prosecution sought the death penalty. Meanwhile, guards regularly beat and tortured him every night. He’d had enough. With nothing left to lose, Shiratori decided to escape.
By Ink pulse(different angle)6 months ago in Criminal
African American Serial Killers Part 4
In the late eighties early nineties, the Crack Era had police departments involved in bringing hustlers “to justice.” In fact, the War on Drugs, or battle from an inanimate object, sapped the resources of other departments dedicated to solving actual crimes.
By Skyler Saunders6 months ago in Criminal
How did prisoners escape from the most powerful prison in human history (Alcatraz)?. Content Warning.
In 2013, a letter arrived at the San Francisco Police Department. The sender claimed to be the mastermind behind the infamous escape from Alcatraz prison and offered to turn himself in—on one condition: he would receive proper medical treatment, as he was now over 80 years old and seriously ill. Strangely, the police responded within just one hour, accepting his offer and stating that they were waiting for him, promising to provide the best care possible. However, the man never contacted them again. Whether it was just a game or he died, no one knows. The escape remains one of the most brilliant and daring in human history.
By Ink pulse(different angle)6 months ago in Criminal
African American Serial Killers Part 3
Samuel Little was a puny man. Sure he may have had an imposing physical presence and a mean scowl, but in his mind, he lived as a weak child. As the serial killer with the most confirmed kills in United States history, he led an existence of terror.
By Skyler Saunders6 months ago in Criminal
Top 6 MIND BLOWING Dark Web Stories
So guys, if I talk about the dark web, let me begin with a warning—never even think of visiting this horrifying place. After listening to these six disturbing real stories, you’ll realize that on the dark web, the line between right and wrong completely disappears.
By Jehanzeb Khan6 months ago in Criminal
Too Beautiful to Keep: The Crime of Cutting Noses in the Name of Honor
In some far-off tribal lands where mountains meet tradition, a dark chapter of history whispers through the silence. It is not written in textbooks. It is not shown in films. But it is real — and heartbreaking.
By Muhammad Adil6 months ago in Criminal
African American Serial Killers Part 2
Legendary and late, great comedian and writer Paul Mooney almost delineated exactly what the brute Maury Travis wrote to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The comic referred to a serial killer outlining the idea of pointing out more bodies to be found. In Travis’ case, he played with the idea of letting journalists know his secret places where his victims could be located as well. While this is merely coincidental, the thought that a creative mind and a destructive one could coexist in the same country at the same time is intriguing.
By Skyler Saunders6 months ago in Criminal
The man who changed the ways of crime and first made the term serial killer popular.. Content Warning.
Bob Howard, a patrol officer in Salt Lake City, Utah, was sitting in his car in front of his house on Hogan Street on June 18, 1975. He had just finished his shift when a beige Volkswagen Beetle passed by without its lights on. He felt something was off. He knew his area well and knew that this car didn’t belong to anyone in the neighborhood. He decided to check it out and followed the car. The car stopped in front of his neighbor’s house, which was empty at the time; the parents were not home, and their two daughters (aged 17 and 19) were inside alone. Howard turned on his high beams to read the car’s license plate. The driver got scared and sped away, and of course, Howard chased him immediately. The driver ran through one stop sign and then another, and Howard continued following him because he sensed something was wrong. After a while, Howard managed to corner the car and stopped it at an abandoned gas station. The driver got out with his hands raised, wearing jeans, a black hoodie, and sneakers. His hair was dark and long, reaching his shoulders, and he smelled like marijuana. Howard pointed his gun at him. The man claimed he was a lost college student who had been watching a movie at an outdoor cinema but got lost on the way. However, Howard had passed by the cinema earlier, and the movie the man mentioned wasn’t playing. Howard knew he was lying and decided to search the car. Upon searching, he found something strange: the passenger seat was missing and replaced by an open bag containing very suspicious items — a ski mask, crowbar, ice pick, garbage bags, gloves, women’s underwear, rope, and wires. In the trunk, there were handcuffs. Howard told the man, “I’m going to arrest you tonight for fleeing the police, and I’ll ask the prosecutor to charge you with possession of burglary tools.” They went to the station, registered his data, and took photos. But after all procedures, there was no direct evidence linking him to a crime, so he was released on bail. Howard was very suspicious and believed this man was planning to break into his neighbors’ house where the two daughters were alone. But what Howard didn’t know at the time was that this man was no ordinary person — he was the most notorious serial killer in American history: Ted Bundy. Arresting him a second time wasn’t easy, because Ted Bundy was a monster. He didn’t scream or attack wildly; he was smart, organized, charismatic, but at the same time, he beat his victims to death. He appeared normal to everyone, but he was a serial killer inside. During the 1970s and 1980s, Ted Bundy committed kidnappings and murders of young girls. He appeared as a handsome, educated man, but he deceived everyone. He would approach his victims in public places pretending to have an injury or illness, ask for help, then hit them until they lost consciousness, and take them to isolated places where he abused and killed them. Over time, the number of missing girls increased, and the police began to notice a pattern, but they had no strong evidence. Bundy chose his victims carefully and knew how to hide his traces well. In November 1974, he committed a crime that left eyewitnesses who helped the police identify him. A girl named Carol DaRonch had been abducted but managed to escape and reported detailed information about him and his car. In 1975, Ted Bundy was arrested after a police chase, and tools indicating his intention to commit crimes were found in his possession. He was released on bail due to lack of sufficient evidence. Later, he was arrested again and put on trial. He tried to defend himself but escaped from prison twice using clever and deceptive methods. During his second escape, he committed murders in Florida, including killing women at a sorority house at the University of Florida. In February 1978, he was finally arrested after resisting a police officer. In 1979, he was sentenced to death for killing several victims. Before his execution, he confessed to killing 36 women, but it is believed that the number of his victims may exceed 100. His trial was the first to be televised nationally in the U.S., where millions watched the case details. He was executed in January 1989. Ted Bundy’s story is considered one of the most famous serial killer stories in history, teaching us the importance of caution, watching over children, and teaching them not to trust strangers, even if they seem friendly.
By Ink pulse(different angle)6 months ago in Criminal
A Broken System and Troubled Minds. Content Warning.
Every so often, I write a story and add it to my Dirty Dozen (Revisited) collection on my blog. This is number 8. The last one was about John Kapoor. Insys Therapeutics sparked the largest opioid crisis in U.S. history. You can read it here:
By Calvin London6 months ago in Criminal
