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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.
The Corpsewood Manor Murders. Content Warning.
Dr. Charles Scudder was a rich man who had a “good job” by definition as a pharmacology professor at Loyola University in Chicago. Known for being “brilliant,” “polished,” and “soft-spoken, but confident,” Scudder eventually became tired of the city and left his beautiful Chicago property in 1976 to live a more modest life.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
Chained And Starved: The Story Of The Turpin Children. Content Warning.
A seventeen-year-old girl informed the police that she had recently escaped a house nearby where she said her twelve siblings were being held hostage by their parents. Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the house after picking up the girl and discovered that the girl had been right.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
The Circleville Letter Writer: A Mystery of Threats and Murder. Content Warning.
The small town of Circleville, Ohio, might seem like an unlikely setting for a twisted mystery, but in the 1970s, it became the center of a bizarre and unsettling series of events that still captivates true crime enthusiasts today. The story of the “Circleville Letter Writer” is one filled with anonymous threats, a tragic murder, and a series of questions that remain unanswered.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
The Setagaya Family Murders: He left behind baffling evidence
On the night of December 30, 2000, in a quiet suburban neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo, a family of four was brutally murdered in their own home. The Setagaya family murders remain one of Japan’s most puzzling and unsettling unsolved cases, with the killer leaving behind an eerie trail of evidence, a crime scene that seemed to tell a strange story, and a haunting sense of mystery that has yet to be unraveled.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
Charged with using lost debit card 4 times for alcohol, found ‘picking through trash on the side of the road’
By LENNY COHEN PORT ORANGE, Fla. (CohenConnect) – The call to police started as a theft investigation, but was actually the case of a stolen debit card used four times without the owner’s permission.
By Lenny Cohenabout a year ago in Criminal
The Mysterious Death of Cindy James: A Case That Defies Explanation. Content Warning.
Cindy James was a vibrant, kind-hearted nurse living in Richmond, British Columbia, when her life took a dark and mysterious turn. For nearly seven years, Cindy claimed to be the target of relentless harassment and stalking. Her tormentor seemed to operate in the shadows, leaving cryptic notes, making threatening phone calls, and even physically attacking her. On June 8, 1989, Cindy’s body was found in a chilling scene that only deepened the mystery surrounding her life and death.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
The Abduction of Angela Hammond: A Chilling Unsolved Mystery. Content Warning.
On a quiet night in Clinton, Missouri, in 1991, 20-year-old Angela Hammond disappeared under circumstances so bizarre and tragic that they continue to haunt her family, her fiancé, and the small community she called home. More than three decades later, Angela’s case remains unsolved, a mystery that feels like a puzzle missing its final pieces.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
How A Tinder Date Turned Deadly For Grace Millane. Content Warning.
Grace Millane, 21, made the decision to take a year off after graduating from college in 2018. That fall, the young British woman went on a backpacking vacation with the goal of seeing the world.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
The Chilling Story Of How Winston Moseley Raped And Killed Kitty Genovese Outside Her Apartment. Content Warning.
On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese, a 28-year-old bartender, was viciously raped and murdered outside her Queens apartment. At the time, it was mistakenly stated that 38 neighbours had watched the attack but done nothing to assist her, creating a national debate over the bystander effect. While Kitty Genovese became a household name after her death, Winston Moseley’s story is less popular.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
Derek Chauvin is a Racist Murderer: Please Stop Pretending He's Not
You know, I never thought I'd have to write this, because all of this--all of this--goes without saying. Usually, things that go without saying are things that are just common sense; things that everyone knows and we've all seen evidence of. A good example is this following statement:
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Criminal
