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Whodunnit, and why? All about criminal investigations and the forensic methods used to search for clues and collect evidence to get to the bottom of the crime.
The Reuben Urbaine Affair
I always had a hobby of people watching since I was a kid. The goings and comings of the lives outside the window next to my desk. The faces, clothes, walks; all of it. As a result, I was deemed to be that unsettlingly curious child who would most likely become some form of creepy adult, probably a sex offender. I suppose they would be surprised to know that wasn't in the cards for me. Now a grown man, I ended up taking my staring practice into the professional world of private investigation as an amatuer sleuth. Managed to scrape together enough for a small office on the upper east side with Reba, an assistant who, obligingly, only complained about the pay once in a while. Reuben Urbaine and Associates Investigative Services, Reba said it sounded better than Urbaine P.I. and gave us a bit of class. It didn't help bring in any business since my biggest concern was looking just busy enough to fool anyone into thinking the case files were full. That entailed looking at the blank sheets of legal pads with serious intent.
By Casey Evans5 years ago in Criminal
Shadows Between the Lines
She sat in the back seat of the bus. Her long, brown hair was up in a messy bun, clothes haggard, shoes scuffed from a long day working at the hotel. She was looking forward to a bath, pizza and relaxing, watching her favorite show to unwind. Her hungry stomach growls caught the attention of the other passengers. She smiled weakly, looking down at her feet.
By Jennifer Bueschel5 years ago in Criminal
Some rise by sin while others by virtue fall
At last, the black fire-proof box that once belonged to my mother was mine. Her hoards of craft materials, projects and dreams had all been extinguished the night of the fire. The police held the box for a while but finally, this trove of unknown treasures was finally mine. Police suspected the fire was deliberately lit, but by whom remained a mystery.
By Andrea Smith5 years ago in Criminal
The Little Black Book: Shall We Begin?
Cedar Hincapie used to resent being the middle child, forgotten and ignored. Or worse, expected to be just like his two older brothers. Nowadays, he wonders why he hadn’t considered invisibility his superpower. His throbbing head and clamorous alarm at six o’clock in the morning had him roaring curses. Silencing his phone, he tucked his engorged member into the waistband of his boxer-briefs and rolled skillfully out of bed into a push up position. A morning ritual to get the blood moving and cure his self-medicating last night.
By P.K. Wills5 years ago in Criminal
Scammers
Whether you know someone who went through this process or maybe it was you? These are all really simple and easy scams. I think that's why they have worked so well for scammers. But we need some help! How can we stop them? That is a good one, right? You know of the ones where you go online looking for a job that you could do at the home cause, is it possible you got injured or had surgery? But while online, you spot this great opportunity to work from home! No experience is required and we will send you everything you need to get started along with how much the pay is for each job you do. Sounds great! You found something fairly easy to do and you get to do it, right from the comfort of your home. Makes you happy you have a computer or smartphone to work with. Well, that day comes when you get a FedEx or UPS letter from your new boss along with the instructions of what all is to be done by you. It's a bit strange cause, your new boss sent you a check or money order that you will need to cash and then fill out a brief survey. Then send a certain amount of money to different people or buy some debit cards and call a number and scratch the back of the card and give them the PINs to the person you call. But keep $350.00 for your payment plus $50.00 for gas and other expenses. The instructions tell you to be sure you started on this as soon as you get the info because there is a tracker on the delivery envelope. Hopefully, someone out there has heard of one of these types of foolish collaborations of the scammer's. There is some hope people can relate to what you need to do if you are caught up and in the middle of one of these schemes. Now, this next kind of scammer is just outright crazy! I'm trying to wrap my arms around how they are doing it the way they are online. They are openly advertising "We flip your money" and some even use CashApp and Instant Pay Pal. They even claim to do it in a fast and legit way. How? Then, they want you to do exactly what your bank tells you, to never do. Never give out your banking info like bank routing numbers and account numbers. Here is what I noticed about the scammers that make them really good advertisers. They're always in a nice car and at a nice location like a good motel or beach resort or some famous shop all out in the public. And I would be unfair to them if I didn't mention, the beautiful young woman that's in the video shorts of "Satisfied Customers"! While researching this story I've learned, they are going after people that will simply fall for scams. Most of all, those who are desperate and just down on their luck. After speaking with the administrations of both P&C Bank and CSE Federal Credit Union. I found they both agree, there is nothing legit about flipping money unless it's earning interest. That's it! What I don't get is how these platforms like Facebook or Instagram are not doing more to stop this. Maybe they can stop this at the posting of the post. Hopefully, there is a way to stop them at the posting level. They have people watching for things like this and other stuff. Why not pick this up and send it to the (Feds Fraud Department)? Let's give them some work! We can see that this has become a real problem and we need to stop the scammers in their tracks. Just when you think you have heard all the bad news. The worse part of this, are the stories of the victimizations of the people caught up in this. Many of them have lost most and in some cases all of the money that they had in the accounts that were affected by the scammers. Let's not forget those who went to prison and yet they were victims. This can be a life-changing event in most cases. Also, I found many sites that do have report buttons where you can report the possible scammer to the site itself. I would advise you do just that. We need some help and I hope I have done just that. Be careful out there everyone. Keep your hard-earned money, in your pockets. If you found this story informative and useful please, continue to look out for my work and tell your friends to read it as well. Like and share my work if you enjoyed it. Thank you in advance for your support.
By Horace Albert5 years ago in Criminal
