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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.
Were GlaxoSmithKline Testing Experimental Drugs on Vulnerable Girls? Kendall House Part 2
There was once an out of control psychiatric doctor and consultant working for the NHS. A man who had access to thousands of vulnerable people of all ages and would abuse his privileged position to commit horrible acts of malfeasance. A man who I can only describe as truly evil but most of you will never have heard his name. I’ve been on this case for a few years and it’s time to put pen to paper and tell you about some of what I’ve discovered so far.
By Johnny Vedmore5 years ago in Criminal
The unsolved LaSalle Street triple homicide
On December 1, 1971, a man named John Karnes arrived at 1318 N. LaSalle Street in Indianapolis. Karnes and others became concerned when business partners Bob Gierse and Bob Hinson didn’t show up for work at their microfilm company. The men owned a business called B&B Microfilm Service, also in Indianapolis at 4446 E. 10th Street.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
Consent vs. Coercion
Some things are universal. The world is made up of 195 different countries and approximately 6,900 distinct languages, but people are people anywhere you go and everyone has to function within this society and its various subcultures-- including what "rape culture" entails ("Linguistic Society of America”). The numbers vary from nation to nation, but worldwide an estimated one-in-three women endure physical or sexual assault at least once in their lifetime, with certain regions or groups being more at risk than others (“Facts and Figures”). Given the statistics, at some point in their lives everyone will almost certainly have to deal with the aftermath of sexual assault, whether it be their own or that of someone they know. Therefore, this is a topic with which everyone ought to be familiar. To that end, this essay will cover the culture surrounding rape, including the stigma; how blame is assigned; and the role of gender in this subject, the murkier matters of statutory rape and sexual coercion, some of the current laws relating to rape in the United States, and how the evolution of these laws reflects the existence of rape culture.
By Clara Reinke5 years ago in Criminal
Case Closed: The Claremont Serial Killer
Two decades ago in Claremont, the hub of the western suburbs of Perth, South Australia was rocked with the disappearance of three young women. Just last month on the 24th September 2020 Justice Stephen Hall delivered his long-awaited verdict in the conviction of 51-year-old Bradley Robert Edwards. The former Telstra worker was found guilty for the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon but acquitted of the murder of Sarah Spiers in the Claremont serial killings case, Australia’s longest-running, and most expensive criminal investigation.
By Nicole Gibson5 years ago in Criminal
Where Is The Money?
What seems to becoming the most bizarre time to ever have been alive in America, the real test of our democracy slowly but surely will be upon us once again. Even through the strange new embrace of the post pandemic world of masks, hand sanitizers and the widely debated rule of six that dominates the new world social order; astonishingly politics is even more questionable than ever. One of the latest interviews that has been getting traction is by Anthony Scaramucci, Former White House Communications Director who asks a very portent question of his former boss’ presidential campaign: “Well you got 200 million dollars missing from the campaign they can’t find the money but that’s a other topic…” But is it? If money isn’t the main topic in any American value conversation then you’ve never watched an episode of any of the Real Housewives franchises. There is a congressional deadlock over money, there have been decades of abused lobbyists and over zealous liberals that have fought over that one value.
By True Tradell Glass5 years ago in Criminal
Disappeared, Still Missing
Earlier this month, my grandmother stopped by my house. She's doing this whole end-of-my-life thing where she's cleaning out anything and everything and giving away the things she doesn't think she's going to need anymore. She's old. She knows what comes next. She handed me a cheery box of holiday decorations and sat down at my table. She asked me, with tears in her eyes, to please not give up on my grandpa's disappearance. So here I am. Help me find him, maybe?
By Dani Wolking5 years ago in Criminal
The Tale of the Husband Presumed Dead & Buried Twice
The Tale of the Husband Presumed Dead and Buried Twice After serving in World War II, a handsome young man named Clarence Roberts returned home to his wife, Geneva, in Nashville, Indiana. In 1950 he ran for, and easily won, County Sheriff.
By Paula C. Henderson5 years ago in Criminal
Halloween Horrors: The Poisoning of Timothy O'Bryan
One of my clearest memories of Halloween growing up was the ritual when we got home. My mom would take my sister and I's pillowcases of candy, spread them out in two neat piles, and check to see if there was anything tampered with. I imagine that millions of parents all across North America do a similar thing on October 31st every year.
By Skylar Banach5 years ago in Criminal
