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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.
Tainted Love: The Murder of Laci Peterson
Everyone knows that one couple that looks like a real-life Disney happily ever after. It's that couple never seems to tire of each other, that makes everyone feel a little happy inside, and somehow gives us hope for our own lives.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Criminal
Missing Father Found Buried in Basement
"He went out for cigarettes." It's a tried-and-true plot device many shows have used to address an absentee father (or in some cases mother). For one family though, it turned out to be a case of art imitating life, sort of. The Carrolls, of Long Island in New York, had always believed that their father had gone out one day and just never returned. After more than 50 years of wanting answers and hearing different stories of what happened, some answers are finally coming their way; their dear old dad was found buried in the basement of the family home.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
The Woman in the Tree
In 1943, a group of young children discovered the skeleton of a young woman inside of a wych elm tree in the small English town of Hagley. These four boys, local to the area, were in Hagley wood poaching some of the wild game on the estate when they came across a large tree. They thought that the tree would be an ideal place to hunt and steal from birds nests. One of the boys, Bob Farmer, began to climb the tree to scout for any possible nests to thieve from.
By Matt McCarthy7 years ago in Criminal
10 Crime Scene Photos with Horrifying Backstories. Top Story - October 2018.
Photos have a way of conveying intensity, despair, and horror in ways that words often can't. Pictures are one of the most powerful tools criminal investigators have when it comes to solving homicides—and oddly enough, they are one of the most emotionally striking parts of any true crime story as well.
By Cato Conroy7 years ago in Criminal
A Story for a Dead Man
I set my alarm as if I was setting a bomb rigged to blow. It’s 1:22am on a Friday night and I’m half drunk and dreading tomorrow’s wake up. I’ve always hated tomorrow’s wake up, it didn’t matter the time or day or what was supposed to be happening, I just didn’t like waking up much. They vocally agreed to get up at 6am as I silently disagreed and set my alarm for 6:16am. Sleep may be the cousin of death but it’s sure a friend of mine.
By Nich J. Lack7 years ago in Criminal
West Yorkshire Police Have Questions to Answer
Twenty men of South Asian heritage were recently handed custodial sentences at Leeds Crown court for conducting a reign of sexual terror that affected a plethora of young girls in Huddersfield over a seven year period.
By John McNamara7 years ago in Criminal
Target Hardening: An Effective Approach to Terrorism Prevention? The Case of Manchester Arena
Although target hardening is considered a "tried and tested" means of crime prevention by Criminologists, who have seen it used to tackle crimes including household burglary and shoplifting in the past; is there a chance that by expanding the perimeter of protected targets, we are simultaneously exposing more people to the threat? Will terrorist organisations simply shrug their shoulders and walk away from terrorism as a means of achieving their aims? Or, is the more likely outcome that potential terrorists will seek ways to adapt, bringing about attacks which are infinitely more deadly, or targeting the very cyber infrastructure on which our nation is built? This article will argue that although target hardening is generally deemed to have been successful in preventing attacks on high profile locations such as airports, this is merely the calm before the storm: terrorist organisations will find new ways to disrupt, damage, and wreak havoc. Staying abreast of new and emerging research on target selection will be pivotal to ensuring our preparedness for what is to come, and we would be foolish to think that by banishing terrorism from high-profile locations, we will not, effectively, bring it closer to home.
By Jennifer Turton7 years ago in Criminal
The Lost Generation: India's Railway Children, Part I
Introduction Human trafficking has been recognised as one of the most pressing issues facing contemporary global society, with the OCHR, World Bank and UN having all addressed ongoing concerns about the growing "industry." The human cost of trafficking, however, remains a little-known and even less-discussed phenomenon, with popular news media seemingly either unconcerned or ill-informed about events which should arguably hold the front page on a daily basis. The injustices of trafficking and the considerations for human rights violations which might occur as a result, have merely scratched the surface of the dark realities that victims, often young children, face every single day. A life of uncertainty, cruelty, sexual abuse and forced labour. A life of being denied even the most basic access to shelter, healthcare and family. A life of being subjected to untold horrors at the direction of their captors. A life which, really, is no life at all.
By Jennifer Turton7 years ago in Criminal
The Jodi Arias Case
Now the only person that calls this case the real life "fatal attraction" is me, but after you read this post you may see why I call it that. There had been Dateline episodes and Lifetime movies done on this case because it was that crazy and brutal. I honestly think that Jodi is a crazy person who needs some mental health help. She honestly thought she was innocent which amazes me.
By Lena Bailey7 years ago in Criminal
