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Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time; a look into all aspects of a guilty verdict from the burden of proof to conviction to the judge’s sentence and more.
The Facebook Killer
Peter Cartwright looked like a normal, attractive 19-year-old boy. That’s why, when 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall received an unexpected friend request from him, she accepted. Peter’s profile looked authentic. Not a new profile, with plenty of photographs, comments from friends, a local hometown, Peter Cartwright looked like the real deal.
By Jessica London4 years ago in Criminal
Consequences - A Crime Story Based Off Of True Events
“Belladona Grey should be charged with the murder of her husband, Dashiell Parker as she had a false alibi. She was in fact, not at the bar at 11:00 PM, as the waitress at the bar, Kimberly Fawn claimed she’d seen her exit way earlier, at around half past 9 and she even has her video camera to prove it. The drive to the house is merely 25 minutes, giving her plenty of time to poison him and clean up her act. She’d cooked dinner for him, and that is why remnants of antifreeze were on his plate, even after she’d tried to cover up the murder scene. There was antifreeze hidden in her house, under the bed in the guests room. And she had a reason to kill him too. He has 789,450 dollars in his life insurance and she kept asking him about it so he became suspicious and records show that just earlier that day, at 6:43 PM he pulled out his life insurance towards her and gave it to their 14 year old daughter, Emery. Emery was said to have “written” a suspicious “suicide note” and kept it in her hands as she lay unconscious on her bed as she’d “overdosed”. But the mother “found” her and called the police just in time. But the toxins found in her body were not the pills on the nightstand her mom had claimed she was addicted to. It was antifreeze. And Emery, who remembers the incident vividly claims her mother and her had a drink before she passed out. She had been feeling nauseous so she went to lie down. The next thing she knew, she was in the ambulance and people thought she’d killed her father who she’d claimed in the letter was reportedly abusive to her mother. She denied this, and having any correlation with the scene at all. She even now suspected her mother had killed her father, isn’t that right Emery Parker-Grey?”
By Emily Clare Burgess4 years ago in Criminal
Man Who Killed 13-Month-Old During "Exorcism" Granted Stay of Execution
Blaine Milam called 9-1-1 telling the dispatcher he thought he had killed his 13-month-old daughter. Police found the girl badly injured and unresponsive. She later died from the attack and Milam was sentenced to die. He’s twice avoided death after two separate judges have granted him a stay of execution based on his mental competency.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Homeless Man Set on Fire While Sleeping in Apartment Building
The Samuel Gompers Houses at 60 Pitt Street on the Lower East Side of New York City houses low-income families. The public housing development, like many low-income neighborhoods, is riddled with crime and violence. Homeless individuals in the area contribute to the crime and danger present at the Samuel Gompers Houses -and residents were fed up with it all.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Ugly Full Story Behind 38 Yr Old Businessman Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
Life imprisonment - that is a big charge! After being sentenced to death, the next worst punishment a person can receive from the court is life imprisonment. So, whenever I hear that a person has been sentenced to either death or life in prison, my ear perks up and I'm very curious to find out WHY exactly.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Criminal
The Murders & Botched Execution of Clayton Lockett
Bold and heartless, Clayton Lockett proudly confessed to police, “I murdered that bitch,” referring to 19-year-old Stephanie Newman, a disabled woman whom Lockett and two accomplices kidnapped and shot before burying her alive in a shallow grave. Two other people were attacked that evening but lived to tell the story.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
I am Beyond Good and Evil: Gregory Hale Murders, Dismembers, Eats Body of Mother of Six
Gregory Scott Hale had an obsession with serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka The Night Stalker. A lot of people had an obsession with him after his 1989 arrest. Ramirez terrorized Los Angeles for nearly one year, crawling intothe homes of unsuspecting victims who had left their windows open at night. He raped the female in the house before murdering everyone inside, then ransacking the home for valuables.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Brian Blackwell: The Teenager Who Murdered His Parents and Stole Their Money
From an outsider's perspective, Brian Blackwell was the perfect son. He was a clever, athletic, and ambitious student who attended Liverpool College, a fee-paying school in the west of England. He planned to study Medicine at one of the best educational institutions in the country: Nottingham University.
By Jacob Wilkins4 years ago in Criminal
The Libertyville Murders
This sort of thing was extremely unusual for this small, affluent suburb. Most people knew or knew of the Rouse family in the area, they were, on the outside, the perfect American family. Bruce had built a successful business empire and the couple lived in a large ranch style house with an indoor swimming pool and stables, along with their three teenage children, Kurt 20, William (Billy) 15 and Robin 16.
By Armchair Detective4 years ago in Criminal
