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South Korean Plastic Surgery By Ghost Doctor Resulted In Death (Case of Kwon Dae-Hee)
On 8th September 2016, in Seoul, South Korea, 24-year-old Kwon Dae-Hee underwent plastic surgery. It cost him both 6.5 million won ($5,766) and his life because his surgery was performed by a Ghost Doctor.
Dharrsheena Raja SegarranPublished 2 months ago in CriminalTruth in the Lies
Kathleen Brannagh stared at the bundle of documents as if they might catch fire where they sat. She chewed the edge of her nail, nose wrinkling at the musty scent found in old houses and the pungent odor of fear combined with grief and disbelief. Overwhelmed, she stomped down the stairs. The past should have stayed where she found it -- in the back of a cluttered closet with moth-eaten baby clothes and stained photographs.
Lisa VanGalenPublished 2 months ago in Criminal- Second Place in the Whodunit Challenge
Dis-Appearance
In the back of her head, Seema keeps whispering to herself. Today can be a little different from yesterday. She is carrying the big bowl of dough toward the tandoor house. The big dug hole in the middle of the room is accepting of anything that can fall in it. She lights the fire in the hole and throws in some more wood sticks. The fire is galloping; the surrounding walls of the tandoor are changing their colour to some red-copper bricks. She reaches those walls and drops herself fully inside the hole. All of a sudden, she feels calmness and purity beyond the screams she is used to. Her hands and feet have never felt this restful. They are swimming in the air, like the air, she is floating freely. Where am I going, without them? She throws the walls behind her and comes back to the oldest room, which is turned into a tandoor house. Half of the room is filled with magazines from the 1980s. She has got good use for them, making more fire. She is halfway finishing up baking the pile of flatbread that will feed some fifteen family members. She folds each flatbread in a half-moon, but her mind goes into the dying fire in the hole.
Parwana FayyazPublished 4 months ago in Criminal in good time
…in light of my own changing values – the expansion of my family and the recent deaths from improperly using the technique – I have decided to discontinue the practice. My last piece, a beautiful frame I spent many hours on for someone very special, will be the last of my work to display fractal burning.
Katie Kelly KoppenhoferPublished 4 months ago in CriminalAn Answer from the Sky
Interview Room 2 is simple and square. The single light in the middle of the ceiling lands at the crown of my head. I have arrived on stage, and they’re waiting for the show.
Catherine DorianPublished 4 months ago in CriminalThe Tale of Wren
A transient fog hovers above the water, while the full moon guides Wren as she walks along the shore. Placing fresh cut willow stalks in her basket. With a stiffness, she moves away from the lake and towards the grassy slopes. The pain was worsening, peaking to a point of paralyses, then vanishing like the wind. Glancing toward camp, dawns colors begin to challenge the darkness as the charcoal skies reveal the vibrancy of a new day. She needs to complete this task before her people wake. Pausing, she waits for her muscles to relax, hoping the pain will go away. Breathing deep, Wren continues towards the woods, to bury the contents of her pack before she is discovered with it. Then, she would wait for him, she knew he would not let her down. She starts to dig when another wave of agony consumes her once more and she doubles over. If it weren’t for that, perhaps she would have noticed the eyes upon her.
The Case of the Missing Top Stories
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Mother CombsPublished 5 months ago in Criminal- Runner-Up in the Whodunit Challenge
Something In the Water
Sascha was the first to find the fish. At least, she thought she must be. The sky outside was still a bruised purple, light gradually seeping through the horizon. No other patients had been in line at the nursing station when Sascha went for her morning meds. She did not know what time it was, only that she had been lying awake in the interminable darkness of her room for longer than she could stand it. Deciding to wander the halls instead, it was by coincidence rather than intention that Sascha was the first to arrive for her medication. The morning nurse had chirped merrily at her, some praise for being an early bird, and did not ask her to wag her tongue when she lifted it after swallowing.
Elle MariePublished 5 months ago in Criminal
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Arapahoe deputies shoot and kill man allegedly holding disabled woman at gunpoint
Arapahoe County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man who had allegedly barricaded himself in a developmentally disabled woman's home, holding her at gunpoint.
One Simple Law That Destroyed Italian Mafia
In that time in Sicily the simple men who were the peasants wanted to be equal to the wealthy ones who owned the land. These hoodlums became bandits who formed clans that terrorized the landowners by collecting protection taxes using knives or shotguns as their weapons. Exactly this short and handy enterprise—extortion—provided them with a threat themselves and the shelter from it for fee.
Amine OubihPublished about 3 hours ago in CriminalA Man Who Was Missing For 27 Years Was Found Alive: His Neighbor Had Kidnapped Him In A Hole
Today’s case begins in 1997, in the midst of the incessant roar of the Algerian civil war. It was then that Omar bin Omran, a 17-year-old boy, disappeared without a trace while walking to a nearby educational center in Djelfa.
Based On a True StoryPublished about 4 hours ago in CriminalThe Young Woman Who Mysteriously Disappeared During A First Date — Erin Gilbert
In Alaska there are about 3,000 disappearances every year, a figure that is still striking if we take into account that 736,732 people live here according to the 2014 census.
Based On a True StoryPublished about 4 hours ago in CriminalBefore Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose, There Was Laurie + Three
Laurie Williamson manipulated doctors and surgeons into performing unnecessary surgeries on two of her children and subjected all three to cruel and unnecessary medical procedures over a period of 10 years. Prosecutors said she had Munchausen syndrome by proxy and faked the children’s illnesses to solicit money and gifts.
True Crime WriterPublished about 19 hours ago in CriminalWhat Happened to the Teen Who Died After the 'One Chip Challenge'
A 14-year-old boy, Harris Wolobah, died from consuming a high level of chili pepper extract during Paqui's "One Chip Challenge."
Human Arm Found Inside Shark Leads To Bizarre Murder Mystery
In 1935, Coogee Aquarium owner Bert Hobson caught a 14-foot-long, 1 ton tiger shark with his son Ron. Struggling financially during the Great Depression, Hobson saw an opportunity to boost profits by displaying the deadly sea creature. This decision was made amidst a series of shark attacks in Australia.
Sadeesha HettiarachchiPublished a day ago in CriminalTANTRA
Presently I am researching this topic and this is what I found out from the tantras. The list is given below and tests will be carried out on the below list with the progression of planets across the zodiacs. I have enumerated with hints of what can be done. There are many permutations and combinations and one has to be good in Game theory with Tantra to know what exactly to do in conjunction with knowledge of Hindu astrology and Karaka analysis. The types mentioned below are the summery of what can be done with enemies when they are outnumbered. Prayoga means application of Tantra.
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