A.W. Naves
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Writer. Author. Alabamian.
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Are You Dating a Copper Miner?
You’ve all heard of gold diggers, but what about the copper miner? “Huh? What’s a copper miner?” Here’s the story. A while back, this woman I know met a guy. We'll call her "Jane" for anonymity's sake. So, Jane thought this guy seemed really great at first, checking every box she had for a potential partner. He was attractive, intelligent, funny, and seemed her equal in every way.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Viva
I Stopped Going to the Office
Officially, I started working when I was fifteen years old. In reality, I started work long before that. I spent my early years as a farmhand on my family farm, my payment came in the form of room and board, according to my parent-employers.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Motivation
The Unsolved Murder of Helen Wingard Hill
On January 4, 2007, in New Orleans, six lives were taken. One of those lives was that of Helen Wingard Hill, an artist, writer, filmmaker, and activist. Helen was a native of Columbia, South Carolina, where she had graduated high school in 1988. She earned an A.B. at Harvard University in 1992, majoring in English and minoring in Visual and Environmental Studies.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Criminal
The Tragic Murder of Young Actor Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer
On July 18, 1989, 21-year-old actress Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer opened the door to her apartment and found herself face to face with 19-year-old Robert John Bardo, an obsessed fan. Bardo had been stalking Rebecca for three years. He had previously stalked a peace activist named Samantha Smith, but she was killed in a plane crash in 1985. Shortly after Smith’s death, Bardo turned his attention to Rebecca, writing her countless letters, one of which she took the time to answer.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Criminal
The Unsolved Murder of Ebby Jane Steppach
Eighteen-year-old Ebby Jane Steppach went missing on October 5, 2015, in Little Rock Arkansas. Only days before her disappearance she had accused four men of gang-raping her at a party. The last known contact with Ebby was a disturbing phone call she made to her brother, Trevor.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Criminal
Dark Strangler — America’s First Known Serial Sex Killer
Earle Nelson was born Earle Leonard Ferral on May 12, 1897, in San Francisco, California. His mother and father died of syphilis while he was still a toddler and he went to live with his maternal grandmother, a devout Pentecostal with two children of her own.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Criminal
Executed Killer and Child Rapist Confesses to a Final Crime from the Grave
David Neal Cox pleaded guilty to shooting his wife, Kim Kirk Cox, and sexually assaulting her 12-year-old daughter in front of her as she lay dying in May 2010. On November 17, 2021, that same stepdaughter, Lindsey Kirk, watched as 50-year-old Cox was executed by lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi. He was the first inmate to be executed in the state in nine years.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Criminal
The “Death House Landlady” Serial Killer
When Trudy Mae and Jesse James Gray welcomed their daughter, Dorothea Helen Gray, into the world, I doubt they could have ever imagined that she’d grow up to be a notorious serial killer. Of course, it might very well be their poor child-rearing skills that led her down that path. Both parents were alcoholics, and Dorothea’s father made a habit of threatening to kill himself in front of the children.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Criminal
A Harrowing Murder in Amish Country
Edward Gingerich was said to be a bit of a rebel to the Amish lifestyle into which he was born and raised. When he was to be wed to his future wife, Katie, there were some concerns within the community. Gingerich was a bit of a loner, known to spend an exorbitant amount of time in the woodshop using the limited machinery allowed in the Amish woodworking and interact more freely with the non-Amish people that surrounded the community than he did his own. However, it was believed that a woman such as Katie would be a good influence on him and so they were married on the rainy winter’s day of December 2, 1986.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Criminal
Brittany Smith Stood Her Ground
In the early morning hours of January 16, 2018, 32-year-old Brittany Smith stepped into a Stevenson, Alabama, Mapco station. Brittany’s neck was red and her face was stained with tears. She had what looked like blood on her chin and fingernail broken off, exposing blood on her pinky.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Criminal
What Happened to Birgit Meier? — Answered Three Decades Later
On August 14, 1989, 40-year-old Birgit Meier vanished without a trace from her apartment in Lüneburg, Germany. Birgit worked as a photographer and was married to a successful entrepreneur named Harald, but they were in the middle of a divorce. Birgit was taking the end of the marriage hard. However, their separation seemed to be amicable to those outside the marriage.
By A.W. Naves2 years ago in Criminal