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The Unsolved Mystery:
Introduction: An unnerving mystery that grabbed the country and left a town searching for answers occurred in the summer of 2012. Skylar Neese, a young woman from Star City, West Virginia, who was energetic and ambitious, disappeared without a trace. Investigators were baffled by this intriguing case, which received significant media coverage. Even though it has been a while since Skylar vanished, her whereabouts are still a mystery. In-depth analysis of the circumstances leading up to her disappearance, the ensuing investigation, and the unanswered concerns surrounding this chilling case are provided in this article.
Lesedi MolutsiPublished 8 months ago in Criminal- Content Warning
World News
Reporting comes from ABC News and it's about the former president and how allegedly reckless he has been. Reckless, again, allegedly beyond keeping highly classified documents at his Florida club in plain view for all to see. Here's the lead paragraph of the story from ABC News. His website. Months after leaving the White House, former President Donald Trump allegedly discussed potentially sensitive information about U.S. nuclear submarines with a member of his Mar a Lago club, an Australian billionaire who then allegedly shared the information with scores of others, including more than a dozen foreign officials, several of his employees and a handful of journalists, according to sources familiar with the matter. The ABC story identifies the billionaire as Anthony Pratt and says the FBI and federal prosecutors have interviewed him at least twice this year. In those interviews. Again, according to ABC sources, Pratt told prosecutors he struck up a conversation with the former president during a meeting at Mar a Lago in April of 2021. Quoting from the report, Pratt told Trump he believed Australia should start buying its submarines from the United States, to which an excited Trump leaned toward Pratt as if to be discreet, then told Pratt two pieces of information about U.S. submarines, the supposed exact number of nuclear warheads they routinely carry, and exactly how close they supposedly can get to a Russian submarine without being detected, end quote. ABC further reported that in subsequent emails and conversations, Pratt described what he heard to at least 45 others, including six journalists, 11 of his companies, employees, ten Australian officials, and three former Australian prime ministers. Sources tell ABC that a Mar a Lago employee told investigators that Pratt began telling people within minutes of his conversation with the 45th president. The same sources say this employee told investigators he was, quote, bothered and quote, shocked unquote, to hear that the former president had provided such seemingly sensitive information to a non-U.S. citizen. Just before airtime, a Trump spokesperson put out a statement that reads, These illegal leaks are coming from sources which lack proper context and relevant information. The Department of Justice should investigate the criminal leaking instead of perpetrating their baseless witch hunts while knowing that President Trump did nothing wrong, has always insisted on truth and transparency, and acted properly according to the law. The New York Times has more on this as well tonight, Maggie Haberman on the byline. She's their senior political correspondent, our political analyst, and the author of Confidence Man The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America. Also joining us, is former Defense Secretary William Cohen. CNN military analyst and retired Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling. And rounding out the panel, CNN senior legal analyst Leonnig. So, Maggie, what more have you learned from your reporting? We confirmed what ABC reported, Anderson, which is that Trump had this conversation with Mr. Pratt, who was a member of Mar a Lago not long after leaving office. This was a conversation in which Trump supposedly revealed a couple of pieces of sensitive information. Now, you know, it's not clear exactly what Trump said. We know that you know, according to ABC, it was specifics about capabilities and about the distance that the submarines can go and how close they can get in certain cases. This is not it doesn't appear he showed a document to this gentleman, but I don't know for prosecutors that that matters, because our understanding is he is among the trial witnesses who prosecutors have listed as possible, people they will call. And what they would likely use him for is to establish a pattern of Trump being loose with sensitive information and the government's secrets. So he might be called he is among dozens of people who might be called. And this list stretches back through the White House years, because, Anderson, as you know and as we've reported, as CNN has reported, Trump has a history of allegedly talking about classified information or putting out classified information. There was an infamous Oval Office meeting with two Russian officials where he is said to have spilled some sensitive information that upset Israeli officials. He tweeted out a classified picture of an Iranian launch site, I think it was in 2019. You know, this is something he's done for a while. This is the kind of behavior that added to why President Biden cut off Trump's briefings, that ex-presidents get too sensitive information from classified briefings because according to the current president, you know what? What could happen other than that, Trump would slip up and say something. Secretary Cohen, what's your reaction to this report? It's not surprising. I know it's been validated completely. But let's just look at his history. As Maggie just pointed out, his history is he has very little concern about national security interests, especially if it affects our military and our civilian population. He's given away secrets in the past. He will do so in the future. In this case, he's being given the benefit of the doubt. How much more evidence do we need of his misbehavior in terms of attacking our institution? The military thinks those who give life and limb for service to the country are losers and suckers. You start in the intelligence community under the bus in Helsinki. Everything he has done has been to undermine respect for this country of ours. So we're watching the slow or even rapid dissolution of democracy under his hands. He's doing it day after day. This is just one more example of why we should never vote to allow him to get his hands on classified information in the future. He shouldn't be anywhere near the Oval Office ever. General, you know, the capabilities of America's nuclear subs, there, how proximity. Proximity they can get to an adversary subs. How valuable would information like that video be for an adversary or to people in the defense industry? Yeah, what I'd say, Anderson, is all the classified information is provided to those only with a need to know. And every president needs to know a lot of stuff to help them in decision-making. But that need to know also comes with a requirement not to disclose if he was truly talking about capabilities, as may be said, about the nuclear part or the sea bass part of our nuclear triad. I would suspect, and I don't know this for sure, that they are at the higher levels of security clearances either. Top secret is code word when you're talking about the nuclear force that puts the country and as the secretary said, it puts servicemembers in harm's way when he's giving up capabilities. And one other thing I'd add to that, if this allegiance didn't occur and it seems that it did, this is just one incident that's being reported. How many other times at Mar a Lago or one of his golf courses has he leaned into somebody and put other secrets in our citizens in danger because he's giving up other secrets? That's the thing that concerns me the most. I mean, the ABC report says that this billionaire, the Australian billionaire, went and talked to other people very quickly and that FBI, federal investigators have talked to him. Diligence that is not part of the special counsel's are not the charges that they brought. But the number two trend is going to spread it just like everybody else will when they have a rumor they've heard they have inside information. Look how important I am. I'm close to it.
S.I.E.R.R.APublished 8 months ago in Criminal The Haunting of Willow House
Once upon a time, in a small, quiet town nestled deep within the rolling hills of the countryside, there stood an old and eerie mansion known as Willow House. The townsfolk had long held their suspicions about the place. Stories of strange noises and flickering lights had circulated for generations. However, no one dared to venture too close, for Willow House had a sinister reputation – it was said to be haunted.
PrabhudevanPublished 8 months ago in Criminal- Content Warning
American Murder Mystery
The case of Kaylee Gonzalez, Madison Mogan Odal, and Ethan Chapin is a tragic tragedy in American history. The four students were murdered by a knife-wielding assailant in the early hours of November 13th, 2022. The murder weapon, a survival knife, has never been found, and Brian Coburger, the accused, has not made his own plea. The judge entered a plea for him of not guilty, which would result in life in prison for the death penalty.
Caren ChebetPublished 8 months ago in Criminal The Bronx Daycare Fentanyl Tragedy
Grei Mendez, 36, with charges including murder, manslaughter and assault, pleaded not guilty In a somber Bronx courtroom, the weight of an unfathomable loss hung heavily in the air. Two of the three suspects entered their pleas, denying murder charges in a case that has sent shockwaves through the city. The heart-wrenching tale of a toddler's fentanyl exposure at a daycare center has left a scar on the collective consciousness of New York.
Nickiesha's WayPublished 8 months ago in Criminal"Frank James' Reign of Terror Ends with 10 Life Sentences"
Frank James, 64 In a courtroom brimming with emotion, the gavel fell on a chapter of unimaginable horror as Frank James, the man behind the 2022 NYC subway shooting, was handed ten consecutive life sentences on Thursday. This landmark ruling came after survivors bravely shared their stories, painting a vivid tapestry of resilience against the darkest of backdrops.
Nickiesha's WayPublished 8 months ago in CriminalThe Twisted Tale of John Martin Scripps: The Tourist From Hell Serial Killer
In the world of tourism, there are the occasional nuisances: the drunk reveller, the loud partygoer, or the entitled traveller who demands everyone speak English. However, among these, none can match the chilling malevolence of John Martin Scripps, a tourist who embarked on vacations with a sinister purpose—to take innocent lives.
Madame LaLaurie: Unmasking the Horrors of New Orleans
In the midst of a lavish party at her opulent New Orleans mansion, the enigmatic figure known as Madame LaLaurie glided among her high-society guests. Draped in an exquisite gown adorned with blood-red roses, she sipped imported champagne and revelled in the joyous atmosphere. Yet, hidden beneath this facade of gaiety lay a chilling secret—a torture chamber lurked just below their feet.
What's Wrong With this System
I am a 2 time felon and although I've never done prison time, I have many friends that have and are still in prison. In fact my boyfriend of 4 years just got a 5 year suspended prison sentence for less than a gram of weed that was found on the ground outside of our vehicle in our driveway. That's where they pulled us over at for a taillight that was out. We live in Iowa and weed is not legalized here yet but it is in every state that surround us(besides Nebraska I think). They gave him an option when they found it, "give us a name and we'll drop the charges". We both thought to ourselves are you kidding me right now? It is literally legal in almost every state that surrounds us and it is legal for medical use here, don't you think that's probably where or how we got it? And even if we didn't get it that way why on earth would we sell out a friend/acquaintance for a joints worth it any amount because frankly snitches get found in ditches and we value our lives because everyone knows it doesn't stay confidential, it's put in black and white right on the paperwork of the person that got snitched on who did the talking on them. Now ordinarily this would just be a misdemeanor but he had 2 prior convictions of drug possession (weed) that were 18 and 20 years ago even so it still counts as his 3rd conviction which makes it a felony charge. Now like most people my boyfriend isn't one who is just going to go turn himself into the cops to be arrested so there was a warrant issued with a $5000 bond, wait what why so high? There are people sitting in jail with worse charges that involve violence, among other things, that have a bond that is $3000 less! And he ended up in jail one more time before that court case was actually finished. He's a procrastinator and didn't get his pre sentence investigation paperwork with donevbefore his court date, which he showed up at anyways and the judge sent him to jail with No bond until it was finished and when it was finished the bond was set again at $5000 except this time it was cash only in defendants name only. Well the PSI was finished and turned in on Aug 29th and so he began to question the jailers when am I going to be released, the psi is done and my bond still says no bond. They stated they needed the paperwork that stated it could be changed back to the $5000. There was no other paperwork because it stated it in the previous paperwork that it was to be changed back after the psi was turned in. I contacted the DOC, the jail, the clerk of court, his attorney and no one knew what was going on or why the judge had even done it that way in the first place. His lawyer contacted the judge and the judge said yes it says what I meant that it is to be changed back to $5000 after PSI, but he didn't contact the jail or write up any other order and so the jailers would still not change the bond so he could be released per the jail administrator, even after reading the paperwork over and over. By those time it was labor day weekend so he sat in jail until Tuesday September 3rd and had been there since August 16th. It took me contacting the clerk of court once again and having them email the order that the judge eventually put in (which still only stated the bond may be referred back to original amount) to the jailers because still after the new order they were not going to release him. So I got the clerk of court to specially email the jail the order directly and he was released $5000 cash later. What is wrong with this whole story?! I would say everything! From the original charge to being held in jail over a week after the psi was turned in and the amount of the bond. Now previously he had agreed to a plea deal that involved probation, substance abuse evals, fines and a suspended sentence. To his knowledge that's what he was going to be sentenced with, wrong he was ordered to leave his home where he had no bills to speak of(living with parents), where his shop is at which is how he makes money, and where his 14 year old daughter is, the daughter that he has sole custody of after a long custody battle with her mother the mother's rights were terminated. He was ordered to go to a residential facility that he would have to pay for room and board at and find a different full time job, with no drivers license and after not working at an actual employers for more than 7 years. He was ordered to stay at that facility for 6 months! I get that it is much better than prison and we are thankful for that. Should it have held that type of sentence in the first place? Considering how long ago the other charges were and how far we have come with the legalization of it in the US? So now not only are they making him pay for a place to stay when he already has a very stable home, but requires him to find employment with out being able to drive before they will consider releasing him. Not too mention that he already was doing substance abuse groups following through with the evaluation that was ordered. He has group 3 days a week and probation meetings once a month. What kind of job is going to allow a new hire to be hired for full time work only work 2 full days a week. The group meeting are an hour to an hour and a half long at 11am right in the middle of the day and figure in travel time to get there and back it's not even going to be half a day almost of work. These meetings are court ordered also for this current charge so he can't just stop doing those because he can't miss work. It just blows my mind on how they can get away with convicting and sentencing the way they do for so little yet there are sex offers and people who actually physically abuse people walking around because they got off on their charges or they got a fine instead of jail time. Same goes for my cousin who has literally been in prison or some type of incarceration his entire life since age 9 I believe. And every charge was non violent or stemmed off a previous charge(violation of parole or probation). He actually has been in prisons longer than he has been free for this entire life and he is closing in on 40. It's madness and it needs to change! Thank you for listening! Thank you for your time and your effort in this matter that needs done serious reconstruction!
Later JanePublished 8 months ago in CriminalUnmasking Jack the Ripper: The Mystery of the East End Murders
Introduction It's a cold and eerie night in London's East End, a place where the streets are deserted and fear hangs heavy in the air. You find yourself standing there, an unconventional woman forced into a perilous profession—that of a lady of the night. The danger of your career is compounded by the infamous Jack the Ripper, a brutal killer who has left a trail of gruesome murders in his wake. Society turns a blind eye when the victims are women like you, but tonight, something feels different.
The Deadly Charms of Kakehi Kakehi: The World's Most Notorious Black Widow Killer
In the dark corners of Japan's criminal history, a chilling figure emerges – a woman who seduced, murdered, and left a trail of death and destruction in her wake. Meet Kakehi Kakehi, possibly the world's most deadly "Black Widow" serial killer, who lured men into her deadly web with promises of love, only to become the beneficiary of their untimely demise. This article delves into the sinister life of Kakehi Kakehi, exploring her heinous crimes, her methods, and the enigmatic persona that allowed her to evade justice for years.
The Suzanne Morphew Case
In May 2021, nearly a year after Suzanne's disappearance, Barry Morphew was apprehended and charged with first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and other offenses, despite Suzanne's body never being recovered. Prosecutors alleged that Barry could not accept Suzanne's decision to leave him and resorted to exerting control over her, much like he had done with animals throughout his life. Barry was detained without bail, pleaded not guilty, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled to determine the sufficiency of evidence for the case to proceed to trial.
Toyosi AkiboPublished 8 months ago in Criminal