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Who Killed Jingle?
It was Christmas Eve and the North Pole was abuzz with activity as the elves hurried to finish their tasks before Santa set off on his journey. Mrs. Claus was in the kitchen, baking cookies and checking her list to make sure everything was ready.
Accused kingpin "Asia's El Chapo" extradited to Australia in "one of the most high-profile arrests in the history" of the country
Accused kingpin "Asia's El Chapo" extradited to Australia in "one of the most high-profile arrests in the history" of the country
Paul SmithPublished about a year ago in CriminalMexican cartels have turned to fentanyl
Mexican cartels have turned to fentanyl A white pillared mansion in the hills of the opulent Lomas neighborhood of Mexico City, close to an embassy and UN facilities, was the scene of the largest drug cash bust in history. Federal officials from Mexico found a pile of $205 million in bills, along with pesos, Euros, and Hong Kong dollars, after they burst through the property's decorative gates in 2007. But it wasn't the property of one of the scarred and vicious drug lords from the mountains of Mexico; rather, it belonged to the well-dressed Chinese-born businessman Zhenli Ye Gon.
Paul SmithPublished about a year ago in CriminalThe Sodder Family Mystery
On Christmas eve 1945 Jennie Sodder awoke to fire at her house in Virginia . She woke her husband, George and he managed to wake 4 of their 9 children who were still at home. They left the house and watched it burn to the ground. Afterwards they went to see if the bodies of their 5 children who were left to parish were in the rubble, but to their surprise they were not.
Murder On MondaysPublished about a year ago in CriminalThe Wrongfully Accused
John sat in his cell, staring blankly at the wall as he tried to process the events of the past few months. He had been convicted of a crime he didn't commit, and now he was serving a life sentence in prison. He couldn't believe how easily the justice system had failed him.
Jomarie OmandamPublished about a year ago in CriminalCatholic Church In Dutch castrated 10 boys in the 1950s in effort to purge homosexuality
The story of the abuse of Henk Heithuis is heartbreaking one. Henk was born in 1935 out of wedlock, he grew up in orphanages and boarding schools managed by Roman Catholic monks. After he spoke up about his abuse, he was confined to a psychiatric hospital before being physically castrated to purge the homosexuality in him. This was done to him when he was still a child.
Rare StoriesPublished about a year ago in Criminal31 Pieces of a Dead body
Today in Crime Story, the story of those two murders is presented, whose fabric was woven around two dead bodies, 31 pieces, 31 bullets and 31 graves. Such a conspiracy, trying to get to the bottom of it, even the police themselves got fooled once. This is the truth and not a story of any Mumbai movie.
Compulsion (1959)
Compulsion is a 1959 noir thriller based very faithfully on the infamous murders perpetrated by Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, two sons of vast privilege living in Chicago in 1924, who were as obsessed with Nietzsche as they were each other; both of them were prodigies and Nathan Leopold was in grad school before the age of 21. They gleaned their sense of superiority from reading Nietzsche's idea of the "Ubermensch" or "Superman," who was "beyond good and evil," and who doesn't have to play by the conventional dictates of a morally-ordered world. The Superman, being far advanced over the "brainless, vociferating herd" (as Ragnar Redbeard called them). This is the Darwinian inversion of traditional Christian ideals, so that instead of "turning the other cheek," Superman becomes unfeeling, coldly calculating exploiter of "lower beings," who can use and cast aside whoever and whatever he wishes, to cross the abyss of Nothingness, and realize, on the other side of that, his True Destiny. Even if that end is destruction in the name of the "transvaluation of all values." Amor fati, Nietzsche would say. Or, "Love your fate."
Former NYPD Officer Froze His Autistic Son To Death
In January 2020, former NYPD officer Michael Valva called 911 and reported that his son, Thomas, had fallen and hit his head. But after Thomas died, the horrifying truth came out. The 8-year-old had not fallen but had died after being forced to spend the night in a freezing garage at Valva’s Suffolk County, Long Island, home.
Rare StoriesPublished about a year ago in CriminalCauses and Effects of Human Trafficking
The Underlying driver Of illegal exploitation is traffickers Dealers go after others' shortcomings, awful conditions, newness, and naiveté. Dealers are prepared to recognize weakness and utilize master control strategies to convince and control their casualties. They distinguish a void and propose to fill it.
What Are The Most Popular True Crime Shows And Films And Why Do We Love Them?
You don’t have to be a criminologist or studying a psychology degree to love true crime – the stories of con artists, criminals, and serial killers have transfixed us all. One recent YouGov poll found that half of Americans engage with and enjoy true crime content. True crime is the second most popular podcast genre for women in the UK. Meanwhile, analysis from Parrot Analytics found that documentaries were the fastest-growing genre for streaming services, mostly because of the popularity of true crime.
Adam JohnsonPublished about a year ago in CriminalTimothy Evans Was Wrongfully Executed For Killing His Family
Timothy John Evans was a Welshman wrongfully accused of murdering his wife (Beryl) and baby daughter (Geraldine) at their home in Notting Hill, London.
Rare StoriesPublished about a year ago in Criminal