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10-Year-Old Kills Self After Suffering Abuse
This story is so sad. In 2017, 10-year-old Jaheem McKinzie stabbed himself with a kitchen knife in the chest inside his Memphis home. His mother called paramedics who found him bleeding from the torso and unresponsive. They transported him to a local hospital where he died from his injuries an hour after his arrival.
By True Crime Writer2 years ago in Criminal
Man Tries To ‘Barbecue’ Sex Offenders at Motel
Sex offenders are high on the list of most-hated individuals in the world, with good reason. Anyone who hurts a child, especially sexually, certainly does not deserve special favors in this thing called life. Moreover, they deserve to spend a long, long time behind bars. If you ask some people, sex offenders who hurt children also deserve to die.
By True Crime Writer2 years ago in Criminal
Midnight Fate
“There’s just no way.” Antonio Pérez, a 10-year police officer in Chicago, Illinois, told his fellow officer. “I didn’t sign up for this.” But what Antonio said wasn’t quite true. It was his career he signed on for, and it was to be a full-time career. But in the meantime, he had a life to live. He had two daughters, both of whom were going to college, hoping one day they could join their father in law enforcement. The job he was being offered was as chief in a police department in Mexico. There were other things on his mind, too. His youngest daughter, who was only three years old, needed him to be home while his wife was pregnant.
By Anthony Dezenzio2 years ago in Criminal
The System Is Broken
“The system is broken” four words that people hear on a daily basis but truly have no idea the magnitude of their meaning. I was one of those people until I lived the horrifying truth that is behind them. My story is not a fairytale but one of strength and bravery taking on the task of fighting a system that was designed to protect you, a system that in one sentence tells you that you are a victim and in the next that what has happened is just “not enough”.
By Jamie Bastian2 years ago in Criminal
NCIS: Cold Case Files
*Disclaimer This is a real cold case file that has remained unsolved for over 50 years. * I feel I must start this story with a bit of background on NCIS, for a few reasons, to help with understanding where NCIS came from and how it came to be, and how they are linked to cold case homicides.
By Whitney Pryor2 years ago in Criminal
Twitter’s July 2020 Security Slip
On July 15, 2020, Twitter encountered a shocking experience where accounts of famous people worldwide were hacked. According to Conger, “Twitter Hacker Pleads Guilty,” these included the accounts for Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk, and Barack Obama. The hacker only intended to tweet out a simple Bitcoin scam. Twitter acted quickly to prevent further misuse of the accounts. They immediately shut down the tweeting function by all verified accounts as it rushed to solve the security issue.
By Daniel Syengo2 years ago in Criminal
The Facebook live murder
The Murder of Rannita Williams April 2018, Rannita Williams, her mother, and her brother are at home enjoying the day. They hear wheels screeching to a halt in the driveway. There is a loud knock on the door and it is her ex-boyfriend (Robinson). He is insistent that she open the door. When she refused to open the door, he kicked the dead-bolted door in. (Robinson) is there to confront Rannita for previously going on Facebook live to belittle him and his girlfriend (Taylor). There was an ongoing social media dispute between the two women he has been dating at the same time. The two women were on social media to negatively post and go on Facebook Live to fight over him. He is particularly distressed that his girlfriend (Taylor) is upset and he demands a public apology from Rannita to her.
By Dr. Shakira AKA The True Crime Empress2 years ago in Criminal