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Brian Blackwell: The Teenager Who Murdered His Parents and Stole Their Money
From an outsider's perspective, Brian Blackwell was the perfect son. He was a clever, athletic, and ambitious student who attended Liverpool College, a fee-paying school in the west of England. He planned to study Medicine at one of the best educational institutions in the country: Nottingham University.
By Jacob Wilkins2 years ago in Criminal
Protected Valkyrie ...
Someday she would not have to remind herself that the words and actions of her “friends” and the people who had hurt her had happened. She still did every day just to remind herself it wasn’t her fault, and it had all happened even if no one would even return an email and do the right thing. No one should not have to live with the things that happened to her and everyone should have listened and done something. They were things no one should ever be put through or forced to carry with them every day. That would always be the case. It would never change that it happened and everyone she trusted and loved had turned their back on her. Until someone listened she would always have to do it because it was what happened and continued to be. She hadn’t changed, she had been forced to see the uglist side of law enforcement, EMS and have no one that should be making sure it didn’t happen to anyone else or keep her from being afraid .
By Justice for All2 years ago in Criminal
The Libertyville Murders
This sort of thing was extremely unusual for this small, affluent suburb. Most people knew or knew of the Rouse family in the area, they were, on the outside, the perfect American family. Bruce had built a successful business empire and the couple lived in a large ranch style house with an indoor swimming pool and stables, along with their three teenage children, Kurt 20, William (Billy) 15 and Robin 16.
By Armchair Detective2 years ago in Criminal
Not an Ordinary Love Story
*Flatline sound* He's gone before I arrive, before I can tell him I love him. This person who once was my fiancé has left me with no warning. How is it a man so healthy just collapses and passes away? How am I expected to walk into that room and say my final good-bye? I don't want the last image of him to be his body just laying lifeless in the bed, but at the same time I don't want to leave his body alone.
By Sasha Harrington2 years ago in Criminal
The Disappearance & Murder of Candice Shields
On December 10, 2011, 20-year-old Candice Shields visited loved ones at her grandparent’s home in Graham, Texas. The next morning, she was nowhere to be found, yet her purse and other personal belongings were in the house. She never showed up at the new job she was supposed to start that day. She left behind her 1-year-old son, extremely uncharacteristic of the pregnant woman. Her family reported her missing on December 15, 2011.
By True Crime Writer2 years ago in Criminal
Bear Trap
Bertram paused in front of the collection of trees that marked the trailhead and narrowed his eyes under the thick canopy of night. Autumn put daylight to bed early in her final days, but here the dense ground cover closed ranks alongside the mature elms and Eastern white pines, leaving the woods to exist in what felt like perpetual twilight.
By Ruben L Marbury2 years ago in Criminal
A Couple of Outlaws
The bank teller lifts her head as I step up to the counter. There is plexiglass separating the two of us, and it looks like it hasn’t been cleaned in a while. Specks of grime and dust coat the clear material like paint splattered across a painter’s canvas. She flashes me a tight smile, showing off her yellowed, lipstick-stained teeth. Her eyes, coated in an awful blue eyeshadow, are bored and irritated.
By Westley Thompson2 years ago in Criminal