fact or fiction

Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about copycat killers, eyewitnesses testimony, what makes a murderer and more.

Rape Academy, NameHim.io, and the Disturbing Double Standard of Online Accountability
THE BEAR, THE RAPISTS, AND THE INTERNET THAT LOOKED AWAY Rape Academy, NameHim.io , and the Disturbing Double Standard of Online Accountability
By Lilithea Adasiaabout 9 hours ago in Criminal
The Scam Script Hasn't Changed. The Money Route Has.
The scripts used in telecom and online fraud have barely changed. At its June press conference, the Ministry of Public Security said ten scam types account for 85% of cases: brushing-for-rebate, fake shopping and services, fake investment and wealth management, fake e-commerce and logistics customer service, loan and credit-reporting, fake game trading, romance and dating, impersonating police, prosecutors, and courts, impersonating superiors and acquaintances, and flight refund and change scams. Most “new scam” warnings on your phone break down into one of these ten.
By Jinabout 18 hours ago in Criminal
The Dad Who Sent His Son to the Police Station Got the Hard Part Right
A bottle of iced black tea went into a school uniform and came home. The father found out. He took a wooden ruler, took the boy by the hand, and walked him into a police station. An officer squatted, laid a pair of handcuffs on the boy’s hands, and said, “Do not commit a small wrong just because it is small.” Then father and son went back to the supermarket. The boy paid the shopkeeper with pocket money he had saved, apologized, and the shopkeeper forgave him.
By Jinabout 19 hours ago in Criminal
BOYS WILL BE BOYS? NO. THAT’S HOW ACCOUNTABILITY DIES.
BOYS WILL BE BOYS? NO. THAT’S HOW ACCOUNTABILITY DIES. The Vaughn Griffith and Dominic Kim Case: When Bullying Allegedly Escalates Into Sexual Violence, Who Was Supposed to Protect the Child?
By Lilithea Adasiaa day ago in Criminal
BLOOD IN THE NORTHWOODS:
BLOOD IN THE NORTHWOODS: Ashlee Martinson, the Horror Blogger Who Killed Her Parents Miss Lil’s look at a Wisconsin family tragedy, a teenage girl’s dark online world, and the uncomfortable question of where trauma ends and criminal responsibility begins.
By Lilithea Adasiaa day ago in Criminal
His Mother’s Will Left Him the House. His Ex-Wife Still Got a Share.
According to public reports, Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People’s Court heard a post-divorce property dispute. Ms. Li and Mr. Zhang divorced. Ms. Li later sued because Mr. Zhang did not pay the agreed RMB 1 million compensation. During that trial, Ms. Li learned that Mr. Zhang’s mother had died while the couple was still married. Mr. Zhang had inherited 62.5% of his mother’s share in a property under her will. The four heirs sold the property together. Mr. Zhang received more than RMB 4 million from the sale. Ms. Li argued that the inheritance happened during the marriage, so the sale proceeds were joint marital property. She sued again for division. The court found that the mother’s holographic will said the property share went to Mr. Zhang, but it did not say the share belonged only to Mr. Zhang personally and was not joint marital property. The court treated the inherited share as joint marital property and supported Ms. Li’s claim.
By Jin3 days ago in Criminal
He Refused a 50-Yuan Wait Fee. Then He Drove Drunk.
A designated driver arrives. The customer is still drinking and talking with friends. Fifty minutes pass. The car has not moved. The driver asks for a waiting fee. The customer refuses. The customer calls the police first.
By Jin3 days ago in Criminal
The ATM Sent 20,000 Yuan to a Stranger. The Bank Blamed a Recycled Phone Number.
At an ATM in Xiaogan, Hubei, on Oct. 5, Mr. Xu picked “transfer to phone number.” He typed his own mobile number and sent 20,000 yuan from his father’s bank card. The cash dispenser was empty, so he wanted to move the money to his own account first. No text arrived. At home, his father got the debit alert. The money had gone to an account named “Xu Fei.”
By Jin3 days ago in Criminal
Catch Me If You Can (Greek Edition)
Many of you might have seen Catch Me If You Can , the 2002 American biographical crime comedy-drama directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. The screenplay, written by Jeff Nathanson, was based on the book of the same name, published in 1980, in which Frank Abagnale claimed that, before his nineteenth birthday, he had successfully carried out a series of extraordinary frauds worth millions of dollars. According to his account, he managed to impersonate a Pan American World Airways pilot, a doctor in Georgia, and a Louisiana prosecutor, although the accuracy of several of these claims has since been challenged.
By Sergios Saropoulos5 days ago in Criminal
Miss Lil’s Morning Coffee:
Miss Lil’s Morning Coffee: Thirty-Six. Fucking. Thirty-Six. Pull up a chair, grab a coffee, and take a seat. We need to talk.
By Lilithea Adasia7 days ago in Criminal
Miss Lil's Tea Time:
Miss Lil's Tea Time: She Was Having a Bad Day. A Mother Is Dead. By Miss Lil Well, my lovely tea drinkers, put the kettle on because I have a story today that has me sitting here staring at my teacup, wondering what on earth is wrong with people.
By Lilithea Adasia8 days ago in Criminal
400 Clients. 3,000 Yen a Day. 100,000 Retweets for Her Abuser.
I. A Single Tatami Mat In Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on the second floor of a mixed-use building, behind a shop with a "girls' bar" sign, there was a storage room.
By Jin8 days ago in Criminal