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Not a rat
Not long after the arrest of Travis Deniro (AKA: the infamous Taxi Smuggler) in 2018, the Italian American Mafia known as the Samaris Family began to suspect that there was a rat among their ranks. They had no idea Travis only got caught because the police were already suspicious of him to begin with, they believed somebody inside the family had ratted them out to the NYPD. The father of this crime family, that being Tommy Samaris had already begun writing a list of likely suspects that may have betrayed his gang:
By Joseph Roy Wright2 years ago in Criminal
Taxi Smuggler
The yellow American taxi is synonymous with the big apple, that being New York City. A place many movies are made every single year, most of which are romantic comedies portraying the city as a bustling, beautiful place full of life and opportunity. Other films depict the often unseen or spoken crime and grime within this place, as a city this big is bound to have a lot of diverse characters. From big hat, wall street businessmen who run entire empires and companies, to the common street thug who sells homemade heroin. There is a lot to see and love (or hate) about New York, but this particular story will stray away from the Hollywood vision of New York, that being handsome people and ridiculously expensive fashion shows. To instead reveal one of the greatest (or more accurately infamous) smugglers to ever grace (or taint) the city.
By Joseph Roy Wright2 years ago in Criminal
Midnight Keys: The Blackwood Conspiracy
Detective Sam Carter has seen his share of bizarre cases, but this one stole the spotlight. He stood in the large entrance of the Blackwood home, with his eyes searching for the rich surroundings. The air was thick with tension, and the normally busy mansion was strangely silent. The Blackwood’s had brought him in as their last hope, desperate for answers.
By Hasan Qurashi2 years ago in Criminal
Manhattan Madman
The tale of the Manhattan Madman is not for the faint of heart, it is a dark and despicable tale of murder and pure evil. The city of New York is unfortunately rife with crime and shady activity. From drug deals, sex trafficking, theft and gang warfare. By far the most disturbing of these crimes are those done by psychopathic serial killers with sadistic desires. One of the most infamous of these lunatics was a mysterious fellow nicknamed the Manhattan Madman. This killer was known for his brutal, barbaric kills that terrified the residents of the city. There are a number of terrifying crime scenes he created that have become notorious in time, those being: The dinner time murder. Here a once happy family were supposed to be eating roast turkey on Thanksgiving, only instead the food was poisoned and they all puked up their guts, sitting facing each other on the dining room table. The remaining scene was like something straight out of a horror movie, the food was green and mouldy, maggots and flies swarmed the remains of the left overs. The family all had looks of horror and agony on their dead faces. Manhattan Madman left his calling card beside the half eaten turkey, that being a pair of red dice. The garden of death. Within an isolated plot of land, a group of kids found a particularly strange garden of unusual flowers. At first this place seemed beautiful and scenic, then as they ventured further into the garden, they soon discovered that human bones poked out from under the soil, the plants were growing straight out of the corpses! It was a truly horrific sight, the kids still needed therapy to get over the terror of it. Manhattan Madman left his calling card on a nearby tree branch this time, two red dice tied to a string, dangling on the wood alongside the leaves. Dogs Dinner. This is a very disgusting one, but just like the garden of death, at first glance the innocent woman who came across this scene thought it was adorable. How could a murder scene be possibly adorable you might ask, well that is because what she first saw was a whole pack of cute little puppies, feasting on something she couldn't quite see. This was in central park on a beautiful sunny Saturday, the sight of cute animals instantly made her smile, that was until she saw what exactly they were eating. Pieces of human beings! Ears, human bones, fingers and toes and even eye balls. The woman screamed and called the police, they came to investigate, the corpses had been chopped up and fed to the dogs like canned meat, it was beyond sickening. Of course, Manhattan Madman left his calling card again, the red dice was found around the collar of one of the cannibalistic dogs. The bloody canvas. This one consisted of red streaks and huge chunks of gore, splattered against a white canvas. It was found in a public art gallery and was admired by hundreds, however it began to stink like rot, not just regular rot but rotting meat, soured and naueasating like a butcher's fridge left turned off and overheated. Police found this suspicious and confiscated the art piece, only then was it revealed by forensics that it was made using the blood of humans. Manhattan Madman didn't leave behind any calling cards as to who he was when selling his painting to the art gallery, but he later revealed that it was he himself who created such evil. To the surprise of everyone, Manhattan Madman turned himself in to the police one evening, he was truly insane. His real name was revealed to be Steven McIntyre and he wanted fame! That's right, he saw himself as an "artist" a murderous visionary. A monster (is what he really was). The police did not see things his way, he was a wanted criminal, a deadly maniac, a Manhattan Madman. He was sentenced to death, his last words were; "none of you understand true art!" Then he was electrocuted.
By Joseph Roy Wright2 years ago in Criminal
The Castle Murder
Castles can be found all over the United Kingdom from Ireland to Wales and everywhere in-between. This murder took place in a remote castle towards the north of Scotland. This northern country has a rich history of Highlanders and knights, the English empire invaded centuries ago and battles between the realms pursued. There are many epic legends and tales from this time period, but today we are to explore an event that took place recently in early 2024. The murder happened at Scarlet Castle, which overlooked the huge lakes and countryside that stood beside the northern coast of Scotland. This place is beautiful, but unfortunately somebody chose to unleash all hell within this sacred place of ancient history. It was an English tourist on holiday in Scotland who was unfortunately killed, it was a gruesome end too, a sharp long sword had impaled the poor Englishman. The castle was crowded when he was found dead, at least fifty people saw the brutal death and screamed hysterically, fleeing the building as police were called onto the scene to investigate. It was as if a hundreds year old knight had resurfaced from the grave and acted upon his sworn vengeance against the English invader. Obviously that was not the real case, the truth was far less fantastical than that. It was more accurately a crime of hatred, still after all these centuries somebody was out for blood against those who invaded their land. Most people are not this petty or insane, but unfortunately some are. The staff who worked at Scarlet Castle were all interrogated. One of them was named Gregory Owens and he was a massive history buff, one that lied to the police saying he loved all tourists who came to visit the wonder, but when Detectives looked into his past, they soon came to learn the employee was not entirely honest with them. The man had posted many videos online discussing his hatred for the English, especially the Royal family and how he was an activist against the new King. Things weren't adding up, why would he say one thing online then the polar opposite to the police? It was clear that Gregory was hiding something. Was it him who was behind the murder? Detectives had good reason to investigate and summoned a warrant to enter the man's premises unannounced. Gregory was in work when they entered, in his large garage there was a collection of several different swords and shields from medieval era Scotland. It was all very interesting stuff, although things took a turn towards darkness when one of the long swords was laid out upon a table, a white cloth stained red was wrapped around the blade. This was clearly blood, perhaps this was the murder weapon the Detectives were looking for? So they stole the sword and examined it at the police station, the forensics discovered that the red liquid staining the sword and cloth did indeed belong to the murdered victim. Gregory had killed the English tourist at Scarlet Castle, there was no doubt about it. The killer was arrested at work, it was a big embarrassing show for him, just like the public execution he had showcased to all those poor innocent visitors at the wonder. Nobody would've thought that in this day and age, such horrors and barbaric slayings could still happen. Sadly that is the world we live in and that truly is depressing.
By Joseph Roy Wright2 years ago in Criminal
