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Crypto Murders: Seventh. Content Warning.
He tapped the screen. He kept tapping until he found a girl. She didn’t have a face. It was obscured but he could see her yellow skin and jet black hair. She wore a periwinkle sundress and leather sandals. Her name was Helen, 35, no kids, loves sunsets. He didn’t even look at her other metadata.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Criminal
Law School Murders: Without Hesitation. Content Warning.
“Let’s take for example the defendant’s age, race, height, speaking style…all of these are factors in the minds of a jury. Now, you can have the most astute and erudite person and still not be able to properly ascertain whether the man or woman is guilty.” Kim paced the floor of the lecture hall. In reality, she had been exhausted from the book tour but felt rejuvenated talking to her classes.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Criminal
The Great Heist of 2006
September 18, 2006, marked the day five unrelated individuals embarked on a daring heist, united by a common cause – a desperate need for a substantial sum of money. Using a maintenance crane, they scaled the side of the bank building, employing a high-powered laser to cut through the glass. The team strategically planted explosives on the vault door, triggering an alarm that would give them a 20-minute window before the authorities arrived.
By Yeswanth Vadlamudi3 years ago in Criminal
Law School Murders: You Will Succeed. Content Warning.
Within two weeks, there would be a sentence connected to the murders of the frat boys. Kim lifted her lid to her coffee and blew. She still felt tense because no one had stepped forward in her classes that concerned her death threats. Normally, she would view it as a badge of honor. Now, though, she felt exposed.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Criminal
Law School Murders: Fame and Infamy
Heather Boskin leaned against Kim’s desk in the lecture hall. She wore tan and blue pumps and a matching skirt and blouse. She had red lipsticks that accentuated her plump lips. The flecks of grayness allowed her to know the difference between distinguished and trying too hard. She represented the former.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Criminal
Law School Murders: Fame and Infamy. Content Warning.
Heather Boskin leaned against Kim’s desk in the lecture hall. She wore tan and blue pumps and a matching skirt and blouse. The skirt was blue and tan. She had red lipsticks that accentuated her plump lips. The flecks of grayness allowed her to know the difference between distinguished and trying too hard. She represented the former.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Criminal
Law School Murders: Almost Cold. Content Warning.
The office of the dean looked stately and staid. It featured few if any modern furniture. A desktop computer was the only sign of the twenty-first century. Kim sat across from Heather Boskin. As a sixty-three-year old grandmother, she had gray hairs in her dark brown hair that matched her dark brown skin.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Criminal
Law School Murders: The Living. Content Warning.
The Goulding parked itself and Kim stepped out of it. She carried her briefcase and continued into the school. In about thirty more days, the world would know the sentence of the murderer of the three frat boys.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Criminal
