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Public Encouraged To Help Tackle Hate Crime
UK police recorded over a hundred thousand incidents of hate crime in the country last year. This was 8% higher than the previous year and illustrate an extremely worrying trend that racism and other forms of discrimination are on the rise. This could be due to a number of reasons including the Brexit vote. Now that the UK has left the European Union, tougher boarder controls have been put in place as the UK has regained control of who can come in to the country.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Criminal
The Girl Scout Murders
In 1977, about two months before a Girl Scout camping trip at Camp Scott in Mayes County, Oklahoma, there was an on-site training session for the counselors. One counselor found that someone had gone through her belongings and stolen her doughnuts. She found a handwritten note inside the doughnut box that read “We are on a mission to kill three girls in tent one.” She went to the camp director with the note. The note was played off as a prank and thrown away.
By Kimi Mormon5 years ago in Criminal
Five Serial Killers that Terrorized Michigan
When it comes to serial killers, a few key examples come to mind. However, the terrifying truth is that serial killers have always been around and there have been way more than just a few. Additionally, serial killers have affected every state. Michigan is certainly not an exception, as it has been terrorized by numerous serial killers throughout the years, including recently. Below is a brief discussion of five of the more notable serial killers that have terrorized my home state.
By Austin Blessing-Nelson (Blessing)5 years ago in Criminal
A Name 4 Decades in the Making.
The year 2021 has been an active year in the true crime world. Ever evolving technology is pummeling through barriers that once limited the search for the missing and unidentified. Advances in DNA technology and expanding databases are being used alongside classical genealogy, providing an increasingly successful tool in identifying John and Jane Doe victims. As people around the world submit their DNA profiles to GedMatch; the ability for investigators to identify these victims with forensic genealogy grows exponentially.
By Girlwritesfire5 years ago in Criminal
Furuta Junko: The Concrete Girl.
Background: On november 25th 1988, Furuta Junko, a 16 year old student at Misato, in the Saitama prefecture, was kidnapped by four boys and subjected to 44 days of torture and inimmaginable agony. A story which, to this day, still holds its weight in Japanese culture.
By Writing For Me5 years ago in Criminal
Does ethnicity impact missing people cases and homicides?
During the past few weeks, social media blew up after a young woman named Gabby Petito, 22, vanished. Gabby and her fiancé Brian Laundrie left New York on July 2, 2021 to embark on a cross-country vacation in a van. The couple had known each other since high school. They covered their journey on social media. But things got strange after Laundrie arrived home without her.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
Are Gangs Good For The Community?
Gangs are constantly getting bad press. The noun "gangs" is commonly overused to portray the evils of youth culture. However, gangs are a vital part of growing up and help youngsters to become law-abiding citizens. You'll never hear this in the media, as the media portrays gangs as violent groups that promote drugs, guns, and sexual misconduct.
By Young Kingz5 years ago in Criminal
The Unsolved Murder of Evelyn Hernandez
Seven months before Laci Peterson’s disappearance and murder, another pregnant woman went missing. Later, her torso washed up near the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California, under the Bay Bridge. The fetus was never found. While Laci Peterson’s case received worldwide coverage, Evelyn Hernandez, a legal immigrant from El Salvador, became lost in the press. The most horrible part of Evelyn Hernandez’s case is that she didn’t go missing alone. Her five-year-old son Alexis Geraldo Hernandez went missing alongside her. Who murdered Evelyn Hernandez, and what happened to Alexis?
By Cynthia Varady5 years ago in Criminal
How we are being failed (part 1)
This morning I woke up and put on the news, and was saddened by what I saw. I saw a Senate committee with 4 women talking about how they were abused by their doctor. These women were pro gymnasts (Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols) their abuser (Larry Nassar) was their doctor. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, that they were brave enough to speak up but the FBI did nothing for a year, letting this doctor hurt more women. How could have this happened? This is a travesty that in this day that anyone could go through something so awful, step up and nothing happens for a year. These women are in the spotlight which is why we’re hearing about this now, but so many people who don’t have the popularity to take this to the Senate are still out there, feeling their voices aren’t heard. This should never happen.
By Robert Kegel5 years ago in Criminal
The strange disappearance of Patricia “Patti” Adkins
Ohio has an extraordinary number of unsolved homicide and missing persons cases. One of the most intriguing ones I have followed for years is the story of Patti Adkins. Patti, a 29-year-old single mother worked at the Honda plant in Marysville, Ohio. After leaving work on June 29, 2001, she vanished. It’s been over twenty years since anyone has seen or heard from her.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
