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Stories in Criminal that you'll love, handpicked by our team.
Bad To the Bone – A Psychopathic Killer with No Remorse. Top Story - July 2025.
In the wild Northern Territory of Australia, around 300 km north of Alice Springs, two British backpackers enjoy the stunning views. Peter Falconio and Joanna Lees are taking it all in.
By Calvin Londonabout a year ago in Criminal
The Junko Furuta Case: Japan’s Most Disturbing Tragedy of Torture and Injustice. Top Story - May 2025. Content Warning.
On 25th November 1988 in Japan, 17-year-old Junko Furuta was kidnapped. She was brutally gang-raped and tortured for 40 days and then murdered on 4th January 1989. The monsters who did this were Hiroshi Miyano, Shinji Minato, Jo Ogura, and Yasushi Watanabe, who were all aged between 16 and 18 years old. Hiroshi and Shinji, despite being teenagers, were already serial rapists. On 25th November 1988, they were out looking for a victim and spotted Junko who was returning home from her part-time job. All of them went to the same high school. Previously, Hiroshi had confessed his feelings to Junko and she had rejected him politely. That night, he decided that their victim would be Junko as a way to take revenge for rejecting him. Hiroshi told Shinji to run away after kicking her off her bicycle and then he would swoop in to help her. Shinji did as he was told. As planned, Hiroshi then went up to her and helped her to her feet. He offered to walk her home and she accepted, not knowing what she was getting herself into. She got off her bicycle, and they started walking and talking. After some time, Hiroshi stopped following her directions and tried to take her into an abandoned warehouse that allegedly had ties with the Yakuza.
By Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a year ago in Criminal
South Korean Plastic Surgery By Ghost Doctor Resulted In Death (Case of Kwon Dae-Hee). Top Story - March 2024. Content Warning.
On 8th September 2016, in Seoul, South Korea, 24-year-old Kwon Dae-Hee underwent plastic surgery. It cost him both 6.5 million won ($5,766) and his life because his surgery was performed by a Ghost Doctor. Have you heard of the term Ghost Doctor? If you thought they’re ghosts of doctors who had died and now haunt the hospital, then you’re wrong. The term Ghost Doctor refers to a person who is unqualified but secretly performs surgeries in the place of qualified surgeons. There are no medical records listing them as a doctor anywhere or that they had helped with any surgeries. It was almost as if these doctors didn't exist and hence came the term, Ghost Doctors. The switch between the qualified surgeon and Ghost Doctor usually happened when the patients were under general anaesthesia and were unaware of it. This is way more terrifying than the ghosts of dead doctors haunting the hospital because these Ghost Doctors have little to no experience whatsoever, some have no medical background and all of them have no idea what they’re doing. All of these were done for the sole purpose of making money and it’s illegal. Most of the time, these Ghost Doctors were resident doctors, dentists and nurses. Sometimes, even the person who sold medical equipment ended up as a Ghost Doctor! Can you imagine, one minute they’re at the hospital selling scalpels and the next they’re in the operating room performing a surgery? That is so terrifying! Kwon Dae-Hee had no idea about these Ghost Doctors and it cost him his life. Dae-Hee was a very humble guy and he valiantly served two years in the Korean Army. He was a high achiever who wanted to do well in life.
By Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago in Criminal
in good time. Top Story - January 2024.
…in light of my own changing values – the expansion of my family and the recent deaths from improperly using the technique – I have decided to discontinue the practice. My last piece, a beautiful frame I spent many hours on for someone very special, will be the last of my work to display fractal burning.
By Katie Kelly Koppenhofer3 years ago in Criminal
Something In the Water. Runner-Up in the Whodunit Challenge. Top Story - January 2024. Content Warning.
Sascha was the first to find the fish. At least, she thought she must be. The sky outside was still a bruised purple, light gradually seeping through the horizon. No other patients had been in line at the nursing station when Sascha went for her morning meds. She did not know what time it was, only that she had been lying awake in the interminable darkness of her room for longer than she could stand it. Deciding to wander the halls instead, it was by coincidence rather than intention that Sascha was the first to arrive for her medication. The morning nurse had chirped merrily at her, some praise for being an early bird, and did not ask her to wag her tongue when she lifted it after swallowing.
By Elle Marie3 years ago in Criminal
Who murdered Mickey Albany?. Top Story - January 2024.
I turned the sandglass on the small coffee table, its grains sliding through time like whispers of fate. Leaning against the worn-out balcony railing of my apartment, the city's sprawling skyline stretched before me—a canvas of chaos where shadows danced in the neon glow.
By F.R. Gautvik3 years ago in Criminal
The Vacation. Top Story - January 2024. Content Warning.
No one liked him. He was one of those people who grated on everyone’s nerves, who thought he was hilarious, whose presence at a party everyone dreaded because he would get too drunk and demand being the centre of attention.
By Alana S. Leonard3 years ago in Criminal
