In 1836, the gruesome death of a prostitute encaptivated the public eye and began a newspaper frenzy that centered on a morbid fixation of the life and death of Helen Jewett. Patricia Cline Cohen's The Murder of Helen Jewett pieces together the facts of Helen's life and death in an attempt to describe gender inequality in America by giving a meticulous account of life in the 1830s. (Insert small biography) Around three in the morning on Sunday, April 10, 1836 Rosina Townsend, the madam of the brothel, was spurred from her bed at the south end of Thomas St by a man knocking on the front door.
We are introduced to the author of the book, Bryan Stevenson who is a member of the bar in two states Alabama and Georgia. He then receives a call from the local Judge Robert E. Lee about a case which involves a man called Walter McMillian’s. He knew that he could have gotten into great danger but he decides to do the right thing and confront the case. In the county of Monroe an eighteen-year-old woman is brutally murdered. The murder took everyone by surprise and even after a few days of investigating no one could find concrete evidence to point out who was the killer.
On April 20, 1999, the unimaginable occurred at Columbine High School in the small town of Littleton, Colorado. A school shooting, carried out by, then senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold took the entire community by storm. With 15 deaths, including the perpetrators, and 24 non-fatal injuries, the memories of this horrific massacre will forever resonate in the minds of all. With a meticulously thought out plan, the two shooters prepared guns and bombs in order to perform the sickening act. Families, the FBI, local officials, psychologists, and more spent a multitude of time trying to figure out the reasoning as to what motivated the two boys to kill and cause so much pain to others.
On March 1, 1932, in the Lindbergh’s peaceful home in Hopewell, the son of world-famous aviator Charles Lindbergh Sr. was snatched from his nursery and was later found dead. Charles Lindbergh Jr.’s kidnapping and murder shocked the entire nation, and remains unsolved to this day. After having analyzed many sources, it is evident that Bruno Richard Hauptmann and John Knoll are responsible for the kidnapping and murder of baby Charles Lindbergh Jr., because Hauptmann had a history of using ladders in his past crimes, there are many pieces of evidence proving that two people committed the crime, and there is also a lot of proof to show that John knoll was involved as well. First of all, Hauptmann had a history of using ladders to commit crimes, and a rung of wood in the ladder used it the kidnapping matched the wood in his attic. In the PBS Nova Video, “Who Killed the Lindbergh Baby?”, it states, “He [Hauptmann] did use a ladder to climb into the second story window of the mayor's house and stole some money and watches… history of using ladders to commit crimes.”
Henry Lee Lucas was detained and arrested on June 11, 1983, because he was labeled as dangerous and caught with a firearm. After serving four days, Lucas called one of the jailers over and confessed to several murders. The number of murders started as a few and ended up triple digits. He confessed that the murders were due to him being in a hit squad for a satanic cult. He committed these crimes with his friend, Otis Toole.
The Murder of Danielle Van Dam By: Nevethan Jeyachandran Submitted to Dr.Monica Sauer Student Number: 500-523-913 Course: Intro to Forensics (CCHY-183) December 01, 2014 Introduction The Murder of Danielle Van Dam is a gruesome case which took place in the year 2002. A 7-year old girl went missing from her bedroom in San Diego, California, on Feb1-2, 2002. Her badly decomposed body was found in a remote area far away from her home on February 27. Police suspected a neighbour, David Alan Westerfield for the murder.
An ex-FBI agent with a past. A celebrity murdered. 24 hours to find a killer. When a shocking murder rocks Los Angeles, former FBI agent Keira Summers is called in to find the killer. But, when the identity of the victim is revealed, Keira is pulled deep into an investigation that takes her across the city and into the dark underbelly of Hollywood.
All evidence points to Police Cheif Cade. The police think they found their killer when Sadie Caruso is kidnapped. Cade is released and starts searching for the culprit. It’s a race against time for the police, because Sadie will die if they don’t find her. The cops finally get a lead and find the criminal and stop his wicked deeds!
In the article “At some schools, ‘Big Brother’ is watching”, by Kelly Wallace, the story of a school district is presented. This district has decided to pay $40,500 to a tech firm to monitor the students social media. This plan is controversial for obvious reasons, it contradicts the first amendment and just shows a lack of respects for the students and their privacy. For the reasons of the First Amendment and not virtually stalking students, Wallace feels that monitoring what students post is not justified. Tom Gayda emailed CNN and shared his opinion that “schools need to respect boundaries and the First Amendment… my concern is if a kid goes home and writes ‘the school lunch sucks,’ and the next day they’re brought in and in trouble for
Wayne Williams is currently serving a life sentence for the murders of two adult men, but prosecutors believe Williams is responsible for killing twenty-three children during a time branded as the Atlanta Child Murders (Rowson, 2015). Since his conviction in 1982 Williams has professed his innocence, which has generated vast speculation among criminal justice experts concerning Williams’s involvement in these crimes (Rowson, 2015). A recent study conducted by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI, the Innocence Project, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers revealed that before 1999 the FBI used faulty hair analysis in 96 percent of cases (Rowson, 2015). Furthermore, Williams’ attorney received a letter from the DOJ
The book I chose to read for my book review was “ Killing Mr.Griffin”. It is about 5 high school students who hate their english teacher Mr. Griffin and come up with a plan to kidnap him. Their main purpose is to just torture and make Mr. Griffin think he is going to die. The plan takes a tragic turn and results in Mr. Griffin's death. The plan simply falls apart in a domino effect of terror and grief.
These novels feature Tori Sinclair, a New York librarian who moves to Sweet Briar South Carolina only to find herself entangled in weird murder mysteries that she must unravel if she is to stay out of prison. If you liked the Crotchet Mystery series you will also like the Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries by Anne Canadeo. These mysteries are about a group of five women, The Black Sheep Knitters led by the vivacious Maggie Messina. These women find themselves solving murder mysteries that range from friends turning up dead with no explanation to members of the group getting framed for
Celeste M. Johnson, author and researcher, of The Loss of Friends to Homicide and the Implications for the Identity Development of Urban African American Teen Girls believes death is causing adolescents to stress and identity issues. Adolescents are stressing, because they are losing people who are close them to. For instance, their family members and friends are dying unexpectedly. In addition, adolescents who lose loved one in a violent way are experiencing more stress. Namely, if an adolescent is associated with someone who was murdered, they would experience more stress during their time of bereavement.
Through reading “Columbine: Whose Fault is It?” by Marilyn Manson we can identify that the media had a great influence in the aftermath of the shooting, and who was the scapegoat for it, in other words who is to blame for what happened to those poor 13 innocent teenage kids. The Columbine High School massacre was an infamous event that went down as one of the worst shootings to happen to a high school in America. In 1999, a pair of two students named Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold decided to assault a school in Colorado named Columbine High School. Their intent was unknown, and because of that, many people started speculating as to why the duo decided to shoot up the school.
It was December 25, 1996, that evening; the Ramsey’s were at a friend’s house, having their annual Christmas party. Late that night, when it was time to leave the party, patsy and john Ramsey’s daughter Jonbenet was sound to sleep on the way back home. When they went to put her to bed, little did they know that it would be the last time they see their daughter alive. Although JonBenet Ramsey’s killer may still be out there, her mother Patsy is most likely the suspect of the crime.
