Even when Michael’s new defense team, through the innocence project, found a crime that was eerily similar to the method of murder and subsequent events to the one that Michael was convicted of, the new prosecutor in Williamson County fought hard to keep DNA testing from taking place, even stating that they objected to the testing now because the defense hadn’t requested it before (Morton, 2014). There was further evidence of ineffectiveness in that the coroner who’d changed his estimated time of death between the autopsy and trial, had come under scrutiny for his findings in this case, as well as several others, with claims of gross errors “including one case where he came to the conclusion that a man who’d been stabbed in the back had committed suicide” (Morton, 2014). This was only one of the many injustices that were committed against Michael Morton throughout his trial. In August of 2006, the defense was finally granted permission to perform DNA testing on the items that had been taken from his wife’s body (Morton, 2014). Although this testing did not reveal any information about the guilty party, it did at least give Michael the knowledge that Chris was not sexually violated before or after her death (Morton,
An east Tennessee factory employee murdered 2 of his coworkers Thursday afternoon after a heated argument took place. The three Thomas &Betts Corp employees were involved in an angry altercation when 45 year old Ricky Swafford left the factory, only to return brandishing a semi-automatic pistol. He then shot James Zotter, 44 and Sandra Cooley, 68 before turning the gun on himself. The shooting was reported at approximately 4:15, prompting police to surround the building as people “streamed” through all exits. Eye witness reports described an attempted shooting in front of the office building and actual shooting inside the factory.
Roper v. Simmons, the facts, issues, and court holding on this cause is about a 17 year old boy who was arrested for murder. Christopher Simmons, who was 17 when he was arrested for the murder of Shirley Crook. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. Christopher Simmons was accused of burglary and murder. Also it was said two of his friends helped him.
A Chicago father of seven children used technology to sell his iPhone 6, that turned into a tragic decision for his family. Trinidad Bueno-Sanchez placed his phone for sale on the OfferUp app, he found a buyer and setup a meeting in a public place, a Meijer store parking lot, to exchange the phone for the $450 selling price, according to WGNtv. Five teenage girls were waiting with an envelope full of money for the 43-year-old father, but not all of the cash was in there. The teens realized Bueno-Sanchez figured that out as he was leaning into the car.
Once upon a time, there lived a young boy in his low teens by the name of Sir Thomas “Tommy” Edwin Sevington. He was the son of noble house Sevington. He lived in a time of tyranny, where egalitarians were few and far between, and the social structure was very stratified. The penal system was so harsh that very common people had their hands cut off for stealing bread or fruit. By the time he was partway through seventh grade, Tommy had been corrupted by the horrible surroundings he grew up in.
Robert Latimer was convicted for murdering his 12 year old daughter, Tracy Latimer. Tracy had cerebral palsy that lead to severe mental and physical disabilities causing seizures. She was constantly experiencing severe pain and had five or six seizures a day. On October 24, 1993, Tracy died in the care of her father, while the rest of her family had gone to church. Her father informed the RCMP that she died in her sleep.
This paper confirms that Andrew Evans murdered his four-year-old stepson, Nathan. It is probable that Evans deliberately killed his stepson. The story given by the police is clear. It is possible that Andrew Evans killed his stepson. The police’s version of the story is consistent with the autopsy of the body.
One day in May, Sandra Smith a neighbor of Dahmers saw a young Laotian boy running down the street in his underwear bleeding and incoherent. Smith called the police and reported the incident. Dahmer who had chased the 14-year-old victim up the street was there when the police pulled up and he explained that the “man” was his boyfriend who was obviously drunk and upset with him but it had just been a silly quarrel. Despite the fact that this very young, naked, drunk, incoherent boy was running away from Dahmers apartment and despite the protests from Sandra Smith and her daughter who told the police, they felt the boy was afraid especially of Dahmer, the police helped Dahmer escort and the boy back to his
The following day, 09/29/1998, while on the way to school, the nine-year-old saw the man again. She said he forced her and her 5-year-old friend behind a nearby day care center where he sexually assaulted both girls and ejaculated on the nine-year-old girl’s shirt. Police interviewed the girl later that day and she said that the man had touched her with his penis the day before, but she had not told her mother. In this interview, she did not mention that the man had ejaculated on her the second day, so her shirt was not retrieved by police. The girl said that the man said his name was “Johnny.”
“The Brothel Boy” is a short written by Norval Morris concerning a young, mentally incompetent boy who has been accused of rape resulting in the death of a young girl. Assistant Police Magistrate Blair must investigate the case and impose justice on the perpetrator (Morris, 1992). The case surrounding the brothel boy highlights many aspects of the criminal justice system in regard to the essence of the crime committed, the motivation behind the crime, and the prosecution process. The criminal justice system often distinguishes between two types of offenses: mala prohibita and mala in se. Offences like prostitution and gambling that are not necessarily wrong in nature, but are prohibited by law are considered mala prohibita.
As an example, in 1990, a number of brutal attacks were made against elderly victims in Goldsboro, and the unknown criminal was only branded the name “night stalker”, as he was never found (Walton 246). Such cases are not restricted to Goldsboro, North Carolina but are reported all over the country (Shoester 187). During one of the attacks in March 1990, an aged woman was forcefully raped and left at the point of death, except that the daughter’s arrival the next morning allowed medical care save her life (Shoester 187). In a hurry to leave the crime scene, the criminal left the items he intended to use in burning the house so that he could conceal the evidence that would be collected from the site. In July of the same year, a similar case happened, but in the July case, the woman was raped and later murdered by the criminal.
Police were unsure of this killer at first. He would often kill with knife, hammer, and gun, rape victims genitally, orally, and anally, and on a random occurrence would mess with the bodies after being deceased, rarely, he would let his victims live. However, he would leave signs behind that eventually lead back to him. Ramirez was arrested on August 31, 1985. However, this arrest was not an easy one.
Facts: In 1961, a fifteen-year-old boy had extreme fantasies about sexually assaulting seven girls in his community. He attempted to carry out his plans to assault one of the girls with ester but failed due to getting stuck in her chimney while breaking into her home. Three weeks later, he changed course and decided that bringing the girls to his home would be better, but he reasoned that he would need to get rid of his mother. He obtained an axe handle from his garage, and he hid it under his mattress. Soon after obtaining the axe handle, in late evening, he proceeded to try to strike his mother from behind when she turned to ask what he was doing; he said he was doing nothing.
Sensational Murders Though dying is a natural part of life, most people do not imagine a sensational death. Murders are usually studied and are seen as more interesting than any other form of death, and the reason may not always be how they were killed, but why the person that did the killing decided to do so. In the small town of Medford, Iowa in 1900, Margaret Hossack committed a murder against her husband, named John. It occurred in a larger town, making it more dramatic to the citizens who openly discussed what they thought led her to commit the act of violence.
It was a calm, quiet morning in June of 1991 when Jaycee Dugard’s stepfather witnessed his eleven-year-old stepdaughter get abducted while she was walking from her house to her school bus stop. Who were the perpetrators behind the kidnapping of this little girl? Unfortunately, there are many kidnap and sexual assault victims, like Jaycee, who live among us. While many parents are terrified their children will be abducted, child abduction rates have actually declined dramatically, but if a child is abducted, he or she will experience traumatic repercussions from that experience.
