A woman discovered the bodies of 2 young black men concealed in the vegetation alongside a road in 1979. These murders were the beginning of “Atlanta Child Murders”, which would total, nearly 20 young black males by 1981. These black young men had been strangled or suffocated (Trace evidence Wayne Williams (n.d.). The police had no witnesses only and relied on the forensic evidence of fibers found on the bodies and clothing of the victims.
October 2nd, 2002 was the start of a long and horrific three weeks in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. People were terrified to be in the area and everyone was on edge. What appeared to be random killings, turned out to be a well-organized series of senseless shootings that took the lives of ten innocent people. After days of people being scared to death and much confusion, investigators discovered that there were two suspects in the shootings; John Allen Muhammad and his teenage partner Lee Boyd Malvo and they were in a blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice sedan designed to terrorize people. This break in the case came when one of the suspects called the tip hotline and told them to look into a murder in Alabama, which lead to the case being
How does anyone get away with the murders of nearly twenty people? Well for the Cleveland Torso murderer carrying out these intolerable acts just came easy to him. To this day there is still no lead on the supposed killer. However, there were two prime suspects who came into the discussion of who was the killer. Dr. Francis Sweeney and Frank Dolezal were both under suspicion while in authorities hands.
The murder of Christopher Wallace (The Notorious Big still remains an unsolved mystery. He was killed in a drive-by shooting on March 7, 1997 around 12:47 a.m. According to the FBI case file, he was traveling with his entourage after the Soul Train Music Awards on Wilshire Boulevard, and a car pulled up beside him at began firing. Witnesses claimed a black male dressed up in a blue suit with a bow tie began shot four times in the front passenger seat where Biggie Smalls where seating. The weapon that was used was a 9mm pistol was used to kill Biggie Smalls while driving in a Chevy Suburban.
In September of 1961, a woman from District of Columbia had an intruder break into her apartment. While the invader of the home was there, they had taken her wallet, and also raped the woman. During the investigation of the crime, the police had found some latent fingerprints in the apartment. The police then established and processed the prints. The prints were then connected back to 16 year old Morris A. Kent.
Who killed JFK? Everyone 's been asking this question since 1963. There has also emerge many conspiracy theories over the years. I believe that the CIA was involved in the assassination of JFK. Who carried out the assassination?
This crime had a significant impact on the surrounding community as well as the field of forensic science. Following this crime, a public outcry
There are multiple theories on who the killer could be and also that he may still be alive. The three top theories are one the shooting was set up by P Diddy, maybe he wanted Biggie dead so he was responsible for the shooting. Second it could have been gang related since he was in a gang and so was Tupac. Then finally they say it could've been set up by
Most reports by cops or federal agents, however, say that Tupac is dead. LAPD detectives believe that Tupac was likely killed by a Crips gang member, more specifically Orlando Anderson (Runtagh). Tupac and some of his entourage attacked Orlando Anderson in the lobby of the MGM Grand; both had been there to watch a fight (Runtagh). This attack was likely because Orlando Anderson had tried to steal a chain from another member of Tupac’s entourage in a store earlier (Runtagh). There was tension even before the fight at the MGM Grand.
As revenge for Tupac, Suge Knight or Tupac's record producer, put a hit out on Biggie for thinking he was responsible for Tupac’s murder. “...the murder of Christopher Wallace was arranged by L.A.P.D. officer turned bank robber David Mack at the behest of Suge Knight, who blamed Wallace... for the murder of Tupac Shakur.’ (Smith par.12.) Like Biggie's murderer, Tupac’s killer continues to remain
Notorious BIG was, in fact, the king of the East Coast and with his major appearance on the rap scene, inevitably created a rivalry between East coast and West coast hip-hop factions (“Notorious B.I.G” 1999). This feud was further fueled on November 30, 1994, when Shakur was robbed and shot four times, Biggie was accused of being involved yet there was no evidence. In retribution, the two rappers continuously exchanged disses, that eventually got too personal, including the claim that Tupac slept with Big’s Wife, singer Faith Evans (“Notorious B.I.G” 2011). Subsequently, in 1996 Tupac was shot and killed, this was the start of a war between the two factions, that neither of the sides was ready for. Many believed that Biggie and Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs were responsible for this murder, but all claims were denied.
The deaths of Biggie and Tupac illustrate the tragic consequences of coastal rivalry. Theories abound over who killed them and whether Tupac's death was faked for safety, but the murders remain unsolved. Biggie was working the streets next to his mother's apartment on St. James Place. Voletta worked long hours and had no idea of her son's activities. Right after Biggie dropped out of school, he stepped up to play this game and soon got in trouble with the law.
In fact, some believe that the LAPD worked with Suge Knight to set up Tupac’s death. Supposedly, some police officers had ties to the Death Row Records company. According to an article by Rolling Stone, Daniel Kreps reports that Russell Poole, a detective that worked on the cold case, stated, “I think the fact that law enforcement were working for Death Row was a scandal in itself.” Other than working along with the record company, others have said that police could have helped in order to stop the quickly growing gang activity around the area. With Tupac and Biggie’s beef, east and west coast gangs were also starting to rival with each
On the night of September 7 1996, Tupac was shot and killed in a drive by shooting, or at least that is what we were taught to believe. More than twenty years later, there are still people that believe that the legendary rapper is still alive, living out the rest of his life in solitary. People who believe that Tupac is still alive do have convincing evidence, however. According to the police report of the crime, Tupac Shakur was hit by “four .40 caliber bullets from the passenger side of the car” (FBI). Shakur was on the passenger side of the car, but Tupac is only 5’ 9’’ tall, and 168 pounds.
The Murder Trial of Biggie Smalls Rathbone, William Unit 7 Assignment CJ 101 Wallace Biggie was one of the most powerful rappers before getting murdered in drive by shooting in March of 1997. At time he was killed the police had many theories of why he got murdered on that day. The police had multiple suspects about who did it but wasn’t sure of who or why they murdered Biggie Smalls. On that day Biggie was on his way to the hotel from the music party. When his SUV came up to the stop light, he could hear someone call his name, so he rolled his back window down to see who that’s when he was shot multiple times in the torso and then the suspects drove away from the murder.
