Ryan Hammons was born in 2005 in Oklahoma, and started having nightmares when he was 4 years old. There’s nothing unusual about that; most people have nightmares from time to time, but these were persistent. Ryan frequently woke up screaming and crying in the night, saying it felt like his heart was exploding. His mother, …
The Phantom of Heilbronn, also known as ‘The Woman Without A Face’, was a criminal linked via DNA to over forty crimes going back to 1993, including six murders one of whom was that of a police officer. Her numerous crimes covered Germany, France and Austria. The DNA was analysed and confirmed to be female, …
An interesting case is Gypsy Blanchard and the death of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard. For those who aren’t familiar, Dee Dee convinced the world that her daughter Gypsy had leukaemia, coupled with muscular dystrophy which supposedly left her wheelchair bound. Gypsy’s interactions with the wider world were extremely limited; she was given a range …
Murderabilia is defined by thefreedictionary.com as "objects that are regarded as valuable because of their connection with murders or other notorious crimes" and comes in many different forms such as possessions of the killer, locks of the killer’s hair, items used by them after the crime (whilst in prison for example), prisoner letters, or even dirt …
In 1976 the death penalty was reintroduced into the justice system in America, although (as of December 2019) it is only legal in 29 states. Prisoners on death row can often be there for many years, even decades, for example Gary Alvord who was convicted of strangling three women in 1974 actually died of natural …
Continue reading Death Penalty – Does it Serve it’s Purpose?
You’ve probably heard about people representing themselves in court. In theory this is something I’m not bothered by. Personally, I’d hire a lawyer with experience and a law degree in the same way I hire a mechanic when there’s a problem with my car - because they’re the expert and I’m not. It’s always seemed …
Continue reading Is Representing Yourself In Court Fair On The Victims?
As a society, we are fascinated by death; police dramas dominate our TV screens, murder mysteries have a significant portion of book shops, and we always want more. I consider myself to be a fairly passive person, I’m non-confrontational and generally avoid arguments, but find myself excited about a new true crime podcast or unsolved …
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