A.W. Naves
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Writer. Author. Alabamian.
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Executed Killer and Child Rapist Confesses to a Final Crime from the Grave
David Neal Cox pleaded guilty to shooting his wife, Kim Kirk Cox, and sexually assaulting her 12-year-old daughter in front of her as she lay dying in May 2010. On November 17, 2021, that same stepdaughter, Lindsey Kirk, watched as 50-year-old Cox was executed by lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi. He was the first inmate to be executed in the state in nine years.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The “Death House Landlady” Serial Killer
When Trudy Mae and Jesse James Gray welcomed their daughter, Dorothea Helen Gray, into the world, I doubt they could have ever imagined that she’d grow up to be a notorious serial killer. Of course, it might very well be their poor child-rearing skills that led her down that path. Both parents were alcoholics, and Dorothea’s father made a habit of threatening to kill himself in front of the children.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
A Harrowing Murder in Amish Country
Edward Gingerich was said to be a bit of a rebel to the Amish lifestyle into which he was born and raised. When he was to be wed to his future wife, Katie, there were some concerns within the community. Gingerich was a bit of a loner, known to spend an exorbitant amount of time in the woodshop using the limited machinery allowed in the Amish woodworking and interact more freely with the non-Amish people that surrounded the community than he did his own. However, it was believed that a woman such as Katie would be a good influence on him and so they were married on the rainy winter’s day of December 2, 1986.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Brittany Smith Stood Her Ground
In the early morning hours of January 16, 2018, 32-year-old Brittany Smith stepped into a Stevenson, Alabama, Mapco station. Brittany’s neck was red and her face was stained with tears. She had what looked like blood on her chin and fingernail broken off, exposing blood on her pinky.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
What Happened to Birgit Meier? — Answered Three Decades Later
On August 14, 1989, 40-year-old Birgit Meier vanished without a trace from her apartment in Lüneburg, Germany. Birgit worked as a photographer and was married to a successful entrepreneur named Harald, but they were in the middle of a divorce. Birgit was taking the end of the marriage hard. However, their separation seemed to be amicable to those outside the marriage.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
West Virginia Nursing Assistant Appoints Herself Angel of Death for Eight U.S. Military Veterans
It isn’t uncommon for elderly veterans admitted to a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital to expire of natural causes, but when a string of men admitted to a VA medical center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, died under odd circumstances, alarm bells began to ring. Despite being in their eighties and nineties, the men were all considered in good enough condition that they were on the verge of being released from the hospital’s care.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
48 Years Later — The Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Murders
On November 17, 1973, a group of five teenagers from Sioux Falls, South Dakota were attacked at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Lyon County, Iowa. The four male teens were murdered, and the remaining female teen was kidnapped and raped.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Held Captive, Drugged, and Trafficked for Sex After Accepting a Freelance Modeling Gig
Frida Farrell was only twenty-one years old when she moved from Sweden to London to train as an actress. She’d not been present in the UK for very long before she found herself in a dreadful predicament.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Suffocated in a Suitcase — The Horrible Death of Valerie Reyes
Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas and Valerie Reyes were in a relationship that lasted a mere three months and ended in April 2018. Valerie told friends and family that Da Silva Rojas was just more invested in the relationship than she was and it caused tension between them.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Vehicle of Missing Student and Partial Remains Found in Creek After 45 Years
On January 27, 1976, Kyle Clinkscales completed his shift at the Moose Club, a bar in LaGrange, Georgia. He went out to his car, intent on making the 35-mile drive from his job in his hometown to Auburn University in Alabama. He never arrived at his destination.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
A Case of Mistaken Identity Leads to 32 Months in Hell for a Homeless Man
Joshua Spriestersbach, now 50 years old, was in a long line waiting for food when he dozed off outside a Honolulu shelter in May 2017. When he was awakened by a police officer, he thought he was being arrested for violating a city ban on sitting or lying on public sidewalks.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
