Criminal Matters
Bio
The best of the worst true crime, history, strange and Unusual stories.
Graphic material. Intended for a mature audience ONLY.
Follow me @ facebook.com/criminalmatterspage AND @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581347810331
Stories (444)
Filter by community
They "Cooked" This Inmate to Death in a Scalding Hot Shower. Content Warning.
Darren Rainey's skin melted from his body by the time guards at Dade Correctional Institution opened the shower door. He was dead, two hours after guards locked him inside the shower where water temperatures reached a scalding 160 degrees F. He suffered second and third-degree burns to 30% of his body, yet officials ruled his death “accidental.”
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
Man Spends 17 Years in Prison for a Crime Committed by His Doppelganger
The photographs above depict two distinct individuals who bear a striking resemblance to each other in skin tone, facial features, hairstyle, and physical appearance. They also share the same first name. The man on the left, Richard "Ricky" Amos, is responsible for a crime for which the man on the right, Richard Jones, served a 17-year prison sentence.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
First Executions in History. Content Warning.
Execution has claimed the lives of thousands of criminals convicted of capital offenses. At one time, hundreds of crimes fell under ‘capital offense.” First used in the 1600s, executing convicted crimes offered a simple approach to punishment for offenses like adultery, treason, and murder.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
Juveniles Serving Life Sentences
Do children deserve life sentences if they kill another person? The U.S.A. is the only country in the world with life imprisonment for murder offenders under the age of 18., although in 2012, the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to sentence a juvenile to life without parole possibility. Around 2,500 inmates serving life in U.S. prisons committed crimes as juveniles and another 10,000 have been incarcerated since before their 18th birthdays.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
The Drunken Jurors Who Used an Ouija Board to Decide the Verdict in a Double Murder Case
Stephen Young, an insurance broker, called car dealer Harry Fuller with a prospective business deal one February evening in 1993. Fuller agreed to meet Young the next morning at his cottage in Wadhurst, Sussex, to discuss the deal. Unbeknownst to Young, Mr. Fuller recorded the phone call he made to arrange the meeting.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
Davohnte Morgan Disappeared While on Vacation
Almost four years ago, Davohnte Morgan, 28, disappeared from Mt. Shasta, California during a vacation with his girlfriend. His brother said Vohnte’s girlfriend did not seem concerned that he never returned to their hotel room after an argument, and police suspect she knows more about his disappearance than she has told.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
He Killed His Roommate After Watching Her Engage in a Threesome. Content Warning.
A California man be-at, ra--ped, and stran--gled his friend/roommate after watching her engage in a threesome with another couple. He stuffed her body in a suitcase and tossed it into a trash bin outside his apartment.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
The Real Iron Man: 15-Year-Old Uses Body to Shield 20 Students From Gunfire. Content Warning.
Anthony Borges saw Nikolas Cruz armed with an AR-15 as he walked up the stairwell to the third floor of Building 12 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Borges and other students on the third floor heard the chaos and gunfire underneath them. Students weren't sure exactly what was going on but knew danger lurked about. They attempted to hide inside of classrooms.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
