guilty

Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time; a look into all aspects of a guilty verdict from the burden of proof to conviction to the judge’s sentence and more.

Midnight
t was after midnight on a cold winter's night. Vergil was late arriving home from work. The house was dark with the exception of the moonlight that showed through the dining room window. Evelyn, his wife of eighteen years, had fallen asleep on the sofa while waiting for him. On the floor beside her lay the family's single barrel shotgun. Evelyn never explained why the weapon was there, it just was.
By riley 4 years ago in Criminal
Dad Slammed Baby Into Recliner Because He Wouldn't Stop Crying. Content Warning.
Gordon Faunce grew up in the foster care system. He was raped and molested several times as a foster child. In May 2012, Faunce continued to deal with the long-term emotional impact of sexual abuse as a new father weeks after he became the father of twin boys.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Jennifer Pan, the Girl Who Hired Someone To Kill Her Parents
Maybe you remember Jennifer Pan, and it’s the girl who hired a hitman to kill her father and mother in 2010. Jennifer was the daughter of a Vietnamese immigrant couple that moved to Canada.
By Bryan Dijkhuizen4 years ago in Criminal
The Washing Machine Death of 10-Day Old Maggie Mae
Lyndsey Fiddler stuffed her 10-day-old baby, Maggie Mae Trammel, into the washing machine with a pile of laundry. She proceeded to start the machine, never realizing she had placed the baby inside the washer. Lyndsey had smoked methamphetamines earlier in the day. After starting the machine, she laid down on the couch and dosed off. It was November 4, 2010, a day Rhonda Cashatt will never forget. She immediately knew something was wrong when she saw Lyndsey lying on the couch in a meth-induced whateverthefuck. The baby went through an entire wash cycle by the time Aunt Rhonda found her crumbled and mangled body in the washing machine.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
From Tragic Beginning to Tragic Ending: Carl Panzram
"I was so full of hate that there was no room in me for such feeling as love, pity, kindness or honor and decency…My only regret is that I wasn't born dead or not at all." - Carl Panzram
By Brutal Nation4 years ago in Criminal
6-Year-Old Mur*ered While Saving His Sister From S*xual Assault. Content Warning.
“I’ve been with the police for over 20 years and I’ve seen acts of bravery and heroism,” Camden Police Chief Scott Thomson said. “I don’t think any have come close to what that six-year-old did that night to save his sister’s life.”
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Murderer Files $400 Lawsuit After He's Sentenced to Death: "Cruel & Unusual Punishment"
Another frivolous lawsuit was filed by none other than an inmate who killed two people during a bank robbery while on the run from police for another bank robbery. The inmate, sentenced to death, filed a $400 million lawsuit citing that it was “cruel and unusual punishment” and that killing him would not solve anything.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Granny's Got a Gun
“My grandma shot me,” the voice on the other end of the 911 call said. “I’m going to die. Help me!” The voice was that of 17-year-old Jonathan Hoffman, a Michigan teen who lay dying on the floor of his grandmother’s condo in 2012 after the 75-year-old woman shot him six times.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Little Machete Murders
(Please note: I cannot find photos of the fifth suspect. In photo: Colon, Strickland, Lucas, Arbelo) Five students attending a Job Corps program lured another teen, 17-year-old Jose Arnaya Guardado, to a wooded area where they'd dug a grave and hid a machete. The five teens attacked Jose, who desperately fought for his life. The teens kicked and punched Jose repeatedly, then began smashing him in the face with the machete until it caved in. Jose was thrown into the grave and buried alive. Jose's brother found him deceased several days later. His face was so badly disfigured, Jose's brother barely recognized him.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Lainz Angels of Death
Predominantly serial killers work alone, but every once in a while they cross paths and become a crime team. The Lainz Angels of Death is an extraordinary case in the fact that there were four of them. Maria Gruber, Irene Leidolf, Stephanija Meyer, and Waltraud Wagner were nurse aides at the Lainz General Hospital in Austria, who systematically murdered scores of patients between 1983 and 1989.
By Nicole Gibson4 years ago in Criminal
Dad "Hurled Infant Like a Football"
On August 16, 2013, Montana couple Matthew and Jennifer Blaz were inside the car when their two-month-old daughter, Mattisyn, stopped breathing. Jennifer watched as her daughter took her two last breaths. She ordered Matthew to pull over and call 911.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Silence Of The Lambs Is 30 Years Old, And The Pull Of Serial Killers In Fiction Is Stronger Than Ever
30 years have passed since The Silence of the Lambs (1991) was released, and goosebumps still reign in the wake of the psychological thriller. Eerie lines that conjure up images of Hannibal Lecter drinking red wine while devouring human organs, Buffalo Bill’s iconic locker room scene with a remarkable rib tattoo that has become a cult image, and the tension of the unforgettable shooting sequence in which Jodie Foster unwittingly enters the Belly of the beast.
By Christopher Harvey4 years ago in Criminal