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Two Georgia Men Set Free This December After Serving 25 years Following Wrongful Conviction.
After more than two decades in jail, two Georgia men were released from prison after a true crime podcast disclosed new evidence that exonerated them and established their innocence.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Mexican cartels have turned to fentanyl
Mexican cartels have turned to fentanyl A white pillared mansion in the hills of the opulent Lomas neighborhood of Mexico City, close to an embassy and UN facilities, was the scene of the largest drug cash bust in history. Federal officials from Mexico found a pile of $205 million in bills, along with pesos, Euros, and Hong Kong dollars, after they burst through the property's decorative gates in 2007. But it wasn't the property of one of the scarred and vicious drug lords from the mountains of Mexico; rather, it belonged to the well-dressed Chinese-born businessman Zhenli Ye Gon.
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Criminal
The Wrongfully Accused
John sat in his cell, staring blankly at the wall as he tried to process the events of the past few months. He had been convicted of a crime he didn't commit, and now he was serving a life sentence in prison. He couldn't believe how easily the justice system had failed him.
By Jomarie Omandam3 years ago in Criminal
Catholic Church In Dutch castrated 10 boys in the 1950s in effort to purge homosexuality
The story of the abuse of Henk Heithuis is heartbreaking one. Henk was born in 1935 out of wedlock, he grew up in orphanages and boarding schools managed by Roman Catholic monks. After he spoke up about his abuse, he was confined to a psychiatric hospital before being physically castrated to purge the homosexuality in him. This was done to him when he was still a child.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The Box In The Box
On February 1957, Joseph Augustus Zarelli (The Boy In The Box) was found on the side of the road wrapped in a plaid blanket in a cardboard box badly beaten and severely malnourished. On November 30, 2022, the police department stated that they had identified The Boy In The Box but didn't publically release his name until December 8th, 2022. They identified him through the DNA database. With this new discovery maybe we can finally get more closure to this case.
By Haylee Sandberg3 years ago in Criminal
The 34 Best True Crime Documentaries and Series of 2022 (So Far)
The 34 Best True Crime Documentaries and Series of 2022 (So Far) All fans of true crime, take note: A fresh slate of compelling new documentaries and scripted true-crime shows to watch arrives with the start of a new year. We can already see trends developing for the real crime themes that will come as new projects are launched. The Summer of Scam(opens in new tab), anyone?) and other crimes that captured our attention in the past are developed into a series in 2022 that will detail everything we now know about what happened. These 2022 true-crime documentaries and series are for those itching to learn the entire tale of their favorite con artists.
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Criminal
Detroit Woman Accused and Arrested for "stealing" a lost card
This is a story of a good deed gone wrong. A Detroit woman was at a gas station buying cigarettes until she found a lost card at the station and returns it to who she thought was the owner of the card until she was wanted by the police for Fraud when she went to the station to explain the police didn't believe her and arrested her almost charging her which cost her entire life.
By Gladys W. Muturi3 years ago in Criminal
10 Lesser-Known Americans Currently Detained in Non-U.S. Prisons
10 Lesser-Known Americans Currently Detained in Non-U.S. Prisons Some people applauded and others denounced Brittney Griner's recent release from a Russian jail colony on the morning of December 8, 2022. On the same day, Sarah Krivanek, an American citizen who had been ordered deported from Russia owing to a domestic dispute, also left the country. Krivanek, in contrast to Griner, did not take part in the prisoner swap that saw Griner traded for Viktor Bout, the subject of the Nicholas Cage movie Lord of War from 2005. Paul Whelan, a former Marine and corporate executive who was found guilty of espionage and is currently serving a 16-year term, is a third prisoner who is well-known. What many people don't realize is that there are many more prisoners being held in jails outside of the United States than just these three. There are many more of these people; this article only names ten.
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Criminal
Permanent Daylight Saving Time will hurt our health, experts say
CNN The end of Daylight Saving Time is upon us again, an autumn tradition when the United States, Europe, most of Canada and a number of other countries move their clocks backwards an hour in a sort of Groundhog Day trust fall. We’ll move them forward (again) next spring when governments put daylight saving back in place.
By Weight Lose Coach - Anna Popova3 years ago in Criminal
Ten of the Smallest (and Most Bizarre) Bank Robberies
Ten of the Smallest (and Most Bizarre) Bank Robberies The standard movie scenarios frequently flash across your head when you think of bank robberies. Criminal masterminds methodically carry out a plan to steal big quantities of money in the hopes that they will never be discovered after spending a great deal of time researching bank floor layouts and security. Additionally, it stands to reason that anyone ready to conduct bank robbery would also be wanting for their crime to "pay," considering that the maximum sentence for such a crime is 20 years in jail. There have been some colossal bank robberies throughout history, such the $282 million Dar Es Salaam bank robbery in 2007. You'll read some very different stories, though, down below. This list includes 10 of the tiniest (and arguably the strangest) bank robberies, including ones with unusual motivations, fake firearms, and wealth that was gambled away.
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Criminal
