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The unusual deaths of Mary Morris and Mary Morris
For over five years, I have written about many different crimes and strange stories. This week’s story is about one of the more unusual unsolved murder cases I can remember. It involves the deaths of two different women with the same name.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
Face-to-face with a killer
I still remember pressing my toddler-sized hands against the window and breathing on the glass. It was October 29th, 1989, and I was less than one week away from turning four years old. I was at a dry cleaning shop with my mom in her hometown of Bay Village, Ohio, where my family had recently moved. We were living with my grandmother on Lincoln Road while our new house was under construction.
By Ashley Herzog5 years ago in Criminal
The Yellow of Bolzano. Top Story - February 2021.
On January 5th, 2021, Benno Neumair reported his parents missing from the house they shared on the edge of Bolzano, Italy. Bolzano is in the Alto-Adige region or Italy—northwest of Venice, in the alps, near Liechtenstein. It’s an area where the locals speak German rather than Italian. In fact, when I was at a language school in Bologna, learning Italian, one of the other students at the school was a man from Bolzano. That’s right—he was in his mid-twenties, grew up IN ITALY, and was learning Italian.
By Steven Anthony5 years ago in Criminal
The Full Story Behind #JusticeForIjeoma - The Girl Killed For Having an Affair.
This story is...A LOT! I don't know how closely you follow the news or news stories, but I live and breathe the news. One particular story that broke about 3 months ago, in November of 2020 to be specific, was the story of a young woman - a makeup artiste by the name of Ijeoma Nweke who had gone missing.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Criminal
Everything You Need to Know About UV Flashlights
A UV flashlight is like an ordinary flashlight, but instead using ordinary bulb, it uses an UV bulb. An UV flashlight is an important tool in detecting fraudulent documents. On documents where hidden graphics have been imprinted, an UV flashlight can be used to view the hidden graphics that are only visible under UV light – thereby, authenticating the document. Are you a big fan of a detective story? The one that conduct searches throughout crime scenes especially when there is a murder case happens? The perfect example of this kind of detective stories might be the CSI TV program.
By Nancy Thigpen5 years ago in Criminal
The best true crime podcasts
I love true crime podcasts. I'm the weirdo who can't go to sleep without listening to the calming voice of Dateline's Keith Morrison as he tells us the story we are about to listen to has more twists and turns than the world's largest maze or listen to the hosts of Crime Junkie as they take us on a rollercoaster ride into the world of true crime. My only gripe? I binge listen the newest podcast quicker than someone else can drop a new that one grabs my attention.
By Monique Patterson5 years ago in Criminal
The disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh
Every year, people vanish for numerous reasons. It could be to escape a dreadful home life or for sinister reasons. For instance, it’s estimated that 600,000 Americans vanish annually. Meanwhile, in England, about 180,000 people vanish every year.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
The Strange Disappearance of Brandon Swanson.
It was May 14th 2008 when Brandon Swanson went missing. He was celebrating with friends after the end of spring semester. He left for home shortly after midnight and just before 2am, he called his parents on his cell phone telling them that he had driven his Chevy Lumina off the road and into a ditch. Thankfully he wasn't hurt and asked his parents to pick him up.
By Raven Morgana5 years ago in Criminal
Black Book Bereaved
It wasn't long after the passing of Phil that his wife Andrea began to organize all of the things that he had left strewn throughout his basement and workshop. Phil had been a loving husband and great father to their only daughter, and she cherished all the little things that they had shared through the years. As with the passing of any relative there comes the task of going through all their things that must be saved or parted with. Phil loved to tinker in his spare time in the evenings and spent a great deal of long nights in the basement. To which she paid no mind, because he was home, and not out drinking with the guys, just right there at home. What she was about to experience though, would change her forever.
By Chris Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
When Murderers Become Memes
Let’s face it: It’s hard not to love a good villain. From Hannibal Lecter to Dexter Morgan, murderers and serial killers have captured the attention of people throughout centuries. True crime enthusiasts are fascinated by the minds of some of the most heinous criminals in history; it’s only human to want to get a peek into the man or woman behind the monster.
By Madison Wheatley5 years ago in Criminal
