investigation
Whodunnit, and why? All about criminal investigations and the forensic methods used to search for clues and collect evidence to get to the bottom of the crime.
The True Crime Obsession
The year is 2001. I am 12 years old. I can see the book sitting on my mother’s nightstand. Hardback. I know it must be pretty damn special if it is a hardback. Right, when she walked in from the store with it this afternoon, the first thing she said to me came out like a double dare; “you are NOT reading this one.” Reading is the only escape from my pretty crappy childhood, and also one of the fondest and most vivid memories I have of my mother. I read anything I could get my hands on at this point, and the middle school library was getting a little “kiddy” to me if you catch my drift. My mom didn’t tell me what I could and couldn’t read, she encouraged it, gloating to everyone who would listen about my willingness to read adult books. Hardback AND I am not allowed to read it? Something was up, and I had to get my hands on it; I mean, she practically double dog dared me.
By The Good Wives Guide to True Crime5 years ago in Criminal
The Original Gone Girl
It has been nearly 50 years since Agatha Christie’s death but the “Queen of Crime” remains the best-selling novelist in history. Only the Bible and Shakespeare’s works have sold more copies than her books and her legacy shows no signs of fading.
By Lori Lamothe5 years ago in Criminal
The disappearance of Beverly Potts
As a parent, one of my worst fears is to outlive one of my sons. When they were younger, I worried about them constantly. The world is a dangerous place. Another fear is to have a loved one disappear without a trace. It’s nothing I can even imagine. With that being said, I wonder how Robert and Elizabeth Potts felt in 1951 after someone abducted their daughter Beverly.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Route 40 Killer Part IV- Blue Fibers Aid Cops Because of Heroine in Disguise
Shoulder-length brown hair was a draw for Route 40 Killer, Steven Pennell. His first three victims fit the same physical profile, with this signature feature being most obvious. His fourth victim, Kathleen Meyer, was no different.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Route 40 Killer Part III- A Dedicated Step-father
Amateur sleuthing is frowned upon by professional law enforcement, and for good reason. Anything could turn deadly for the good guys. A wannabe investigator could be caught in a shootout and have to prove later they were acting in self-defense. Even if no bullets fly, an extremely concerned step-parent could get himself into trouble by inserting himself into the middle of an ongoing murder investigation.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Route 40 Killer Part II- Detectives Swiski and Hedrick Meet
A few days before Independence Day 1988, another body appeared. This time it was 31-year-old Catherine A. DiMauro. New Castle County Police Department investigator Jim Hedrick was assigned to the case.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Route 40 Killer Part I- They Called her ‘Tinker’
In 1987, long before Joe Biden became president-elect, a vicious string of crimes attracted signficant media attention to the diminutive state of Delaware. On a stretch of road known as Route 40, or Pulaski Highway, a brute dispatched five women in sadistic fashion. The first to die, Shirley A. "Tinker" Ellis, had worked as a prostitute, but had aspirations of becoming a nurse. She wished to visit a friend in Wilmington who had contracted AIDS. Before Ellis died, her killer brutally tortured her using electrical equipment like tape, wire, sharp pliers, and a hammer-like tool.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Allied Collaboration with Nazi Bank Proves Behemoth Banks will Never be too Big to Jail
Photo by Valerie Everett “We will hang the capitalists with the rope that they sell us,” once said Lenin. As it turned out, it’s Hitler who really should have gotten the credit, because the bankers on the Fuhrer's payroll had the allies gladly accepting the noose.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Criminal
Friends With A Killer
Social Media. Everyone has it. It's a place meant to bring people closer together. A place where you can be whoever you want. There are groups for anything and everything you can think of. There are subcultures for people who are obsessed with vampires. Platforms for every interest like eating tons of food and recording it. Doing your makeup. Reviewing products. Literally ANYTHING you can think of, the internet has a place for you. It's the one place in the world where it is impossible to not fit in somewhere.
By Sara Wilson5 years ago in Criminal
Guilty until proven Innocent
I'm no expert on how life is supposed to go, but I imagine it's not supposed to be this messed up. Growing up, I had the best life. My parents we're the best to me and my older sister, there was no abuse, there was happiness and support all throughout my childhood. My mother was a dedicated Christian and my father was the rock of the family. He was always the nicest person, he's the type of person who stops and helps the old lady across the street, the one that returns the shopping carts to the store, the kind of man who makes a child smile.
By Jessica Hong5 years ago in Criminal
