In Goldsboro, North Carolina in 1990, there were three different crimes committed by an unknown attacker that was named the “Night Stalker”. In March an elderly woman was brutally raped and almost murdered, but her daughter came home early and the attacker fled the scene and left materials behind that would have been used to burn the house down in order to cover up the crime. In July, a second elderly woman was raped and murdered, and in October, a third woman was raped and stabbed to death and her husband was also murdered. The house was set on fire, but fire and rescue were able to get the bodies out before the house was totally destroyed. DNA analysis of the vaginal swabs from the three women who had been raped enabled the authorities
From The New York Times Amanda Knox, an American college student, was convicted in 2009 of the murder of her British housemate in Perugia, Italy. On Oct. 3, 2011, an Italian appellate court overturned the homicide convictions of Ms. Knox[->0] and a co-defendant and ordered them freed, ending a sensationally lurid trial that had made Ms. Knox notorious on both sides of the Atlantic. An appellate court jury of eight Italians, which included two judges, delivered their verdict after more than 11 hours of deliberations. Ms. Knox had been sentenced to 26 years in prison for the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, of Surrey, England; her co-defendant and former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, had received a 25 year sentence. Ms. Knox had
For such a “senseless act of alcohol-fuelled violence” quoted from THE CONVERSATION titled THE THOMAS KELLY CASE. Kieran Loveridge pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced a minimum of four years jail time. Thomas wasn’t the first person Kieran Loveridge hit that night, nor was he the last. Kieran was quoted by the DAILY TELEGRAPH NEWS on OCTOBER 26TH stating, “was that one
Thompson and Venables were arrested and controversially tried and convicted in an adult court. They were both found guilty of murder and sentenced to custody until the age of 18. 8-Year-Old Boy Kills Father and Friend: In 2008, an 8-year-old boy, whose name was not released, was arrested and charged with shooting and killing his father and his father’s friend in their St. Johns, Arizona home. The
Glowatski was convicted of second-degree murder and given a life sentence. Because he was 16 at the time of the murder, he was eligible for parole after serving seven years. Ellard was initially convicted in March 2000 for second-degree murder in Virk's death. In February 2003, this conviction was overturned
Courtroom Visitation Agreement a. Case Name: 10CR1840 Defendant: David Batty b. Location: Weld County Courthouse c. Date: 06/09/2011 d. Criminal Case : 2nd Degree Assault/ Domestic Violence occurred on November 3rd, 2010. Victim had a broken nose e. As I got to the courthouse on June 9th, 2010 the judgment against Mr. David Batty was going on. He was accused of 2nd degree assault against his girl friend.
A jury found Gein guilty of first degree murder but criminally insane at the time of the murder, the trial lasted only a week and he was sentenced to life in a mental institution. He was committed to Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Waupon, Wisconsin. He was an ideal patient who made rugs, polished stones, and operated a ham radio. In 1978 he was transferred to the Mendota Mental Health Institute where he died of cancer on July 26, 1984, at the age of 78. He was buried beside his mother in the Plainfield cemetery.
The police coerced Timothy Evans into a false confession by threatening him. After Evan’s execution the police found out that Evans was telling the truth and in fact John Christie was a serial killer who killed many women in his home. Evans received a posthumous pardon 16 years after his
Why did Wurnos become a serial killer? “You need to kill Aileen Wuornos, because she will kill again.” This comment was stated directly by the women herself, Aileen Carol Wuornos during one of her interviews. Ms. Wuornos, was named the first real women serial killer. Nicknamed “Lee”, Ms. Wuornos was apprehended in 1991, Daytona Beach, Florida, for the murder of seven men. She faced seven counts of first degree murder, where later she was found guilty on all charges.
The two star-cross’d lovers were appeared to have died in what seemed to be a suicide murder (Juliet) and poisoning (Romeo) Juliet, daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet had been found to be “dead” for the second time this week, but only this time it was certain. The attractive 12 year old was drugged the first time (a pill given to by Friar Lawrence), making it seem that she had died in an attempt