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Straight Talk in a Crooked World
Necrophiliac. Serial burglar. Serial rapist. Serial killer. Has used knives, guns, and his body parts to violate the living and the dead. Has said that he has an uncontrollable urge to kill. Escaped from prison, broke into a home, tied up the male resident, and raped the man’s wife. Was involved in the Attica prison […]
Read More Rehabilitation or Punishment?Could you forgive and love the man who murdered your mom? This is the question posed to visitors upon arrival at http://livetoforgivemovie.com/, the official site of the new Live to Forgive movie. Dean Smith was 12 when his mother was murdered by his stepfather in Enumclaw, Washington. Haunted by this sudden and violent loss, Dean’s […]
Read More Live to ForgiveCrime reporter Josh Farley of the Kitsap Sun has posted this piece about the efforts to keep Kitsap County Sheriff Deputy Dennis Allred’s killer in prison. Since the effort is based on Facebook, I’m hoping that other news sites and bloggers will generate awareness of this story as well. That Dennis Allred’s murderer can get […]
Read More Releasing a Cop Killer?Today three news stories caught my attention because all involve murder suspects who have shown no real remorse for the crimes they are suspected of. First, Joran van der Sloot has said that he will enter a plea in Peruvian court that equates to temporary insanity. He is accused of murdering Stephany Flores in a […]
Read More Psychopathy in the NewsBoth KING and KOMO News are reporting that former state trooper Ronda “Reynolds’ cause of death was changed from ‘suicide’ to ‘undetermined.’” It’s about time. For those unfamiliar with the case, Barb Thompson, Reynolds’ mother, has a website dedicated to finding justice for her daughter, http://www.justiceforronda.com/.
Read More It’s About TimeYesterday the Everett Herald published a story titled “The secret of the Halloween murder: For 75 years, a murder victim’s daughter didn’t know who shattered her family.” http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101031/NEWS01/708269848/1122 Eric Stevick has written a fantastic piece detailing the 1934 murder of an Everett, Washington bakery owner by a cold, calculating criminal. William Buehrig was shot dead […]
Read More Portrait of a SociopathKOMO News has published a follow-up story about Deputy Allen Myron, who shot and killed his in-laws, then committed suicide, in May. Myron was working with Lane Judson to improve law enforcement’s response to domestic violence. Lane Judson is the father of Crystal Judson, who was murdered by her Tacoma police chief husband in front […]
Read More Police DV PostscriptSandra L. Brown has been a favorite author of mine for years. But I didn’t know until today what motivates her ongoing fight for justice and crusade against psychopaths.
Read More Why Some Fight for JusticeLast weekend in Gig Harbor, a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed his in-laws, held his own children hostage, and then committed suicide. I was shocked; then I wasn’t. The media didn’t name the victims right away and I wanted to know who they were. The murder-suicide happened right behind my old middle school. […]
Read More Officer-Involved Domestic ViolenceToday in Caracas, famed Venezuelan boxer Edwin Valero hung himself by his sweatpants in his jail cell. That’s the part you’ll see in most headlines posted on the internet so far. Dig deeper, click on the links, and you’ll discover that Valero was incarcerated on suspicion of murdering his wife, 24 year-old Jennifer Carolina Viera. […]
Read More Punishing Our Partners: Boxer Murders Wife, Kills Himself
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