about the criminal Mark Rogowski was born on 10 August 1966 in Brooklyn, NY. When he was only three, his parents divorced, and he moved to San Diego with his mother and older brother. Living in Escondido, a middle-class suburb of San Diego, was difficult for Rogowski, mainly because his family had far less money […]
image Even aside from the murder she eventually committed, Alice Bradley Sheldon was a fascinating person with a very interesting history. “I have what every child wants, a real secret life … not a bite-the-capsule-when-they-get-you secret, nobody else’s damn secret but mine.” -Alice Bradley Sheldon the story of alice Alice Bradley Sheldon was born 24 […]
image: The Guardian TRIGGER WARNING: This article touches on the rape, abuse, and murder of both children and adults. “I love my kids too much to kill them. I can’t put them into care for the same reason.” -Sarah Barrass the short story name(s): Sarah Barrass, Brandon Machin crime: child murder date of crime: 24 […]
see updates at the end image: Stars & Stripes This case is a tragic one, and one that hits close to home. Literally. This happened recently on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. It’s the home to the US Army’s 25th Infantry Division. It’s also where I live. The murder rocked the community here, taking place only a […]
“It wasn’t like it was on the TV — you cut them once and they die.” ONE OF THE BEVER BROTHERS The Bever brothers had one goal. Notoriety. And to get that, they wanted to kill dozens of people. Their own family was just the beginning of what they’d intended. the killers Robert Bever was […]
The story of Sabrina Zunich is one fraught with pain and trauma. Did she commit a terrible crime? Yes, there is no question that she did. But it’s hard not to have some compassion for the life that led her to that terrible moment. She was sent to the absolute worst place for her. Kevin […]
Much like the Krista Absalon case I covered, this one took place near my small hometown in northern New York. Shirley Winters, pictured above, was convicted, so far, of two murders. But her history is a tangled tale of darkness. about the woman Shirley Winters was born on February 27th, 1958, raised near Onondaga, New […]
At one time, Liu Yongbiao was an accomplished and acclaimed Chinese writer. Now he has been sentenced to death. the man Little seems to be known about Yongbiao, other than his life as a writer. He wrote several novels, including one historical fiction that was made into a television series that lasted for fifty episodes. […]
TRIGGER WARNING: This article touches on the rape, abuse, and murder of both children and adults. “I have this plan. It begins with me killing them and ends with me living with you.” -Jasmine Richardson the crime These are the chilling words of Jasmine Richardson to her boyfriend, Jeremy Steinke, a month before before Jasmine’s […]
see updates at the end There is little more surreal than a romance author who kills her own husband. But that is, allegedly, exactly what Nancy Crampton Brophy did. the crime On June 2, 2018, Daniel Brophy was found by students at the Oregon Culinary Institute where he was both a chef and an instructor. […]
As an author myself, one piece of advice I’ve always gotten was to write what I know. There are some authors, however, that have taken that advice to heart in dark and murderous ways. As much as I love writing, and sometimes some very dark themes, I don’t think I have the level of committment […]