by James Renner I really enjoyed this book. James has been following this case for so many years and I have really learned a lot about this case from him and his research. I had not actually read this book, though. I run a true crime book club and we picked this book to doContinue reading “Book Review: True Crime Addict”
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True Crime Sundays: Elizabeth Holmes Seen In 1st Photo Inside Prison As She Serves 11 Year Sentence
by Erin Silvia Elizabeth Holmes, 39, was photographed for the first time since beginning her 11-year prison sentence this week. The Theranos founder, who was convicted in 2022 on four counts of fraud in relation to her medical startup that took millions of dollars from investors, was walking in her uniform through the yard at a FederalContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Elizabeth Holmes Seen In 1st Photo Inside Prison As She Serves 11 Year Sentence”
True Crime Sundays: Woman charged for allegedly cutting boyfriend with butcher knife over Facebook argument
A 25-year-old man told officers that his girlfriend, Jasmine Cunningham, 24, had stabbed him.(WTVG).
True Crime Sundays: The Montreal Mafia Murders: Blood, Gore, Cannolis, and Hockey Bags.
A Fargo-esque tale of hapless hit men, Mob moles, and two naive pawns who were lured into their web. by Adam Leith Gollner Illustrations by Nicole Rifkin On the morning they were arrested for allegedly burning bodies as part of a series of Mafia murders, Marie-Josée Viau and Guy Dion had already finished breakfast and packed theirContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: The Montreal Mafia Murders: Blood, Gore, Cannolis, and Hockey Bags.”
True Crime Sundays: Police Investigating Homicide Outside Wisconsin Tavern, Suspect in Custody
by Devin Willems MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A suspect was taken into custody after an alleged shooting incident happened outside a tavern in Wisconsin that killed a person. According to the Madison Police Department, on May 5 around 12:15 a.m., officers were sent to the Badger Tavern for a reported shooting. The tavern is onContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Police Investigating Homicide Outside Wisconsin Tavern, Suspect in Custody”
History Lesson Tuesdays: Police kill famous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. May 23, 1934
On May 23, 1934, notorious criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are shot to death by Texas and Louisiana state police while driving a stolen car near Sailes, Louisiana. Bonnie Parker met the charismatic Clyde Barrow in Texas when she was 19 years old and her husband (she married when she was 16) was serving time in jail for murder. Shortly after theyContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Police kill famous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. May 23, 1934”
True Crime Sundays: Oklahoma woman: Sex offender controlled my daughter’s family
by Sean Murphy HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — As law enforcement officials went silent while investigating what led to the killing of seven people in rural Oklahoma, family members of those slain recalled the domineering nature of one of the dead, who was a registered sex offender. Since announcing the bodies were found Monday, authorities haveContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Oklahoma woman: Sex offender controlled my daughter’s family”
An elderly man was scammed out of millions. Could the bank have done more to prevent fraud?
by Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA Today Why would 76-year-old Larry Cook transfer over $3.6 million out of the country just before his death? That was tickling the mind of Janine Satterfield as she was mourning her beloved uncle. A decorated veteran who served with the U.S. Navy as commander for 24 years until 1992, heContinue reading “An elderly man was scammed out of millions. Could the bank have done more to prevent fraud?”
True Crime Sundays: Doomsday plot? After 3 years, slain kids’ mom to stand trial
by Rebecca Boone BOISE, Idaho (AP) — It has been more than three years since police announced that two kids were missing from a rural eastern Idaho town, and each twist in the grim investigation has seemed stranger than the last. Their mother claimed to be a deity, her estranged husband wrote in divorce papers.Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Doomsday plot? After 3 years, slain kids’ mom to stand trial”
True Crime Sundays: A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
by Rebecca Boone BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals. Here, a look at the defendants and some of the witnesses in the trial of Lori VallowContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom”