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Did Dark Family Secrets Lead to The Disappearance of Brittney Wood? . Content Warning.
Brittney Wood, 19, a single mother of a nearly 2-year-old daughter, left her mother’s house around 7 p.m. on May 30, 2012, telling her she was headed out to meet her uncle, Donnie Holland. That was the last time anyone saw Brittney.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
She Hid Two Pregnancies & Killed Both Babies at Birth. Content Warning.
She hid two pregnancies from her boyfriend and family, then murdered the babies, burying their remains inside her home. The following story discusses child death. Reader discretion is advised.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
Pregnant Woman’s Boyfriend Snatched Money, Left Her for Dead After Botched Robbery . Content Warning.
A 21-year-old pregnant Chicago woman was shot during an attempted robbery of a drug dealer -and her boyfriend grabbed the money and fled the scene, leaving her dying in the street.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
They "Cooked" This Inmate to Death in a Scalding Hot Shower. Content Warning.
Darren Rainey's skin melted from his body by the time guards at Dade Correctional Institution opened the shower door. He was dead, two hours after guards locked him inside the shower where water temperatures reached a scalding 160 degrees F. He suffered second and third-degree burns to 30% of his body, yet officials ruled his death “accidental.”
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
Man Spends 17 Years in Prison for a Crime Committed by His Doppelganger
The photographs above depict two distinct individuals who bear a striking resemblance to each other in skin tone, facial features, hairstyle, and physical appearance. They also share the same first name. The man on the left, Richard "Ricky" Amos, is responsible for a crime for which the man on the right, Richard Jones, served a 17-year prison sentence.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
First Executions in History. Content Warning.
Execution has claimed the lives of thousands of criminals convicted of capital offenses. At one time, hundreds of crimes fell under ‘capital offense.” First used in the 1600s, executing convicted crimes offered a simple approach to punishment for offenses like adultery, treason, and murder.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
Juveniles Serving Life Sentences
Do children deserve life sentences if they kill another person? The U.S.A. is the only country in the world with life imprisonment for murder offenders under the age of 18., although in 2012, the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to sentence a juvenile to life without parole possibility. Around 2,500 inmates serving life in U.S. prisons committed crimes as juveniles and another 10,000 have been incarcerated since before their 18th birthdays.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
The Drunken Jurors Who Used an Ouija Board to Decide the Verdict in a Double Murder Case
Stephen Young, an insurance broker, called car dealer Harry Fuller with a prospective business deal one February evening in 1993. Fuller agreed to meet Young the next morning at his cottage in Wadhurst, Sussex, to discuss the deal. Unbeknownst to Young, Mr. Fuller recorded the phone call he made to arrange the meeting.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
