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Mom Marries Son's Killer Six Days After His Murder
I cannot say what I really think about this woman. No love in this world would allow me to stand by someone suspected in my child’s death, much less put a ring on my finger and carry their name. In fact, I would likely lose my mind and soon become Inmate #1234567 myself, smiling in my mugshot holding a “Yeah, I did it” sign.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Quadriplegic Man Dies While in Jail for Marijuana Possession
Jonathan Magbie died in jail on the fourth day of a 10-day marijuana conviction sentence. The 27-year-old was paralyzed from the neck down and needed a ventilator, wheelchair, and 24-hour care. Despite the jail promising they had the necessary equipment and staff to care for Magbie, he was hospitalized within hours of his booking, only for the hospital to release him and refuse to readmit him, despite jail officials pleading for them to do so.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Parents who Committed Horrific Crimes Against Their Own Kids
Warning: The following true stories depict crimes committed against children, including sexual assault and murder. The stories are not easy to read and not suitable for all readers. Discretion is advised.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Murder of Victoria Martens
Victoria Martens was murdered on her 10th birthday in 2016 Police found her dismembered body on fire wrapped in a blanket Three people, including her mother, were arrested Victoria’s mother told police she injected the girl with meth, then watched as her boyfriend and his cousin raped and stabbed her daughter Two years later, evidence proved that Michelle and her boyfriend were not home at the time of the murder and her version of events could not be true
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
12-Year-Old Murderer Set Free Age 19
Summary-- Convicted of murder at age 12, Jamarion Lawhorn was fed up with life after enduring horrific abuse from his mother and stepfather. He hoped police would kill him or “take him away” from the abuse. Now 19 years old, Jamarion was released from the juvenile facility he had called home for the past 7 years. Jamarion’s mother and stepfather were charged with child abuse but served just weeks each on the conviction.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Timothy Coggins Lynching Murder Solved 35-Years Later
On October 5, 1983, Georgia police found the mutilated body of 23-year-old Timothy Coggins underneath an oak tree known as “the Hanging Tree” in a poor white town called Sunny Side -about 45-minutes from Atlanta. He had been stabbed dozens of times, an X like the one decorating the Confederate battle flag carved into his abdomen. Coggins had been assaulted and dragged behind a vehicle before the killers left him for dead beneath the tree.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Man Fatally Stabs Pedophile Cellmate who Molested his Sister
A Washington man serving time in prison on a murder conviction received an additional 298 months, or almost 25-years, after he fatally stabbed his cellmate, a man whom he learned had raped his sister in the years prior.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Peter Scully: The World’s Worst Pedophile
In February 2015, Australian-native, 52-year-old Peter Scully, was arrested in the Philippines, charged with horrific crimes against several children. Police charged Scully with rape, torture, and murder. Soon after the police began investigating Scully, they discovered he was the ringleader in an online pedophile network largely invested in the production and distribution of violent child pornography on the dark web. The police officers, judge, and prosecutors in the case agreed that Peter Scully is the worst pedophile in history, committing some of the most horrific acts against kids they ever heard of.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
A Collection of the Best Mugshots
Mugshots provide an image of a person who is charged with a criminal offense. Every person who is arrested for a crime has a photo taken for a mugshot. Most mugshots show people at their worst moments -getting arrested is never fun -but sometimes, they cause us to laugh and take a second look. Even the criminals in the mugshots on this list had to laugh when they finally saw themselves. This collection of the best mugshots includes those that will make you laugh, some serious and scary, and of course, those that make you go hmmm...Nonetheless, enjoy the photos and laugh at the (alleged) criminal's offense.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Journal
Houston Man Infects Infant & Teen With HIV After Sexual Assaults
In October 2014, 33-year-old Houston man David Richard Wilson was taken into custody after he sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend’s children, a 14-year-old girl, and a 23-month-old baby, infecting them both with HIV. The teenager was pregnant with Wilson’s child at the time of his arrest.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
