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Better Get Your Baby Before the Alligators Do
Summary: Enraged when his girlfriend ended their relationship and told him their 9-month-old son, Charles Jr. might not be his, Charles Tyson slammed the baby onto a dirt road, swung him head first onto a car hood, and then tossed him off a bridge into a canal. He told the baby's mother "You better get your baby before the alligators do." Charles Edward Tyson Jr. died from his injuries.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
The Murder of 14-Year-Old Emmett Till
Before Emmett Till’s mom sent him to Mississippi to visit family, she explained that things were different for Black boys in the South. They weren’t as friendly to people like him, a 14-year-old teen prankster who was always joking around. Mamie warned her son to be careful and he promised that he would.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in FYI
Sophie Lancaster & Boyfriend Attacked Because They Were “Goth”
Summary: Robert Maltby and Sophie Lancaster had dated for about three years. One night as the couple walked through a park headed home, a group of teens attacked Robert. Sophie stepped in to defend her boyfriend. When she did, the teens stamped on her head and jumped up and down on her body. Sophie died from her injuries in the hospital 13-days after the attack. Five people were charged with their deaths, but charges against three of the teens were dismissed.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
Junko Furuta: The Concrete-Encased Girl
Junko Furuta was a 16-year-old high school student when she was kidnapped, and for 44 days, raped and tortured until she died from her injuries on November 22, 1989. Junko suffered extensively in those days leading to her death.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
Ulner Still Abuses Wife, Forces Kids to Abuse Her: 36-Year Domestic Violence Sentence
Ulner Lee Still was handed a sentence longer than some murderers in 2003 when a court found him guilty of several charges related to domestic violence and sentenced him to 36-years in prison. Still mentally and emotionally abused Susan for the entire 14 years they spent together. Ulner turned physical in the final two years of the relationship.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
Abusive Husband Charged With Murder in Wife's Suicide
In 2015, Jessica Haban committed suicide after suffering extreme emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her husband. In a rare event, the state of Minnesota charged her abuser, Long Vang, with murder in the case.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
Wife Attacks Husband With Acid as he Sleeps, Blinding Him
Summary: Dan Matakaya was sleeping in his bed in 2013 when his wife doused him in sulphuric acid. When Matakaya jumped out of bed in pain, he was electrocuted. His wife poured water on the floor and on connected power devices. Matakaya says he forgives his “dear wife” but pressed charges, which were still pending in 2019. The woman, who hasn’t been named, says she doesn’t know why she attacked her husband.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
Night of Meth-Filled Sexual Torture Ends in Teen's Death
WARNING: Mature readers only… This is not okay. Writing this disturbed me. Discretion strongly advised. Summary- 13-year-old Jesse Dirkshising was found dead in the home of a homosexual couple he had spent the weekends with for the previous two months. He was bound and gagged, tied to a mattress when police found him unconscious. He died in the hospital, his cause of death ruled positional asphyxiation with amitriptyline overdose. The men had been molesting Jesse for two months, giving him money for “playing games” with them. Josh was the main perpetrator in the crimes. Both men received life sentences.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
Domestic Violence Victim Fights Back During Attempted Break-In
A Decatur, Alabama man welcomed in the month of August with a trip to the hospital, a couple of criminal charges, and (hopefully) a lifetime of scars after he broke into his ex-girlfriend's home and pointed a handgun at her.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
101-Year-Old Woman S.A.'ed By 20-Year-Old Who Wanted to be Made "Famous" . Content Warning.
A 20-year-old Milwaukee man broke into the northeast side home of a 101-year-old woman, raping her once inside. That man left his DNA on the woman, leading to his arrest.
By Criminal Matters5 years ago in Criminal
