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"The Bride Who Planned a Murder" A Chilling Tale of Love, Deceit, and a Honeymoon Homicide
Marriage is a sacred bond—not just between two individuals, but between two families. It’s a promise to support each other through joy and sorrow, to understand, love, and respect your partner. But recent cases suggest that the purpose and cultural reasoning behind marriage have shifted dramatically. I’m sure you can guess what I’m referring to. Today’s case reveals the truth—Sonam didn’t kill her husband impulsively; she planned it since February, when Raja first heard her name. Sonam is not just another murderess—she may be the most cunning, calculating, yet seemingly innocent killer of this century. Here’s what really happened in this honeymoon murder.
By 🕵️♂️ True Crime Enthusiast | Storyteller of the Dark Side 🔍8 months ago in Criminal
The Sacrificial Lamb
My name is Henry Crane. I’m forty-two. I write books that are supposed to keep people up at night. Funny how that turned out. Ever since I was a kid, I was hooked on true crime, on the dark puzzles people leave behind. It was no surprise I ended up writing about them.
By ERYTHRITOL8 months ago in Criminal
Runaway: A Twist of Fate (2009) Review
Considering how the last game ended, I was fully expecting it to start with the great big rescue. Imagine my surprise when it starts with Brian’s funeral. I was further surprised when he was not only convicted of murdering Colonel Kordsmeier but also declared insane and put in a psychiatric hospital. Like, wow, that’s a lot to take in at once. Then it turns out Brian faked his death to escape the hospital to try and clear his name? Honestly, that sounds like something he would do. A welcome twist on the series’ formula is that Gina was much more involved this time. No longer is she a damsel in distress, but a playable character. And her breasts are actually covered for once, thankfully. There is some narrating the past, as per usual, but things do mostly take place in the present time with new, quirky characters.
By Allison 'AllieV' Van Oirschot8 months ago in Criminal
Poison Ivy. Content Warning.
It was dark tonight, really dark, no moon, just that damn flashing red light. The light was flashing in time with my heartbeat, thump, thump, thump. I sat there with his body in the trunk and I was surprisingly calm. I had a decision to make, turn right and go home, forget everything, or turn left and go to the desert to bury this body, then keep driving, live an unknown life.
By Jimmy Swagger8 months ago in Criminal
A Cry in the Darkness
The first time Areeba felt the weight of the world, she was only five. She didn’t know it was called grief. She didn’t know it was called loneliness. She just knew that while other girls were hugged and kissed goodnight, she sat on the cold floor outside her room, too afraid to cry loud enough for anyone to hear.
By ArshNaya Writes8 months ago in Criminal
The Guy Next Door
The smell of fresh-cut grass drifted through the warm summer air, mixing with something sweeter — Mrs. Walker’s legendary apple pie cooling on the windowsill. Classic suburbia. Quiet streets, trimmed hedges, happy families. Nothing ever really happened here.
By Esovrukave8 months ago in Criminal
"The Chernobyl Letters: When the Dead Mailbox Whispered Our Sins"
Prologue: The Ghost Archive Pripyat Exclusion Zone, 1998 The Geiger counter screamed like a dying animal. Arina Volkova—former KGB archivist, now a "Zone Stalker"—crawled through the corpse of Reactor #4’s administrative building. Her hazmat suit was patched with duct tape; her only shield against the poison eating her bones.
By Ahmed Abdeen8 months ago in Criminal
Trump says he 'may or may not' strike Iran as US evacuates diplomats from Israel
**Trump Says He 'May or May Not' Strike Iran Despite the US Evacuation of Israeli Diplomats** With a cryptic statement that he "may or may not" authorize military action against Iran, former President Donald Trump has once more stoked global tensions. The ambiguous remark came amid heightened geopolitical instability in the Middle East and coincided with reports that the United States has begun evacuating diplomatic personnel from Israel due to escalating security threats.
By GLOBAL NEWS8 months ago in Criminal
Beneath the Fifth Floor
The elevator hummed with a mechanical groan, the metal doors sliding open with a reluctant scrape. Detective Mara Keane stepped inside, the weight of the case pressing down like the stale air inside the building. The fifth floor was where it all began—and where it had gone horribly wrong.
By Asif Nawaz8 months ago in Criminal
Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle (2006) Review
Brian and Gina are back for another crazy romp. When a plane crash derails their vacation in Hawaii, Brian ends up alone in a jungle while Gina sinks to the bottom of a lake. Once again, it’s up to Brian to save the day while Gina is off helpless somewhere. While the dynamic is repetitive, among other things, there were enough new situations and people to keep things interesting. However, the sequel made the same mistakes of the first game, along with lasting a lot longer than it should have. Not to mention many of the puzzles required players to solve them wrong before solving them correctly, while others were just tedious.
By Allison 'AllieV' Van Oirschot8 months ago in Criminal
The Cipher of Rue Royal
The Cipher of Rue Royal A Mimi Delboise Mystery By Gio Marron The brass nameplate on the door read "M. Delboise, Private Investigations" in letters that caught the morning light filtering through the French Quarter's narrow streets. Mimi Delboise adjusted the tilt of her hat and checked her pocket watch—eight-thirty sharp. Punctuality was a virtue she demanded of herself, if not always of her clients.
By Gio Marron9 months ago in Criminal
Karen Read Trial: A Tale of Tragedy, Suspicion, and Divided Opinions.
The Karen Read trial is more than a courtroom drama—it’s a complex story of love, loss, and legal uncertainty that has sparked widespread debate and deepened public skepticism about the justice system. At the heart of the case is the tragic death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe, who was found unresponsive in the early hours of January 29, 2022, lying in the snow outside a fellow officer’s home in Canton, Massachusetts.
By Abdul Moyiz9 months ago in Criminal
