guilty
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time; a look into all aspects of a guilty verdict from the burden of proof to conviction to the judge’s sentence and more.
A Victim of Her Own Lies
“They think because I am young, they think I have all this money,” Anna Delvey sobbed to her life coach during one session. Perhaps she forgot that she tossed money around like it was a water balloon. Funding the kind of life that Anna Delvey was living, something that was talked about in the first part of this series, "The Magician of Manhattan," was not an easy task. With no job and no assets to speak of, Delvey faced an uphill battle creating the kind of life that she wanted for herself.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
The Bloody Truth (Pt. 2)
Ted Calvin Cole was born on July 27, 1956 to an alcoholic mother, Nancy, and a father, Charles, who was enlisted in the Air Force. His childhood was a tough one, with his father eventually finding himself in prison after attempting to rob a liquor store. His mother took him, his younger brother, Keith, and baby sister, Kathy, to live with her parents after his father left the family completely when Ted was just five years old. His grandparents lived in Sunray Village, just south of Duncan, Oklahoma. Because the home was in the middle of the oil fields and eight miles out of town, there were no bus routes to take Ted to school. His grandparents refused to allow Nancy to use their car to take him to school. Instead of going to kindergarten with the rest of the children his age, Ted was taken to a children's home at the tender age of five. Left to fend for himself and raised for the next five years in a stifling, affectionless environment, Ted developed his view of the world. of. Nancy visited him a total of twice during that time, and Charles never showed. Ted eventually rejoined his mother with her new husband, Paul, and baby sister, Kathy, when he was 10. A stepbrother, Michael, would join the family 22 years later.
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean7 years ago in Criminal
The Magician of Manhattan
“Money, like, there’s an unlimited amount of capital in the world, you know?” Anna Delvey said to The Cut when they interviewed her. On the surface, it sounds like the musings of an uneducated girl who has been given the world by a doting father. That assessment could not be more wrong, yes Delvey's father loved her and did everything he could to help support her financially, but he was appalled when he learned of her crimes. He wondered how she had gotten away with it for so long. The answer to that question is one that can be answered easily. She believed her own lie. However, there was a rhythm to her madness that has been missed by many people.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
Dysfunctional Murder
"Everybody has a dysfunctional family," Vicki Lawrence's words should be of some comfort. Most people have grown up with a family that fights until there is a funeral or a holiday where a lot of food will be cooked, and one member doesn't want to make the dishes. Within the Zwicker/Young/Gouker family, the bonds of dysfunction wound tightly around each person involved, and choked off any chance of normalcy. That abnormality also led to a twisted case of murder that is impossible to solve to this day, even though a Kentucky father AND son have confessed to it.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
Mean Girl Murder
"In a way, bullying is an ordinary evil. It's hugely prevalent, all too often ignored—and being ignored, it is therefore condoned." What an incredible quote from Trudie Styler. Bullying today has changed from the past. Now bullies can use social media and texting to get their messages across to their victims. Michelle Carter did this with Conrad Roy. She exploited the crush he had on her, and then cruelly taunted him about not going through with his planned suicide. Until he did. Now those insults and texts encouraging him to take his own life have landed the teen a guilty verdict and a sentence of 15 months in jail.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
Pieces of Me
"I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest," Agatha Christie said when asked about her books. The case of Lisa Marie Velasquez is one that would have made a great book if Christie had written it. Sadly, what happened to Lisa was real life and reminiscent of an earlier event in her childhood. All she wanted to do was help her friend, and in return, she was murdered and cut up. Who says friendship is worthless nowadays?
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
The Epic Scale of Mortgage Fraud
Today, again like a reoccurring nightmare, the institutions of high finance are up to their skulduggery again. We have all been taught that home ownership was a right of passage for a lot of Americans. Sadly, though, that American dream has fast become a tool for our financial institutions to reap enormous profits at the expense of the homeowner. What has been hidden for years are the ways banks and mortgage companies trick the home buyer not only into adjustable interest rates, but all other forms of financing that is basically fraud committed by those banks and mortgage financiers.
By Dr. Williams7 years ago in Criminal
The Time I Got a Creepy Security Guard Fired
We all know that sexual predators are anywhere and everywhere in the world, and that they can be someone we know whether they're related to us or not. Friends, family, co-workers, etc. It could be anyone. I myself had never expected something like it to happen to me. Mostly because at the time I was already 18 and most of the people who I've told this story to also agreed. This story most people would call it sexual harassment instead of being sexually preyed on. I guess you could say it was both.
By Angel Ryan7 years ago in Criminal
10 Most Prolific Serial Killers in America
Serial killers are terrifying—and rare. They are one of the most unusual types of criminals in the American penal system, and yet, they are also one of the most largely misunderstood groups of criminals as well. Most casual observers tend to think that most serial murderers tend to kill five, 10 or even 15 people over their span of activity.
By Riley Raul Reese7 years ago in Criminal
