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True Crime Literature
True Crime is a popular literary genre that details actual criminals and crime, most often murder.
426 Questions
Where was the girl who died in 1933 by a homicidal murderer buried?
If you got that from a email or blog or something then im sure its just fake
it's stupid because its almost impossible to happen!
I believe that hundreds of girls died from homicide in 1933. Some of which were buried alive (It happens more than you'd think, a murderer is not always thorough when burying a victim). Which one are you asking about?
Who is the worlds biggest serial killer?
Ted Bundy actually in the us Charles cullin killed a confirmed 40 compared to 35 confirmed on ted bundy but if we go by numbers of victims Christman Gniperdoliga killed 964 men between the years 1568-1581 after robbing them in the Roman empire area
Are there any black serial killers?
Approximately %16 of serial killers in the United States are African-American. Wayne Williams, the Atlanta Child Murderer, was convicted of at least two, but suspected of dozens of deaths of children and young men in Atlanta, GA.
George Walterfield Russell, Jr., of Mercer Island, WA, killed at least three young women near Seattle dance clubs.
Thierry Paulin, France confessed to the murders of old women mostly in Paris. Paulin died of Aids while in prison in 1989.
The Washington Sniper (D.C.) was not one but two black men, John Allen Muhammad, 41, and Lee Boyd Malvo, 17, who terroized Washington D.C. with a Bushmaster XM-15 semiautomatic .223 calibre rifle during a three-week period in October 2002, killing 10 and wounding 3. Muhammad received death, Malvo life with no chance of parole.
These are just a few of the black serial killers to date. Although still mainly a crime of white males, all races are participants. It is also becoming more common that killers cross the racial bounderies in victim selection.
Was there a serial killer who ate his or her parents?
There are several cases that brings up the 'nature or nurture' debate. Female serial killer Ailene Wunous, who was executed in Florida in 2002, had her natural father die in prison. Although he was not executed, he was a life-time criminal. At the time of his suicide (in his prison cell) he was serving several life terms for child molestation. Serial killer Gerald Gallego, who was executed in Nevada*, was a second generation death row inmate. Gallego's father Gerald Albert Gallego was sent to Mississippi's death row for the murder of two police officers. The elder Gallego had the privilege to be the first man executed in Mississippi's gas chamber after the state updated from the electric chair. Unfortunately the prison staff gave Gallego a less-than-lethal dose of cyanide. The prisoner coughed and weazed for an eternal 45 minutes before the correct dose was finally administered and Gallego died shortly after. *Gallego (the son) also had a death sentence in California.
What serial killer struck in London in 1888?
The identity of the murderer is not known, and he is nicknamed Jack the Ripper. The murders were all in Whitechapel, Stepney in the East End of London. Five, or possibly six women - thought to be prostitutes - were the victims. They were known as the Whitechapel Murders. The novellist Patricia Cornwell claims to prove Jack was one Walter Sickert.
Why do serial killers kill women?
Most killers that can kill over and over are most likely suffering from a personality disorder such as APD (anti-social personality disorder) or narssissitic personality. Simply put they are the center of the universe and anyone else is insignificant. Most of these types of murders have sexual connetations but they are not about sex. They are about power.
Ted Bundy is a good example. The rape for him was secondary. Of his own admission he loved the powerful feeling watching the light go out of the victims' eyes as he strangled her. This is a common theme with serial killers. The same principle applies for serial rapists. Although there is sex involved, it really is not about sex.
People that study these types of crimes have never been able to agree 100% on the factors that make a serial killer. Some come from abusive situations, some do not. Some experts think serious head injuries may contribute to some degree. Others say genes are the cause. There may never be one cause or explaination for these crimes and the people that commit them.
What is the most dangerous state in the US?
New Orleans makes Louisianna the top state. New Orleans has been the murder capital of the USA for 10 years running according to FBI statistics. Michigan, with Detroit is high up the list, as is California with Oakland and parts of LA such as Watts. New York but only because of NYC and Washington DC is another high crime area. There is also lots of crime in Texas and Florida. Hot weather seems to bring out the best and worst in human nature.
Are there any case studies about Liquidophilia?
Liquidphilia is just one of many paraphilia. Below is a link to case studies.
Double jeopardy only applies to the one who has already been tried. A second person can be tried for that same crime whether the one originally convicted was executed or not. They can be tried as an accessory to the crime, or if there is substantial grounds, they can be tried as the person guilty.
One of Britain's most infamous serial killers, John Christie, was tried and convicted of crimes that his former tenant, Timothy Evans, had already been tried, convicted, and executed for. The murder of his wife and daughter. Christie was a key witness at Evans trial. After the fact, bodies were found stashed in and around Christie's house; a stench emanating from the house attracted authorities. After an investigation, it was concluded that Christie had also killed Evans wife and daughter. Too late for Evans.
This case raised controversy over the death penalty in Britain, which was eventually abolished some 10 years after Christie himself was executed. There is a book and a movie about this case, both named "10 Rillington Place."
Aron Kosminski is named by many as the most likely Ripper suspect. He was a mentally ill woman-hating Polish Jew that lived and worked in London's east end. But by most accounts he was not even available for several of the murders. This in and of itself eliminates him from the suspect list.
Who were the parents of Aileen Wuornos?
Aileen Carol Wuornos, born February 29, 1956, in Troy MI was for the most part raised by her grandparents, whom she considered her parents. 'Lauri' and Britta Wuornos had an older daughter named Diane who was in fact Aileen's biological mother. Her biological father, a convict named Leo Aurther Pittman, committed suicide while incarcerated for being a pedaphile. These two were also the parents of Keith, Aileen's older brother. Diane had great difficulty being a single parent and relinquished custody of Keith and Aileen while they were quite young. Aileen could never reconcile the fact that her natural mother gave her and Keith up.
Who was the Ax Man of New Orleans?
The Ax Man of New Orleans is the name given to an unknown killer that terrorized the city of New Orleans, LA from 1911 unto the last in 1919.
The first murders in 1911 claimed four victims, Italian grocer Tony Schiambras, his wife and two other grocers. Then no more murders until May 23, 1918, when another two people, running a grocery were attacked. Joseph Maggio and his wife were attacked while they slept. Their heads split with an ax and then their throats slit after. The brothers of the dead man were accused but then released.
Then on June 28 Louis Besumer, another grocer, and his commonlaw wife were attacted with a hatchet. She lived and he was charged with the crime. But that same night Mrs. Scheider, pregnant, was attacked also. While she was recovering the Ax Man killed Joseph Ramano a barber who died on August 10.
On March 10, 1919 the Ax Man attacked a family named Cortimiglia. The man and woman lived but their baby died.
Next was a man named Steve Boca on August 10, 1919 and tried to break into the home of a chemist on September 2 and on the 3 attatcked a 19 year old girl. And then the final attack on October 27.
No one has every been charged with these murders nor has a motive ever been discovered.
How did Charles Starkweather kill his victoms?
Starkweather shot some of his victims. Some he stabbed, and he strangled and stabbed Fugate's two year old sister, Betty Jean. It will forever be debated as to Caril Ann Fugate's complicity in these crimes.
On June 25, 1959, Starkweather was executed in Nebraska State Pennitentary. Fugate received a life sentence, and was paroled in June 1976.
Last name of the first canonical victim?
She was born with the last name Walker. Her name was Mary Ann Nichols. She was discovered at about 3:40 a.m. on Friday 31 August 1888 in Buck's Row which is now named Durward Street, Whitechapel. She was the daughter of locksmith Edward Walker. She married William Nichols.
Insanity was not Glatman's problem. Glatman was on the prowl in 1950's Southern California, posing as a fashion photographer to meet beautiful girls. He would take out adds in the lonely hearts section of the paper, too. And women he did meet. Some got away, at least 3 did not.
He would take them out in the desert east of L.A., rape them, torture them, and finally strangle them. His last victim somehow got away near the Santa Ana Freeway and managed to flag down a nearby CHP (California Highway Patrol).
Glatman was executed in San Quentin's gas chamber on August 18, 1959. Glatman would now be classified as having APD or anti-social personality disorder, which is not insanity but a personality disorder.
Have any serial killers live in Simi Valley CA?
I could find no serial killers from Simi Valley, CA, but at one time Charles Manson and his 'family' roamed the barren desert land outside Los Angeles.
Was Jonbenet's father the killer?
Everybody has a different opinion as to the identity of JonBenet Ramsey's killer, so lets just stick to what the evidence says.
The FBI and most of the detectives that handled the case from the beginning felt that the crime scene had been staged. Probably by someone that doesn't know anything about crime and their ignorance shows in the attempted cover-up. All aspects of the crime were from the inside of the Ramsey's home (the material for the ransom note, the murder weapon, ect...). The way the body was taken care of at the time/or shortly after the murder was most likely someone that new the victim and had strong feelings/ties to her. She was left in a place that very few people new about outside of the immediate family. Even most of the Ramsey's closest friends did not know about the small room where the body was left. Even fewer would be able to find it. The Ramsey's claim they cooperated with police but that's not true. They 'lawyered up' within the first couple of days after the murder. The body had been cleaned up and washed. The chance that a kidnapper would take the time to clean up the body before departure would be very slim. That is more consistant with someone that is very comfortable inside the house. There was no sign of a breakin or footprints around the house in the snow. The Ramseys say the doors where locked but that they failed to turn on the security system. Even without the secuity, an intruder still had to get in. No breakin so they would have had to have a key or they were already in the house.
These are just some of the conflicting evidence that the Ramseys could not explain away. There has been much noise about unidentified DNA found on the body. The fact is the Ramsey's had an open house just before the murder. There were at least 200 visiters inside their home. They had also been out delivering Christmas gifts to friends and were in several different homes on Christmas Day. If there had not been DNA it would have been suspicious.
In conclusion, FBI profilers believe this never was a kidnapping, but a cover-up done by a person/persons unfamiliar with crime. In short, they felt the ransom note was also a fake, in fact the whole affair was carried out by amateurs trying to cover up the death of that little girl. So if you stick with the evidence, obtained from the house, body, autopsy reports (2 in fact) and rely on the professional experience of the FBI and local detectives, there never was an intruder. Did John Ramsey kill his daughter? We may never know. It could have been Patsy. Law enforcement have already ruled out the only other person in the house. JonBenet's older brother Burke was not strong enough to inflict the amount of damage that was found on the corpse. So that leaves John or Patsy. That's were the answer lies.
How many serial killers are from Iowa?
Robert Hanson. John Wayne Gacy, although not born in Iowa, lived there from the early 1960's. He was convicted of sodomy and was released from an Iowa prison in 1968. On his release Gacy moved back to Chicago.
I am going to assume that you mean Laci Peterson. I have never heard of Tracy Peterson. Laci Peterson was murdered by her husband Scott Peterson in Modesto CA. At the time she was 8 months pregnant so Scott was also charged with the murder of the unborn boy baby named Conner.
Scott Peterson was found guilty of both murders and was sentenced to death by lethal injection. Peterson now sits on San Quentin's death row.
Also, see the link below for another possible Peterson case; Drew Peterson, currently on trial for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Salvo, killed in 2004. He is also under suspicion in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, but has not yet been charged in that case.
What do you know about the first murder?
The first murder was committed when Cain slew Abel in the book of Genesis. What the Bible tells us is Cain was jealous over his brother's sacrafice pleased God while Cain's did not. People have killed for much less. The Bible tells us God asked Cain the whereabouts of Abel and Cain answered 'Am I my brother's keeper?' But Abel's blood cried out to God from the Earth where it was spilled. God exiled Cain to the land of Nod.
Why do some people think Albert DeSalvo was not the Boston Strangler?
Albert DeSalvo, aka the Boston Strangler, caused much controversy. Once convicted and imprisioned he recanted his confessions to at least 13 murdered women in the Boston area in the early 1960's. His MO (modis operandi is method of how crime is carried out) changed from middle aged or older females to younger and at least one black victim females. He used a knife in at least one murder. Modern criminal profilers know that it is not uncommon for a killer's MO to change and evolve over time. DeSalvo had a heavy-hitter in his corner also. His attorney was a young F. Lee Bailey and he was convinced that DeSalvo was not the Strangler. Even some Boston detectives felt there was more than one murderer. If this is true, the timing was perfect. After DeSalvo was arrested there were no more murders. We may never know for sure because DeSalvo was murdered by another inmate in 1973. He was 42.
Did Rev Jim Jones actually kill any of his followers in Guyana?
Whether he actually pulled the trigger or ordered his guards to, he was responsible for all 900+ deaths on November 18, 1978. Of these deaths, 276 were children under the age of 18 years old.
Who was the first person executed after the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1972?
Charles Brooks, Jr. was executed in Huntsville Prison, Huntsville, TX by lethal injection.
