Eugene/Springfield, Oregon, in the early ‘80s, was the place you moved to in order to get away from senseless crime and random shootings. "Those things" just didn’t happen here. In fact, not much happened here at all.
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The story of Armin Meiwes, referred to by some as “The Real-Life Hannibal Lecter”, is not for the squeamish. This real-life cannibal did the unthinkable, only to satisfy his desires and fetishes.
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What could be more horrifying, terrible, and heart-breaking than a mother intentionally taking the life of her own child. We barely scratch the surface in this episode of some of the most horrifying cases of filicide, otherwise known as mommies killing their babies.
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Like most cities, Jennings had their problems, but in a town where everyone knows everyone, murder was not a common occurrence. In 2005, when a body - later identified as Loretta Chaisson Lewis, was discovered floating in a canal, the town went into a state of panic.
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As a former fast food employee myself, I can testify that you come across some odd things when dealing with the general public. As odd as all of those things were to me, these experiences are nothing compared to these shocking fast food related crimes.
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A true cornerstone of my childhood experience was sharing urban legends. Some of my fondest memories involve hot summer evenings spent with my friends, sitting around in a circle at the edge of my driveway, and exchanging various horrific stories that may or may not have been true. These stories were often handed down from older brothers, sisters,...
Read MoreCannibalism has had a long, sordid history. In our western culture it is practically unheard of, except in cases of severe famine – like the tragic experience of the Donner Party. Other cultures – such as the Korowai, participate in cannibalism as part of their religious sacraments. It is not often that we hear of someone eating another...
Read MoreWhat could be more horrifying, terrible, and heart-breaking than a mother intentionally taking the life of her own child. The fact that there's even a work in the English language that describes it it shocking in itself. The word is filicide and, even though you may have never heard of it, there are too many cases to cover in just one episode...
Read MoreDriving the dark streets on my way to work, a country road not unlike the road Diane had been on just hours earlier, the radio was playing. Passing the lake, my ’69 Malibu roaring towards the distant lights of Eugene, I listened in growing incredulity to the news. It was unfathomable that this story was unfolding in the very town in which I...
Read MoreOnce known as “the Cradle of Louisianan Oil”, the little central Louisianan town of Jennings is a place where everyone knows your name. On the surface, this suburban sprawl nestled on the outskirts of Cajun country; with its historic buildings, peppered with modernized shopping plazas, sandwiched between residential neighborhoods, could...
Read MoreSome people love their automated teller machine for the way it sexily dispenses twenty-dollar bills. Others love their favorite ATM because it’s always there for them 24/7. Lonnie J. Hutton loved his in a way that can only be described as unnatural … and illegal. Patrons at The Boro Bar & Grille in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, were enjoying...
Read MoreA family divided, a hungry media looking for answers, and an inept police department looking for answers to explain and more importantly prove the inexplicable spur-of-the moment actions by a father of two young boys, sets a community in turmoil. Soon, the entire nation is wrapped up in the "what if's" that emerge from the web of lies and...
Read MoreIn the wake of the recent viral video showing a McDonald's employee savagely beating a helpless woman while her toddler watches and even pointlessly tries to defend his mother by kicking the attacker. From what we know of the story so far, the altercation started at the McDonald's restaurant located near the attack. This made me wonder just how...
Read MoreOn July 23, 1943 occurred one of the most bizarre and spectacular murders in British criminal history. Archibald Brown was a bitter, bullying, tyrannical, violent man who spent years ruling his family with a rod of iron. Even after a serious motorcycle accident left him permanently confined to a wheelchair his temperament remained as unpleasant...
Read MoreEven before his first murder, supposedly at the age of 14, Richard Kuklinski was no stranger to violence. Born into a household riddled with abuse, he was beaten on a nearly daily basis. His brothers didn't fare much better, with one brother dying of his injuries at the age of 10. Authorities were told the boy had fallen down the stairs, but...
Read MoreSword and Scale covers the underworld of criminal activity and the demented minds that perform the most despicable and unthinkable actions.
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