Netflix documentary “Lover, Stalker, Killer” Dave Kroupa moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he started using internet dating sites. This is where he met Cari Farver, who he believes proceeded to become a psycho stalker, working to destroy Dave’s life and the lives of any woman he was associated with. Even women who came to hisContinue reading “True Crime: Cari Farver Case”
Monthly Archives: December 2024
True Crime: Sam Hildebrand
Historical True Crime By Chris Bunton “There seems little room for doubt that the desperado, who was recently killed at Pinckneyville, the particulars of which, our local correspondent of that town, has heretofore furnished our readers, was the real “Sam Hildebrand” of Missouri notoriety”—Du Quoin Tribune, April 11, 1872 Sam Hildebrand was born on JanuaryContinue reading “True Crime: Sam Hildebrand”
Happy Holidays
Poetry by J. Marquez Jr. The cassette labeled, “Mixed Oldies” plays Hey! Love by The Delfonics. The Kenwood Pullout generates 1.5K watts of sound in a game of Hot Potato. “And, Alpine Amp, now you’ve got it!” “No I don’t. The Alpine Equalizer has it!” “Hot potato! Hot potato! Kenwood Speakers. Ha! You lose!” TwoContinue reading “Happy Holidays”
A Worthie Woman All Hir Live
Crime Fiction by LindaAnn LoSchiavo “Just check if you have enough stamps for Special D. Don’t pepper me with questions, Mona.” Realizing her tone was shrewish, Allison gentled it with a playful Middle English complaint. ”Gad! She gan to grucche a me!” She taught Medieval Literature in the local college where Mona was a librarian.Continue reading “A Worthie Woman All Hir Live”
True Crime: Bronson
Check out Charles Bronson’s book Michael Gordon Peterson AKA “Charles Bronson” is known as England’s most violent inmate. This is his autobiography. Charlie was locked up in 1974 for robbery, But, because of his behavior in prison, he keeps getting more time added to him. He has spent decades in prisons and insane asylums becauseContinue reading “True Crime: Bronson”
Lost Exit
Flash Fiction by Michael Downing A driving rain whips across the motel parking lot, beating against the windows in a staccato rhythm. Cuba lights another Marlboro and rechecks the magazine in the Glock before tucking it beneath his shirt, snug against his back. Tall, broad, and Black, with a shaved head, gold caps, and aContinue reading “Lost Exit”
True Crime: Cayce and Vicky White
Checkout Jailbreak: Love on the Run documentary Cayce White was in the Lauderdale County Jail in Florence, Alabama. He was already sentenced to 75 years for a crime spree involving Home invasion, carjackings, robbery and attempted murder. He had been transferred to the jail from prison after he claimed to have murdered a woman namedContinue reading “True Crime: Cayce and Vicky White”
Independence
Flash Fiction by Ron Riekki “So?” “So?” “What’re your thoughts?” “Well, nothing makes sense.” “It all makes sense.” “I beg to differ.” “It’s love.” “You’re looking at a guy chopped up into pieces and you think of love?” “He’s not chopped into pieces. He’s in one piece.” “That’s a finger over there.” “OK, two pieces.”Continue reading “Independence”
Questions
Poetry by J. Marquez Jr. Darling… If I gave you a gun, would you shoot me?And if you shot me, where would you shoot me?Would you shoot my leg? Would you shoot my head?Would you want to see me injured or deadinstead? Darling… If I gave you an axe, would you kill me?Would you makeContinue reading “Questions”