Review by The Yard Bronson is a 2008 movie, based loosely on the book of the same name, written by Michael Peterson also known as Charles Bronson, and first published in 2000. The movie is an artistic madhouse. Tom Hardy does a masterful job portraying Charlie Bronson, Britain’s most violent prison inmate. The movie looselyContinue reading “Movie Review: Bronson”
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True Crime: It Was Just An Experiment
True Crime by J.C. Sullivan There are only two crimes considered so serious they are mentioned in the United States constitution. One is treason. The other crime is counterfeiting. Although it’s better known for its role protecting the president, the Secret Service was in fact founded by the US Treasury in 1865 to combat currencyContinue reading “True Crime: It Was Just An Experiment”
Serial Killer: Raymond Lee Stewart
True Crime By Chris Bunton More appropriately labeled a “Spree Killer”, Raymond Lee Stewart kept Rockford, Illinois in fear during his shooting spree in January of 1981. Raymond Lee Stewart was born in Burlington, North Carolina. He had a rough up bringing full of poverty, physical and sexual violence. I say this, not as anContinue reading “Serial Killer: Raymond Lee Stewart”
Bugsy Siegel’s Last Pal
True Crime By Steven G. Farrell The citizens of Las Vegas, Nevada were all afraid of Bugsy Siegel, the notorious gangster from New York. Afraid and respectful. “Ben”, the name he used in his inner circle, was a long-time partner of such Manhattan big shots as Meyer Lansky, Lucky Luciano, and Frank Costello. He evenContinue reading “Bugsy Siegel’s Last Pal”
Serial Killer: Dale Anderson
True Crime By Chris Bunton I traveled to Belleville Illinois, recently to research the serial killer Dale Anderson. My research took me to Belleville High School East, where the body of Audrey Cardenas was found in June of 1988. She was an intern for the Belleville News Democrat at the time. The area where sheContinue reading “Serial Killer: Dale Anderson”
True Crime: Two Lynched in Chattanooga
True Crime by Chris Bunton I traveled recently to Chattanooga, Tennessee for my honeymoon. While there, we spent some time checking out the sights, seeing Lookout Mountain, and all the history of the place. While I was there I also worked on a piece about the Serial Killer, Joseph Paul Franklin who had blown upContinue reading “True Crime: Two Lynched in Chattanooga”
True Crime: Owney Madden
True Crime By Chris Bunton Owen Vincent “Owney’” Madden was born in December of 1891 in Leeds, England to Irish parents. Due to extreme poverty, his mother left England with his sister Mary, and placed Owney and his brother Martin in an orphanage, while she booked travel to the United States. After arriving in America,Continue reading “True Crime: Owney Madden”
True Crime: James Earl Ray
True Crime by Chris Bunton I traveled to Quincy, Illinois. This is a great place to view architecture if you enjoy different styles of housing. But, the town also holds the distinction of being the home of the serial killer Michael Swango and the assassin James Earl Ray. It seems odd that a man whoContinue reading “True Crime: James Earl Ray”
Serial Killer: George Howard Putt
True Crime By Chris Bunton It was 1969, in Memphis, Tennessee when George Howard Putt showed up and went on a month long rape and murder spree. Folks who lived at the time said that this was one of the scariest summers they could remember. The tensions were so high and no one knew whereContinue reading “Serial Killer: George Howard Putt”
Serial Killer: Paul Dennis Reid
True Crime By Chris Bunton I traveled to Nashville, Tennessee recently to have a Valentines Day get away with my wife. We checked out the Frist Art Museum, where they had a Picasso exhibit, and we went to Andrew Jackson’s home, “The Hermitage“. While there I did some research on the serial killer, Paul DennisContinue reading “Serial Killer: Paul Dennis Reid”