Review of Chaos: The Manson Murders In 1969 Charles Manson’s name became famous as the cult leader who sent his followers to murder high profile Hollywood elites. But, is that really all that happened? Is there more to the story? Chaos: The Manson Murders is a documentary on Netflix that takes a look at someContinue reading “True Crime: Chaos”
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Movie Review: The Talented Mr. Ripley
Movie Review By The Yard “The Talented Mr. Ripley” is a fantastic movie based upon one of the best crime fiction novels of all time. The movie is full of big name people, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchet, and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Matt Damon gave an awesome performance. But,Continue reading “Movie Review: The Talented Mr. Ripley”
Movie Review: Axel F
Beverly Hills Cop 3 Beverly Hills Cop Axel F. Was a phenomenal flick. If you are a fan of the franchise it takes you back to the 80s, while still in 2024. Axel Daughter out in L.A. is in trouble so he heads out there from Detroit to see what’s up. The movie is hilarious,Continue reading “Movie Review: Axel F”
True Crime: Our Story
Ronald and Reggie Kray book review Our Story is an autobiographical book written by Ronald and Reginald Kray of London’s East End. They were twins and they grew up poor. The saying was, “The only way to get out of the East End was boxing or crime.” The Krays did both and became very successful.Continue reading “True Crime: Our Story”
Fade To Black
Stories by Robert White Fade to Black is a new collection of short stories by author Robert White and published by Close To The Bone Publishing. The Amazon page had this to say: “Fade to Black ‘s stories present characters you might see on any street in any town anywhere. Or maybe you wondered aboutContinue reading “Fade To Black”
True Crime: Cari Farver Case
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”
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”
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”
Book Review: First Blood
Book Review by The Yard This is the book that introduced Rambo to the world. It was first published in 1972 by David Morrell. He was fresh out of college and saw how the Vietnam War impacted the soldiers who returned. He also saw how hippies were treated in various parts of the country atContinue reading “Book Review: First Blood”
Full Crime
Book Review by Hugh Blanton Criminals, cool picaros, and frisky women inhabiting quirky locales. Dopers and dope dealers. Ramshackle barns on dilapidated farms. This is the cauldron in which Rusty Barnes has stewed his latest collection of short stories. There’s a shit ton of violence with more violence just a bad temper away. It looksContinue reading “Full Crime”