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”
Category Archives: Serial Killers
Serial Killer: Timothy Krajcir
True Crime By Chris Bunton The Serial Killer, Timothy Krajcir who is known to have killed during the late 70’s and early 80’s, was born in Pennsylvania on November 28, 1944. He was born Timothy Wayne Mcbride, but his name was changed when his mom remarried. He had several run ins with the law forContinue reading “Serial Killer: Timothy Krajcir”
Brimstone
Flash Fiction by Nick Di Carlo Between 1972 and ’74 when he was arrested, Brimley Stone abducted at least thirteen women, painted their faces, dressed them like Raggedy Ann dolls, and strangled them. He was 19. Serving hard time for life—no possibility of parole, Stone obsessed with time, agonizing over how he’d fill a lifetimeContinue reading “Brimstone”
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: The Pittsburgh Poisoner
True Crime by Chris Bunton Martha Grinder was hanged on January 19, 1866. She was one of only two women executed in Pittsburgh history. She was convicted and confessed to the poisoning of two people. Her neighbor Mary Caroline Carothers, and a former maid Jane Buchanan, both of which died under mysterious circumstances after MarthaContinue reading “Serial Killer: The Pittsburgh Poisoner”
Serial Killer: Paul Dennis Reid
True Crime By Chris Bunton Years ago, I traveled to Nashville, Tennessee 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, PaulContinue reading “Serial Killer: Paul Dennis Reid”
La Femme Bleu
Crime Fiction by Lissa Muir Abigail was, if you took her apart piece by piece—he didn’t, but he could have—altogether average. Five foot three or five depending on her shoes, straight brown hair, tawny skin, hazel eyes, a light dusting of freckles across her nose if she didn’t feel like wearing makeup. The cliché aboutContinue reading “La Femme Bleu”
True Crime: Will There Be Fewer Serial Killers?
It’s just A Question I tend to surmise weird things like this on occasion. Since I write crime fiction and true crime, questions will pop up. Will there be less Serial Killers in the future? If we look at whether a serial killer is born that way, or turned into one, or a mixture ofContinue reading “True Crime: Will There Be Fewer Serial Killers?”
First
Crime Fiction by Lissa Muir I’m walking in the ravine. It’s early Fall, a Thursday, and I am alone. Well, not alone, exactly. There have been fifty squirrels, mostly black, and one scrawny coyote, hungry and haunting at the top of the hill beside me. This is the twelfth walk I’ve done over the pastContinue reading “First”
I Thought I’d Play Detective.
Crime Fiction by Trelaine Ito “This is a bad idea,” I said, aloud, to myself. I was right, of course. I shouldn’t be in the woods to begin with, at least not this late and especially not alone. My father taught us to go out in pairs. Always. I generally don’t like the night. There’sContinue reading “I Thought I’d Play Detective.”