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”
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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”
True Crime: Chaos
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”
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”
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”
True Crime: Murder in Alton
Left in a dumpster On June 9th 2022, Deundrea S. Holloway, age 25 murdered the 8 months pregnant Liese Dodd, 22 in her Alton, Illinois apartment. Dodd’s mother had not heard from her daughter in a while and went to check on her. She was devastated to find her daughter decapitated. The head was laterContinue reading “True Crime: Murder in Alton”
True Crime: Murder In Columbia
True Crime by Chris Bunton It seemed to be a situation furthest away from the temptations of Lust and Murder. A soldier. A Security Officer working for a famous global ministry. A beautiful church going family. But, no one is immune to temptations, and the whispering of demons. On May 5, 2009 Ex-Marine Chris ColemanContinue reading “True Crime: Murder In Columbia”
True Crime: Murder In Rockford
A killing spree in Northern Illinois. On March 27, 2024 Christian Soto murdered four people and injured seven others. He went to visit a friend he had known for years, and according to the killer, they smoked some marijuana which was laced with another drug. Soto’s paranoia grew to such an extent that he grabbedContinue reading “True Crime: Murder In Rockford”