True Crime By Dennette Bender (Russell) It was not a typical Friday in 1994. It was the first day of the annual Decatur Celebration, a day many in central Illinois looked forward to. It was the marking of another great midwestern summer. Local corn harvesting, farming, and vacations were coming to an end. Children wereContinue reading “True Crime: In Loving Memory of Sherry Lewis”
Category Archives: True Crime
Serial Killer: Michael J. Swango
True Crime By Chris Bunton I love to travel, and as part of my travel plans I research criminals and crime locations. Recently, I traveled to Quincy, Illinois, where I discovered that the Serial Killer named Michael Swango was raised there. So, I checked out some of the sites associated with him. He was bornContinue reading “Serial Killer: Michael J. Swango”
T.V. Series Review: Boardwalk Empire
Review By The Yard Boardwalk Empire is a great T.V. Series that centers on the building of Atlantic City, Prohibition, the Depression and a man named Enoch “Nucky” Thompson. “Nucky” Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi is a fictional character based loosely on the real life person, of Enoch “Nucky” Johnson. And that’s part of theContinue reading “T.V. Series Review: Boardwalk Empire”
True Crime: Murder in Vermont
True Crime By Donald Guadagni In 1981 Wade Willis was sixteen years old, he attended North Country Union High School with his cousin Roy Bullis and like most high school boys he had a girlfriend. Her name was Terri Weed she also attended North Country Union High School. One afternoon while smoking pot together atContinue reading “True Crime: Murder in Vermont”
True Crime: Savage Murder at Taliesin
True Crime By Chris Bunton Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the most famous architects in the world. He lived and worked between 1867 and 1959. His works have inspired millions, but at the same time, his life had dark tragedies. I have been a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright for quite some time, andContinue reading “True Crime: Savage Murder at Taliesin”
True Crime: Murder In Brunswick
True Crime by Chris Bunton On August 29, 2009 a 911 call was made by Guy Heinze Jr. Stating that his family had been murdered. 7 bodies were found with two injured. One of the injured people died two days later, Making the body count 8. The victims had suffered blunt force trauma and GuyContinue reading “True Crime: Murder In Brunswick”
True Crime: Who Am I Talking To?
The Story of Billy Milligan By Brian J. Smith THE year of 1977 was a year to remember. President Jimmy Carter signed legislation to form The United States Department Of Energy. Movie goers waited in line at The Avco Center Theater in Los Angeles to see the spectacle that was Star Wars. The first AppleContinue reading “True Crime: Who Am I Talking To?”
True Crime: Spared by the Dating Game Killer
True Crime by T. Anderson Why were we spared by the Dating Game Killer? With much fanfare and hype, the ads on TV promoted a new docudrama about The Dating Game Killer, Rodney Alcala, a serial killer preying on young girls in the 1970s. The promos continually interrupted my regular tv shows. Although irritating, itContinue reading “True Crime: Spared by the Dating Game Killer”
Serial Killer: The Cincinnati Strangler
True Crime By Chris Bunton I recently traveled to Cincinnati on vacation, and while there I did some research on the Serial Killer known as The Cincinnati Strangler. Normally, when I travel and research these killers, I go to the neighborhoods where the killer lived or where the victims lived, or the crimes took place.Continue reading “Serial Killer: The Cincinnati Strangler”
Movie Review: Bronson
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”