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”
Category Archives: True Stories
True Crime: A Letter from Sheri
True Crime By Cheryl Gyant “A Letter from Sheri” is a story inspired by the 1986 California serial killer murders executed by Charles Ng and Leonard Lake. Cheryl Gyant, the author says “I began writing a book in 2001 about how it felt to be adopted. As a child, I was led to believe thatContinue reading “True Crime: A Letter from Sheri”
True Crime: In Loving Memory of Sherry Lewis
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”
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: 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”
True Crime: The First Prison in Illinois
Historical Crime By Chris Bunton I have been traveling sections of The Great River Road for many years now. It is a road that goes along the Mississippi River on both sides, and is full of beautiful sites of history and culture. I recently went to Alton, Illinois which is on the Great River Road,Continue reading “True Crime: The First Prison in Illinois”
Mostly Dead, Like Me
Creative Non-Fiction by Claire O’ Brien October 2017, Prince George’s County, Maryland Her house was tidy, if a bit dated. The living room carpet was the kind that changes color when you run your hand over it—in this case, from sea to forest green. Two wooden side tables positioned astride the well-worn, maroon leather reclinerContinue reading “Mostly Dead, Like Me”
Ghosting, Taco Bell, and Wrongful Conviction
True Crime Video by Blind Injustice Channel The Blind Injustice Channel is a Youtube channel created by Registered Nurse and Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Donya L. Winters. The videos she makes are telling the stories of wrongfully convicted people. These people have been proven to be innocent by the Innocence Project. Donya is working toContinue reading “Ghosting, Taco Bell, and Wrongful Conviction”
Who Killed Missy Witt
On December 1, 1994 Melissa “Missy” Witt was attacked and abducted from the Bowling World bowling alley in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Her car was left behind, but she was gone; just vanished. Her friends and family were sick with worry. Then on January 13, 1995 their worst fears were realized. Melissa’s body was found inContinue reading “Who Killed Missy Witt”
Jane Doe #13
By Don Thompson Not every killer is all in.Some drop the bloody weaponand run (not far)without stopping to wipe off fingerprints,as if wanting to be caught. Some sit down and wait for the cops. Some saran wrap their victimsand freeze them—clingers who discard nothing.Or want time to decidewhere to expose the meatand let it thaw.Continue reading “Jane Doe #13”