—A True Story Transforming Despair To Hope. By Matthew Harrison “In the poignant pages of “Unraveling Wrongful Conviction and Miscarriage of Justice,” Matthew invites readers on a compelling journey—a transformation from the depths of despair to a life rekindled with hope and purpose. Baring his soul, Matthew recounts the gripping narrative of his spiritual rebirth,Continue reading “Unraveling Wrongful Conviction And Miscarriage Of Justice”
Tag Archives: True Crime
Prison Fellowship Ministries
True Crime by Chris Bunton I want to talk to you about Prison Fellowship Ministries. It’s an organization geared toward helping prison inmates, and justice reform. It was created by Chuck Colson. Charles Colson was in President Nixon’s administration during the Watergate scandal. He went to prison for obstruction of justice, for trying to cover itContinue reading “Prison Fellowship Ministries”
Movie Review: Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
Review by The Yard In the movie, a writer named John Kelso played by John Cusak, travels to Savannah Georgia to cover a Christmas party put on by Jim Williams played by Kevin Spacey. He quickly finds himself pulled into the local color of Savannah. After the party Jim Williams (Spacey) shoots a Savannah nativeContinue reading “Movie Review: Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil”
True Crime: Murder in Mt. Vernon
True Crime by Chris Bunton On November 8, 1985, 18 year old Tom Odle murdered the five members of his family in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He killed his father first; stabbing him repeatedly with a knife. Then, he waited on his mother to get home and killed her in the same way. According to IllinoisContinue reading “True Crime: Murder in Mt. Vernon”
Movie Review: Pain Hustlers
Movie Review By The Yard Pain Hustlers on Netflix is an excellent movie that tells the story of Zanna pharma breaking into the pain meds market and making a ton of money. In the film, a desperate working mother needs a job and she uses her street smarts to help build up the company. TheContinue reading “Movie Review: Pain Hustlers”
Serial Killer: Beoria Simmons
True Crime By Chris Bunton I recently traveled to Louisville Kentucky where I did some research on the serial killer, Beoria Simmons. Simmons was born in May of 1954. He was convicted of Kidnapping, Raping and Murdering three women in Louisville, Kentucky. His fourth victim escaped and was able to identify him, which led toContinue reading “Serial Killer: Beoria Simmons”
Serial Killer: Joseph Paul Franklin
True Crime By Chris Bunton When I travel, I typically add “Crime” as a point of interest at my destination. This is what I call “Crime Travel”. So, along with museums, restaurants, and all the normal travel sites, I will also look for crimes or infamous criminals that might have been in the area. So,Continue reading “Serial Killer: Joseph Paul Franklin”
True Crime: Surprise on Music Row
True Crime Report By Chris Bunton (I originally wrote this about a month after the Nashville bombing on Christmas Day 2020. I’ve made a few updates.) My wife and I went to Nashville, Tennessee for a Valentines Day trip. It was 2021. We stayed at the Union Station Hotel which is about 4 blocks downContinue reading “True Crime: Surprise on Music Row”
True Crime: The Liberty Bank Robbery
Historical Crime By Chris Bunton On February 13th 1866. The Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri was robbed. It was the first bank robbery committed in the daytime during peace years, in the United States. It is not sure if Jesse or his brother Frank were involved. But, they are given credit for it.Continue reading “True Crime: The Liberty Bank Robbery”
In Our Blood:
The Mafia Families of Corleone By Justin Cascio This is an excerpt from Justin’s book. How Families Create Social Value for the Mafia The Mafia began in the latifundia of inland, central-western Sicily, in the decades after the Bourbon king replaced feudalism with private land ownership (Blok, 1974; Hess, 1973/1998; Mack Smith, 1988; Lupo 1993/2009).Continue reading “In Our Blood:”