fact or fiction
Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about copycat killers, eyewitnesses testimony, what makes a murderer and more.
Death by Chocolate
Where I’m from, the little that you had meant so much. One thing that I had was my grandfather’s chocolate cake recipe. I remember as a young child looking forward to the trips to grandpa’s house, it was only 3 or 4 times a year due to how far away he lived. Going hunting and spending quality time was a joy, but none of that compared to the way it felt, walking into the house, going to the dining room and seeing that moist three layer chocolate on chocolate with chocolate icing cake.
By Howard Hogue5 years ago in Criminal
What Consequences do Cyber Bullies Face?
Bullying, in all of its manifestations, can be harmful to its victims' emotional, mental, and physical well-being. Bullying has evolved into a digital virtual nightmare instead of a face-to-face encounter in the modern tech age.
By Ella George5 years ago in Criminal
What Consequences do Cyber Bullies Face?
Bullying, in all of its manifestations, can be harmful to its victims' emotional, mental, and physical well-being. Bullying has evolved into a digital virtual nightmare instead of a face-to-face encounter in the modern tech age.
By Ella George5 years ago in Criminal
Elizabeth Bathory Raises the Bar for Sickos Everywhere
If contemporary accounts are to be believed, Elizabeth Bathory is the most prolific serial killer of all time. She makes Ted Bundy look like a chump, and Jeffrey Dahmer a mere dabbler in torture and perversion.
By Kathy Copeland Padden5 years ago in Criminal
Conversation Between a Scammer and the Scammee who Tried Reversing the Scam
Dealing with Scammers COVID just about paused the entire world except for scammers. They continue to find their way through phone calls, emails, texts, and even social media. I recently spoke to a young man which I’ll call Daniel, who was in this situation.
By Debbie's Reflection5 years ago in Criminal
Hide It
The titanium glint caught my eye as the heart shaped pendant swung eerily back and forth. It was all that was there on the lever. There was something alive about the seemingly dead cold hunk of metal. It was a bit mangled and notches were etched deep. This had been through a battle. Knowing better than to touch anything unknown, I grabbed it and instantly was transported to another time and space.
By Holly Yandle5 years ago in Criminal
Pain Vs. Suffering
It was March Twentieth Twenty Sixty Five. Ten years had gone by; hundreds of thousands of people died because of the coldest war ever known in the history of humankind. Food was scarce. Assault weapons were easier to acquire than necessities, and food was extremely scarce. The people that survived the nuclear blasts suffered in the streets from starvation while those who were rich at the time of war were unharmed and hardly effected. The elite were prepared years before the war. They planned well. Those who had a couple hundred thousand to spare were welcomed to exclusive safe zones built underground. The life of the rich underground was very different. The rich had access to ample food, unlike the poor who would go weeks at time without eating and had access to only a few water sources.
By Joshua hill5 years ago in Criminal
W.O.M.A.N.
My name is Catelaya Montgomery & I use men for their money. You're probably thinking I'm an escort or something, but I'm not. I get to know men, pretend I fall in love with them, where they trust me, to get close enough to their personal belongings then I fled up and leave. Once I do that I leave town and to next one. Change my identity, my look, fake names. Me being in the streets I got a lot of free game, so I was good at what I do. This all started when I ran away from home at 16, I'm 25 now & so much has happened since then & now. My parents and I was due to move to Cali from Chicago. My dad always visioned living by beautiful big trees, I mean.. my family was middle class, with only me and my little sister, I had a brother, but he's in military and have his own family, so it was easy to have whatever they desired out of life, for them and us. I didn't wanna go so I left my family behind. My family tried their best to contact me at first, mostly my little sister. I felt bad so one day I swung by our old place, to only see they were gone... I knew then I was the least favorite child, but I kept in contact with my sister, using no caller id so she won't track me, will catch up here and there. It wasn't shit to me after while. I got deep in the streets, tryna survive, tryna make family of my own. That's where I met baby daddy. We weren't in love, well at least I wasn't, but he was my first everything, he made me feel good and taught me a lot, I think we could've been better off as friends, but aye. I got pregnant with his at 21, he died when I was at least six months, he was gunned down & robbed, working one night. That was a hard pill to swallow, because I didn't know how I was going to survive without him, he helped and taught me a lot, but when my daughter Sonai came into this world, she brought feeling and light back into my world, she saved my life. I wanted to do better and move better, but I got stuck here.. I started to become obsessive with getting money. I've always been told I was beautiful and caught wealthy men eyes all time, it was so easy, I told myself after the first one I'll be done, but I couldn't stop, so now I was on my third guy, since I started, I've been dealing with him for almost a year. Most of the money I get, I save for a plan, for me and my daughter. I know I'll eventually be done, doing what I'm doing....
By Kaleah hughes5 years ago in Criminal
Mugshot Mayhem
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. When it comes to this Hall of Shame, it's more like a thousand hours of mandatory, court-ordered community service. Crime doesn't pay, but it certainly provides some serious entertainment. Below is a compilation I've put together with 10 of the most memorable mugshots to ever disgrace the internet, along with the hilariously ridiculous crimes they were accused of committing (and of course my asinine commentary).
By Reptile Dysfunction 5 years ago in Criminal
Four Letters
The crowd had been building since noon. People were scrambling to complete their errands and meet the deadline. The event was a nuisance, long reviled by the public as unnecessary. The seasons changed, lives continued, but that looming blade on the field was a constant in the community. A trio of siblings giggled among themselves as they played with the metal collars around their necks, pointing at the guillotine and feigning overdramatic deaths. Their mother silenced them with a wide-eyed stare and continued the conversation she was having with one of her neighbors.
By Corey Riner5 years ago in Criminal
2-Dichotomously Queer
It’s New York. You know because it’s the only city in America where heads hang high, and limbs lay limp: a child resting in his mother’s arms and under her smile; a senior leaning on the rails of an NYC fire escape, gazing at night’s gems – none of them breathing. The night engulfs the patronizing, metronomic siren circling the city on 18 wheels: it’s inside time.
By Max Sheppard5 years ago in Criminal
