True crime

Encienda la compasión, inspire la acción: un viaje para poner fin a la trata de personas En "Evangelio de la libertad: Acabar con la trata de personas en nuestro tiempo", se invita a los lectores a emprender un viaje urgente y convincente al corazón de una de las injusticias más graves del mundo moderno: la trata de personas. Este libro innovador arroja luz sobre los rincones oscuros de la trata de personas y ofrece no sólo una comprensión profunda, sino también un rayo de esperanza para poner fin a este flagelo en nuestra generación. Comenzando con un claro llamado a la acción, la introducción prepara el escenario para una exploración integral de las realidades multifacéticas de la trata de personas en Estados Unidos. El capítulo 1 profundiza en las definiciones, las formas y el alarmante alcance del problema, respaldado por estadísticas estado por estado que revelan la sorprendente omnipresencia de este problema. Desde las profundas reflexiones de la Iglesia Católica en el Capítulo 2 hasta los roles críticos de las fuerzas del orden, la comunidad legal y la tecnología destacados en los capítulos siguientes, este libro presenta una lente multifocal a través de la cual ver y combatir la trata de personas. A través de conocimientos teológicos, aboga por una lucha moral y ética contra la trata, alineándose con valores humanitarios más amplios y el llamado universal a la libertad. Organizaciones activas en la lucha y las historias de Survivor Stories: Lessons of Hope and Resilience no solo humanizan la crisis sino que también subrayan las diferencias tangibles que están haciendo los individuos y los grupos. Estas secciones sirven como testimonio del poder del esfuerzo concertado y del espíritu humano indomable para superar. El libro extiende aún más una discusión impactante a los ámbitos legal, político y educativo, instando a un cambio social hacia una mayor concientización, una prevención proactiva y una aplicación más estricta. La guía completa a través de los avances tecnológicos y la colaboración internacional destaca la dimensión global de la lucha y la importancia de un frente unido. El "Evangelio de la Libertad" es un llamado a las armas, al conocimiento y a la acción compasiva. Permite a los lectores comprender que la lucha contra la trata de personas no es insuperable. A través de esfuerzos comunitarios, voluntariado y, especialmente, empoderando a la próxima generación de líderes, este libro muestra que el cambio no sólo es posible sino inminente. Únase a este apasionante viaje hacia un mundo donde la libertad no sea un privilegio sino un derecho garantizado para todos. Al interactuar con este texto fundamental, los lectores no solo obtienen información sobre uno de los problemas más graves de la actualidad, sino que también reciben pasos prácticos y estrategias para marcar la diferencia. Ya sea usted un educador, un profesional de la salud, un experto legal o simplemente un ciudadano preocupado, Gospel of Freedom lo equipa e inspira a prestar su voz (y sus acciones) para poner fin a la trata de personas en nuestro tiempo.

Dix ans d'histoire du pouvoir que l'argent exercé sur une famille et de la cupidité d'un homme qui, ayant pu l'éviter, non seulement ne l'a pas fait, mais a aussi fini par être l'architecte d'une vengeance machiavélique, injustifiée et systématique, culminant dans un héritage posthume inhabituel.Dix années qui démontrent la fragilité de l'être humain et de ses besoins, sa capacité à faire du mal et sa dépendance à l'argent.C'est une histoire cruelle et implacable, basée sur la vie de l'auteur, qui en surprendra plus d'un. Avant tout, à ceux qui croient que l'amour et la famille sont les plus belles choses de la vie.

"We're no nearer to a solution now than we were when the body was found. For all I know, we're farther away from one."Can any words be harder for a loved one to receive? No parent can conceive of finding that their sixteen year old daughter has been murdered. For two days Beverly Jarosz's parents, Thaddeus and Eleanor, along with her sister Carol, held out hope that there would be a quick solution to the crime. Those forty-eight hours must have flashed around them; a whirl of anger, guilt, fear and horror. Each minute simultaneously lasting hours but disappearing as soon as it arrived. Then it became apparent, the trail was already going cold. It would reach freezing point in the coming weeks and has rarely given even a hint of a thaw in the fifty-six years that have since passed. And the question still remains. Who killed Beverly Jarosz?

A True Crime anthology centering around women who used poison to kill their victims...Holly McFeeture was sent to prison for slowly poisoning her fiancee by giving him daily doses of antifreeze into his beverages. But did she do it? Wrongful convictions in the United States seem like such a rare occurrence. One might think that if a case has gone to trial, and a jury has made a decision, then the person must be guilty. In a perfect world, the jury would have all the evidence they needed to make a decision beyond a reasonable doubt. However, in 2015, in the United States, a record number of 149 people were exonerated of crimes that they didn't commit. While the number may seem low in comparison to the number of rightful convictions, it was higher than any other year.

When Girly Chew met Diazien Hossencofft while on vacation in the United States, she was instantly swept off her feet. It was the early 1990s, and the Malaysian-born Chew was exploring SeaWorld when she bumped into Hossencofft, a thoracic surgeon with multiple degrees from prestigious universities...By 1993, after a brief courtship conducted through correspondence by mail, the couple had gotten married and were living together in Albuquerque, New Mexico. And by 1999, Chew would be missing - presumed dead - and Hossencofft would be convicted with her murder.

Edmund Lopes was as charming as they come. He could befriend any man or woman on the street with his "golden tongue". Known to tell a tall tale or two, he led a normal life until he abandoned his first wife and his children. From there, he would remarry, kill his second wife, try to kill his girlfriend and murder another woman. Eventually tried and convicted, he would be released on parole after only twelve years. Ordered not to leave the state, Lopes defied the authorities and fled to Nebraska to marry his "pen pal" that had been writing him in prison. The two then moved to rural Washington where Lopes reinvented himself as "Pastor Ed". He regaled his parishioners with his own personal story of being the Prodigal Son, the bad man gone astray who came back into the fold of the Lord. Problem was, none of his stories were true.

Lisa and Rob Whedbee seemed to have it all. He ran a successful insurance business; she was the former high school cheerleader whose pretty looks, blonde hair and bouncy personality made her the centre of social gatherings.Indeed, their romance was like something out of one of those middle-class Disney movies the company poured out in the seventies. Rob was the football team captain; the jock with brains as well as brawn; the guy who got the girl about which every beta male dreamed. Lisa was his catch; one he'd never look to throw back.The couple were even labelled Ken and Barbie. Those squeaky-clean Mattel dolls engineered youngsters into the look to which they should aspire; he muscle bound and square jawed, she a woman of her time; courageous, entrepreneurial, intelligent but never forgetting her first job - to look beautiful.But in the same way as the Barbie theme offers just a thin veneer to cover the realities of life, so this Ken and Barbie couple presented a blistering coat of varnish to the outside world. Under the surface, their relationship was rotting away. It would end in a vicious attempt on Rob's life, one which involved a weak and inept lover and a bungled legal case littered with unproven assertions that flew like indiscriminate pellets from a child's toy gun.The cartoon character perfection of the early years of their relationship fell into soap opera tragedy; one that held the attention of the nation.

Connie stands as one of the first known modern musicians to contribute to the singer-songwriter genre. During the 1950s, she worked around New York City but was barely recognized at that time. What is perhaps better known than her music is her personal story. In the summer of 1974, she left her home, disillusioned by her lack of success in pursuit of stardom. Then, seemingly of her own accord, she disappeared. Connie has been missing for nearly 44 years. Now, she has become the subject of one of the most baffling and captivating cases of disappearances.

On July 15, Gianni Versace left his house in Miami Beach, Casa Casuarina, at around 8:30 a.m., and headed to News Café to pick up his morning coffee and a bunch of magazines. He walked home, and as he was opening the gate to his mansion at around 8:55 a.m., witnesses stated that they saw a man rushing over to Versace, and shot him twice in the back. In the ensuing commotion after the shots rang out, the man ran away from the scene, and a number of people saw him enter a parking garage. Police were called to the scene, and found Versace lying on the steps, bleeding from two bullet wounds, one in the back of the head, and one in the left cheek. One witness ran after the assailant, but was unable to catch him. Versace was rushed over to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:21 a.m. News of the shooting spread like wildfire, and in a few hours, news stations were on the scene, their vans and trucks blocking the roads as they delivered the breaking news. Miami Police quickly locked down the city, and began tracing the gunman's steps, following the witness reports. In the parking garage, officers found Reese's red truck parked, with clothes dropped on the ground next to the truck. The clothes matched witness descriptions of what the shooter was wearing. According to witnesses, a man had rushed out of the parking garage and hailed a cab.Who killed Gianni Versace and why?

Laura lived in room 518 in Hill Hall dormitory, a single room at Eastern Michigan University. When she walked into her door after the secret Santa Christmas party, she called her boyfriend Travis Scott, who worked at an engineering firm, Covanta Energy, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Scott was working late, and the two spoke for a few minutes before Laura stated that she was turning in for the night. Laura had exams the next day, and when she failed to show up, her friends increasingly grew concerned. They began frantically calling her phone, but she was not picking up. In Hastings, Michigan, Robert and Debra Dickinson, Laura's parents, were also growing concerned. They were a tight-knit family, and the phone calls were frequent. Laura always picked up her phone, and in the rare occasions that she didn't, she always returned the calls soon after. They reached out to Scott, who was having the same problems. By December 15, 2006, two days after anyone last heard from Laura, Robert and Scott began making plans to drive down to the school. After discussing the plan, Scott decided that he would take the day off work and check on Laura, promising to call back with news as soon as he found out what was going on...What happened to Laura Dickinson?

Robert Charles Browne, a 68-year old Louisiana native, who serves a double-life sentence at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility may just be one of the most prolific murderers in American history. However, some of the self-professed serial killer's uncorroborated claims leaves plenty of room for speculation about the cold cases that remain unsolved in the wake of his imprisonment...How many of Browne's purported kills are real? Considering his 140 IQ, is he lying to deflect some of his more atrocious crimes? Read about the most intelligent serial killers in recent memory.

On January 14th 2009, Marissa DeVault entered the master bedroom that she and Dale Harrell shared, and beat him to near-death whilst he slept. She carried out several strikes on Harrell's head with a hammer, which in turn caused multiple skull fractures and he was taken to hospital...DeVault told law enforcement officials that Harrell was assaulted by an unknown assailant who had attempted to break into the home. Judging by her calm and relaxed demeanor, the police grew suspicious of DeVault...and what they would soon uncover would be a lifetime of lies worthy of a crime novel.

Joe Shones was having a heart attack on the road. He quickly jumped out of the car and headed toward the oncoming vehicle, screaming for help and waving his arms. But no one paid him any attention - later, he said he watched as a group of men, a single woman, and a little baby walked right by. It must have been hours later, he remembered, when he thought he saw flashlights in the trees. He tried calling out again, but - again - got no response...By the time his car ran out of gas, the excruciating pain in Shones' chest had receded enough that he felt he could handle the eight mile walk down the snowy road to a lodge he knew would be occupied. On the way, he recalled, he spotted a 1969 Mercury Montego on the side of the road - complete empty. He assumed the vehicle belonged to the people he'd seen passing by hours before...In that moment, Shones wasn't too worried about the strange group of people he'd encountered - he was focused on handling an emergency of his own. Later, though, authorities pieced together that it wasn't Shones' near-death experience that was the strangest thing to happen that night. Instead, it was the fact that Joe Shones had - in all likelihood - been the last person to see Bill Sterling, Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga, Jack Huett, and Gary Mathias alive.

Annie was hungry for knowledge and she was determined to change the medical community with scientific breakthroughs. Although her passion was primarily medical, she was an academic writer as well. In the February of 2009 she published an article in Yale Medical School's Magazine. The ironic title of this article was "Crime and Safety in New Haven". This article was based on campus safety and it looked at the amount of robberies in New Haven, compared to other cities that housed Ivy Level schools. It advised students on the different campus safety methods such as; the buddy system, utilizing campus police, and avoiding drugs and alcohol. Her article included an interview with Yale's police Chief. In the interview Chief James Perrotti states "pay attention to where you are and avoid portraying yourself as a potential victim." Annie was quoted as stating "In short, New Haven is a city and cities have their perils, but with a little street smarts, one can avoid becoming yet another statistic." Perrotti mentioned that victims of a crime should always make not of their attacker's shoes. "It's important to take not of the attacker's physical appearance, especially the shoes. The shoes are very important because they can shed the clothing along the way... shoes are unique." How does an intelligent and well-versed student like Annie Le get murdered?

Murder is rarely simple. But the complex strands of criminality that surround the almost certain death of Susan Powell serve to obscure the reality of a very tragic situation. Through a series of related causes, a mother, a father, a grandfather, an uncle and - worst of all - two young children have died prematurely. In some of those cases, the circumstances of the victims' deaths have been truly horrific. It is approaching a decade now since Susan, the first of the extended family to lose her life, disappeared, presumed dead. But the causes of her demise reach back much further in time. The principle actors in this morbid drama are Susan, her husband Josh, his father Steven and brother Michael. The two youngest victims are Charles Powell, who was seven at the time and his brother Brad, just five years old when he died in appalling circumstances.

The idea of a mother who kills her children will always capture the attention of the nation, and in some cases the entire world will tune in as they did in Smith's situation, at first with sympathy and then with outrage. Why would someone commit the most unspeakable of acts? How could a mother kill her child? In 1994, these questions were asked of Susan Smith.

Small communities were regarded as safe during the 1980s. Families flocked there from large metropolitan areas in order to live comfortably and away from crime. Queensville was the ideal place for the Jessop family since they had two young children who were still in school. However, one autumn day completely changed their lives. Christine Jessop, a tiny nine-year-old girl vanished from the street while walking back to her home. Unsure of her fate, the community gathered and searched for her, hoping they would find her alive. But as weeks went by, it was clear that something sinister happened to this child. First, they suspected she was kidnapped which provided the family with some hope. However, police were not so certain in that theory.

Gwenda Sloane didn't look like a killer. We often think of murderers as displaying inconsistent behavior and having alternate motives to their actions. Many times, murderers show a history of crime and a mug shot that reflects the evil in their hearts. Gwenda didn't fit that profile. In crimes that have taken place over the previous decade, the murder committed by Gwenda Sloane didn't garner as much attention as some others of a similar time period. This is partly due to the location of the murder and the lack of international media attention with it. If this story had taken place in the U.S., this would have undoubtedly been one of the biggest stories for its time period and it would have gotten airplay on all of the networks. But the lack of international media attention around the case doesn't make the crime any less tragic. This crime was one of unimaginable circumstance and truly heartless actions. The murder committed by Gwenda Sloane is a prime example of how the most innocent of faces can commit truly gruesome crimes.

Avoid The Tourist Herds. What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades? This Twisted Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don't want to talk about anymore...the same places people once couldn't stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery. Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The profiled cast of characters feature saints and sinners (with emphasis towards the latter). Notorious crimes, murders, accidental deaths, suicides, kidnappings, vice and scandal are captivating human interest tales. The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events. If you're seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tour Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different. Historic Buildings with Paranormal Haunting: Witches Castle, Merchant's Hotel, Kelly's Olympian, White Eagle Saloon, Kell's Irish Restaurant, Hollywood Theatre Portland Scandals: The Open Door and the Great Vice Crusade of 1896, Unsuccessful Sexual Set-Up of Mayor Harry Lane, Richard's Restaurant, Vice Clique Gay Scandal of 1912, Ku Klux Klan's infiltration, Mayoral Election of 1917, Radio's Robert Gordon Duncan, Schneiderman's Music Hall, Michael Grave's Flawed Portland Building Elicit Commerce: Opium Trade, Court of Death, Shanghai Tunnels, Gambling Dens, Prohibition, Read Hotel, Frank Kodat Crime Networt, Historic Prostitution Outlets, The Desert Room, Yam Yam's BBQ Historic Events: Great Fires of 1872-1973, Emma Goldman's 1915 Lecture, Hoovervilles at Sullivan's Gulch, Multnomah Aerial Showcase, Catastrophe at Vanport, Brittany Maynard's Assisted Suicide Institutions with Storied Pasts: Huber's Café, The Boneyard, Society Hotel, Lone Fir Cemetery, Dan and Louis Oyster Bar, Erickson's Saloon, Washington Hotel, Lownsdale Square Public Bathroom, Crystal Ballroom, Golden West Hotel, Vista Bridge, Crystal Hotel, Dude Ranch, Harbor Club, Tel and Tel Tavern, Club Continental Baths, Mary's Club Legendary Personalities: Danford Balch, Liverpool Lil, Boneyard Mary, Carrie Bradley, Anne Jeanne Tingry Le-Coz, Alice Oberle, Joseph Bunko Kelley, Kate Ann Williams, Theodore Berthus Kruses, Gus Erickson, Fred Fritz Jr., Mysterious Billy Smith, Dr. Marie Equi, Henry Lewis Pittock, Mayor George Baker, Henry Albers, Journalists John Reed and Louis Bryant, Nate Zusman, Al Winter, Mayor Dorothy McCullough, Big Jim Elkins, Roma Ollison, Hotelier Gordon Sondland Notorious MurdersReynolds's Homewrecker Shooting, Dark Strangler Serial Killer, Contract Killing of Frank Akin, 1946 Willamette Floating Torso, Bowden Bombing, Killing Under St. John's Bridge, Career Criminal Frank Oliver Payne, Diane Hank Abduction, Forest Park Slayings, Weeks Family Massacre, Veronica Dolan's Christmas Eve slaying, Michele Dee Gate's Saga of Death, Lloyolla Miller's savage axing, Beating Death of Mulugeta Seraw, Tim Moreau and the Counterfeit Ticketing Ring, Serial Killer Scott William Cox, Homer Lee Jackson's Prostitution Murders, The Zone's Shooting Rampage, Federal Public Defender Nancy Bergeson's Murder, Abduction of Kyron Horman, Escort Ashley Benson SalemPioneer Murder of Daniel Delaney, Salem Hanging Grounds, Political Fixer Jonathan Bourne and 40 days of legislative debauchery, Fairview Training Center, Elsinore Theatre, Mass Poisoning at the Oregon State Hospital, Serial Killer Richard Marquette, Fetish Killer Jerry Brudos, Oregon Stat...

Bob and Amy Bosley seemed to have it all. They drew the envy of many with Bob having a multi-millionaire roofing business providing his family with a luxury cabin, sports cars, horses, private planes and a yacht. But all was not idyllic in this American Dream come true...There were rumors that Bob was entertaining women on weekends. When Amy caught wind of his dealings, she immediately began embezzling funds out of his company's coiffures. But the IRS soon began suspecting Bob of tax evasion, Amy was left with no other alternative in order to keep from being found out...She had to kill Bob.

On October 5th, 2009 workmen were carrying out maintenance along the northwards side of the M5, clearing the undergrowth, when they came across some thin, cheap black plastic bin bags, tied across the top with building twine. Inside were bones and a skull. After thirteen years of fear over what had happened to Melanie Hall, the worst news was confirmed. These were the remains of her body. Although she had officially been declared dead, five years earlier in 2004, hope remained in her family that, by some miraculous chance, their daughter might turn up alive one day. That painful desire was wiped out by the discovery of those carelessly discarded bin bags.The question remains...Who killed Melanie Hall?

The mysterious disappearance of vulnerable people is always a hard one to swallow. When mothers, elderly people, or children go missing, it often causes empathy and panic to both stir within the community. Perhaps the worst is when children disappear without a trace. Children abductions are very rarely done by someone that the child doesn't know. While stranger abductions are far rarer, they're also far more dangerous. People who study missing children have come up with a formula: or every twenty-four hours that a child is missing, the chance of finding them alive reduces by half.As terrifying as that is, it is the unfortunate reality when it comes to missing children. But what about the children that just disappear out of thin air? In some cases, a child is there one minute, and gone the next, with no understanding of where they have gone, or if anyone has taken them. The story of the Frog Boys has confused, intrigued, and saddened people all over the world for the last twenty-seven years. It is a story of five boys who simply walked into the woods, never to be seen again.

When Alan Duvall died in August of 2007, his family wasn't satisfied with the initial explanation. Three years later, their doubts were put to rest when authorities arrested his estranged wife, Tami, and charged her with murder, insurance fraud, and obstruction of justice...According to Bartholomew County prosecutors, Tami was hoping to cash in on a life insurance policy that had been taken out on her husband in the amount of $100,000 - and she decided to poison her husband using stolen medications.

Julie Ann Weflen was an oddity...a beautiful woman who eschewed a white collar office career, she became a power equipment technician...a blue collar job for the Bonneville Power Administration in Spokane, Washington. A petite woman who weighed in at less than 110 pounds, she was last seen on September 16th, 1987. Her hard hat, tool box, bottle of water, and sunglasses were all found near her abandoned truck. The vehicle door was left open and her purse remained inside. Dirt and the gravel near the truck showed that a struggle had taken place. Julie had tried to find off her attacker or attackers. Now over thirty years later, she has never been seen since.What happened to Julie Weflen?

New Orleans has always managed to create a mix of the mysterious and the macabre in our minds. As a city, it is different; its jazz, its location and openness to the elements, its cosmopolitan community. At the turn of the last century, the French influence was still strong. A quarter of the population spoke the Gallic language, and French newspapers were still popular. But these Northern Europeans were not the only significant immigrant group to reside there.In 1915, Atlantic storms blew into the vulnerable city, and floods threatened lives and buildings. But still the city stood, tall and firm, against all that nature could throw against it. Yet if it could withstand the onslaught of the natural world, the same was not necessarily true of the human one.Back in 1910, a particularly savage crime took place, a vicious, merciless assault with an axe There is something almost primordial about such an attack. On this occasion, the victim survived, and in a city where racial tensions were rife, where child labour still flourished, the confrontation went largely unnoticed by the wider community. Then, in the early summer of 1911, another incident took place and this time the assault proved fatal. Joe Davi was, in all probability, the first man to die at the hands of the Axeman of New Orleans.

For those parents who lose a child in criminal circumstances, it is tough to judge which is worse: is it harder to bear the certainty that a loved one has been killed, murdered with all the fear and guilt that brings? Or does the suffering reach even greater proportions when that child is missing, presumed - but not certainly - dead? Is the inevitable hope such a condition brings a small benefit or an added torture?The family of Kimberley Moreau may have a view on the subject, having been exposed to the greatest, and as yet unresolved, trauma of losing their daughter or sister. More than thirty years of trauma. Certainly, Kimberley has, for many years, been declared officially deceased but knowing her fate for sure has eluded the family. It still does. Similarly, despite their suspicions, they do not know for certain who perpetrated the crime which led to her disappearance.When people are missing for many years; history stops. 'They will not grow old, as we grow old; age will not weary them...' Laurence Binyon's words were written for his compatriots killed in the first world war. But they apply in situations such as Kimberley's. She is forever a teen. Her hairstyle is forever 1980s; short, curled, of its age.Time stopped for her, it would seem, in that decade of excess. But, as in the case of others lost, presumed dead, her story needs to be told. It helps to keep her memory alive.

When a young Swedish woman named Annika Ostberg was incarcerated in the United States for participating in a double murder, her home country came to her defense. Even though they didn't have plenty of details on what really occurred in 1981, the citizens rallied together in order to get her released as soon as possible. She became a household name in her home country and a large number of the Swedish population saw her as someone who was wronged by the United States. Annika had been arrested for her involvement in a robbery gone awry. She was with her drug dealing boyfriend Bob Cox during a crime spree which left both a restauranteur and a sheriff deputy dead. But did Annika pull the trigger or was she an innocent bystander?

An investigative look back at some of the most heinous and shocking kidnap murder cases that have occurred in the last century.

The sad and troubling fact is that when a child does go missing for nefarious reasons, the person who takes them is most often somebody they know. Given all of the above, something that is a complete rarity occurs when a teenager does go missing, but the authorities have not the slightest indication as to what has happened to them. Even when the news will be the worst imaginable, usually police will have clues or tip offs which lead them hopefully to the living child, but at other times to their body.So it was unusual in that extreme that in the case of Kemberly Ramer no such information has ever made its way to the authorities. Not to local police, state police, nor the FBI who are also involved in the investigation into what is now accepted to be her abduction.