Case Study Of Katherine's Sacrifice Murder

Simon Gittany was a male perpetrator. In almost 4 out of 5 intimate partner homicides the perpetrator was a male (Australian Institute of Criminology 1998).

friends and family to come aid her in her time of distress. The ransom note clearly stated

In the past few decades, a new stream of research has emerged in American crime and criminality. It entails the study of sensationalized murder stories. Such an inquiry is critical to understand Americans past in crime and criminality. Case studies such as the murder of Jewett are riveting thus creating a nuanced portrait of a historical moment. Such study paints a picture on important changes in American culture and society over time. With this in mind, the paper details the sensational murder of Helen Jewett. A cursory glance at the argument shows that Jewett personality and lifestyle shatters the common ideas particularly in popular minds about prostitutes as pathetic and broken persons living impoverished lives. However, understanding Jewett murder demand a closer look at the 1830s and 1840s prostitution.

What did the judge do wrong? Which judicial selection option—either appointment, election, or merit—would help to reduce instances of judicial misconduct?

In Katherine Ramsland’s article “Murder by the Book: The Murder of Karyn Slover,” she tells the story of the mysterious murder of a 23 year old mother who seemed to vanish with no reasoning in central Illinois back in 1996. Ramsland begins by telling how an abandoned car was left on the side of the road with it still running, the headlights on and the driver door still open. Police searched the car and found a drivers license with Karyn Slover’s name on it, yet the car belonged to David Swann. The police reached Swann and told him of Karyn’s disappearance, which he then told the police how she was borrowing the car to pick up her son at the Slover’s household. The author continues on about how Swann filed a missing-persons report

In the early days of July 1865 history was made as Mary Surratt scaled the gallows at the Fort Worth Penitentiary (Kingseed). She was the first woman to be hung by the United States Federal Government (Blakemore). Mary Surratt was executed unjustly by the U.S. Government. Toward the end of her trial she asked for a reduced sentence, being jailed for life, and this was the best option. She lied many times at first, but she proved to be trustful toward the end; but she also was associated with John Wilkes Booth, the murderer of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

Relatives of Paul Smith, who was allegedly gunned down by police last night, are calling for justice, saying that he was innocently killed.

In the document Words of the Bewitched, Bridget Bishop’s witch trial takes place in Salem in the year of 1692. Bishop is accused of being an evil witch and having harmed others on several occasions. The document goes on to state that little evidence is needed of her being a witch for it is “evident and notorious to all beholders.” Witnesses and victims begin to testify, declaring Bishop guilty of threats and physical force to have them sign a book, the devil’s book. As the trial is occurring, it becomes apparent that the victims present are extremely upset, and “tortured” by the mere presence of Bishop.

Poison throughout the ages has been a subject of fascination. This is particularly true in Victorian era Britain where the population became fascinated with poison as a means for murder. Although poisoning had not been new, the Victorian era produced an apex in poisoning cases. This essay hopes to explore the progression of murder through poison in Victorian society from its humble beginnings in the home as a common household product to a tool of deliberate murder and the subsequent fear it instilled that inspired legal reform that exists today. Firstly, this will be explored through the place poison had in the common home and Victorian society. Secondly, I will explore the professionalization of poisoning and growing fear of murder that became prevalent in the 1840s. Thirdly, I will explore the legal framework that changed in hopes to limit access and reduce the chance of poisoning. Fourthly, given this as context I will explore how the poisoning trial of Christiana Edmunds in 1872 became sensationalized because it reinvigorated fears of poisoning throughout Brighton.

In 1996, Keli Lane, was charged with murder over her newborn baby Teagan. Keli gave birth to Teagan in September 1996, and a short time after the birth, the baby had seemingly disappeared. Two days after the birth of her baby, Keli attended a friends wedding and they had reported that she was with no baby and there was no evidence that Lane had ever had one, which raised some suspicions. The baby has not been seen since she was born at the Auburn Hospital. Lane’s family, friends and partner had no idea that she was pregnant in the first place. Lane would later go on to have two more children, covering up both pregnancies and putting up both children for adoption. When Lane began getting questioned about the whereabouts of her newborn, she had

What happened on March 13th, 1964 is a mystery. For those who don't know, a murder that changed the nation had occurred on that date at around three in the morning. The reason that this murder is talked about so much in the media, is that there were over 38 witnesses to the death of Catherine ‘Kitty’ Genovese. There are many speculations as to what exactly happened that cold day in March. But what really happened is considered a mystery.

Liz and Bean made the wrong choices. They did not handle the Mr. Maddox situation correctly. Liz should have never gotten in the car with Maddox, Bean shouldn’t have pressed charges, and they should have stuck with Mr. Corbin’s advice. Plenty of problems would not have happened should they have listened and stayed away.

Exam 2 Essay Helen, twenty-two year old of a wealthy family, is a group of people. The group is most likely lead by two men, Allen and Mark. They hold Helen captive for many weeks, abusing her, threatening her with bodily harm, and failing to provide necessary nutrition and sleep. Helen observes what she thought to have been Allen attempt to murder Mark, injuring him greatly, and is then forced to finish Mark off.

Though I do not know the background of Massacre of the Innocents, this painting seems to depict a group of men fighting with a group of women over babies, and when the men manage to steal these babies, the men kill them. Besides the death of children, the most peculiar aspect of this painting is the fact that the men and the babies are naked and the women seem to be losing their clothes. The different person’s level of clothing can tell a lot about what is going on. Leaving the men without clothing seems to give the painter a chance to define their muscles in a way that would have been difficult with them clothed. Even though some of the women’s bodies can be seen, they are not as well defined as the men’s making it apparent who is stronger. Pairing this with Judith Beheading Holofernes, nakedness can also show a lack of power. Holofernes was supposed to be a very powerful man, but after being tricked by Judith, he meets his demise by what could possibly be his own sword. Without his armor and wits, he has no power or ability to defend himself and is killed by someone who would typically be seen as the least powerful character. This meaning is not necessarily depicted in Saturn Devouring His Son where both Saturn and his son are without clothing though there seems to be a type of animal skin around Saturn’s waist while the child he is chewing on lacks all clothing. Saturn’s lack of clothing and his mad expression makes him to appear like an animal or monster instead of a

With reference to four articles related to murder committed by young women, I will explain why Cohen’s theory of moral panic is not applicable to crimes committed by young women now. Moral Panic is defined as “a condition, person, group of people or episode that has been labelled as a threat to societal values and interests.” Cohen (1973).