Joran Van Der Sloot's Murder

O.J. Simpson was the killer. All of the evidence in this trail pointed to him, but he could not be proven guilty. In the trial of O.J. Simpson, he was found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The court case of O.J. Simpson was a very controversial case in its time. It was a controversial case mainly because of the interference from the media. The media gave their opinions on the case and became so involved that it began to sway the opinions of the jurors and people who watched the case. There were also many other factors in how the case gained its popularity. O.J Simpson could not be proven guilty because of multiple errors by the prosecuting side and a bad presentation of evidence. The following will explain O.J. Simpson’s life, his murder trial, the problems with the case, and all of the events that came after his initial murder trial.

Justin Ross Harris, the Georgia man accused of purposely leaving his 22-month-old son locked inside a hot SUV to die back in June 2014, will return to the public eye after more than a year. Cobb County released records of the toddler's autopsy, but you would fine little new information on the medical examiner's report. They listed hyperthermia as the cause of death.

“Nobody’s ever been arrested for a murder; they have only ever been arrested for not planning it properly” (Terry Hayes). Ray Leetuf may have never been caught, but that is only if he would have planned it better. Ray Leetuf killed Max Powers in cold blood for hate, money and greed. With those motives it looks clear that Ray Leetuf has done it. In every murder case there is a preliminary report, testimony, and hard evidence. There are examples of all of the three in this case.

An innocent, caring miner whose death changed lives. Killed and known to be murdered by a man named James Bentley in 1854. This is the story of James Scobie. If he had not been murdered he would not be as famous as today.

Yes, I could have won this case because it was endorsed by the FBI as James Earl Ray being the killer, the case involved someone who was hated in the South. It was not meant for Ray to have a fair trial where the murder occurred, and biased and corrupt criminal justice professionals were present throughout the entire investigation including the FBI. Therefore, whether or not James Earl Ray was guilty was immaterial to the fact that he was going to be convicted. Many people doubt the authenticity of his guilt as well as the evidence presented at trial. However, the 1960s in America, the murder of a black man, even one as prominent and world-renowned as Martin Luther King Jr. could easily be subjected to corruption and a cover-up that involved

During his career, He made more enemies. Hoffa was known to be one of the most powerful men in the country at the time and still. Of course because of his union leadership, many working Americans considered Hoffa as their hero. But it is believed that one of his enemies may have had something to do with his disappearance in 1975. During that year on July 30th. Hoffa left Detroit for a meeting with a local crime figure and a mob-connected union leader that was from New Jersey. The met at a restaurant in Bloomfield Township. They met up so they could try settling a feud. But Hoffa was the only person who showed up. The people don’t know what happen to the Mob boss. But his car was found in the restaurant 's parking lot. But there also were no clues to Hoffa 's whereabouts. Years later, Hoffa was declared legally dead in 1982.

Orenthal James Simpson, commonly known as "O.J." or "The Juice," famous for the Heisman trophy and football hall of fame. He became a wanted man after police found his former wife Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman brutally murdered at Nicole’s condominium in Los Angeles. With his back ground of violence and his temper, police had their guy or so they thought. The trail had the world on the edge of their seats and taking sides. The first thing Yeltsin said when he stepped off his plane to meet President Clinton was, "Do you think O. J. did it?”. On October 3 everyone was glued to their TV anticipating the vitric to come.

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.

When one is guilty, it means that he or she is “culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing” or, “having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty.” If someone is charged as guilty, they have broken a law or performed an unjust or immoral act to deserve punishment. However, this does not mean that through reasonable suspicion that an individual can be determined as guilty. It means that “a defendant is innocent until proven guilty. In other words, the prosecution must prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, each essential element of the crime charged.” In other words, a particular person must be proven guilty of a crime through proof and evidence. In the story provided by Serial, Sarah Koenig narrates the case of the murder of Hae Min Lee. Seventeen years ago, on January 13, Hae Min Lee, a senior at Woodlawn High School, was reported missing. Weeks later, her body is found and the cause of her death was determined to be manual strangulation. Her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Musud Syed, was convicted of her murder and sentenced to life plus thirty years in prison. The case against him was mainly based on the story of one witness, Jay Wilds. Now, past reporter and journalist, Sarah Koenig is reopening this case to find out what really happened. Through documents, police interrogations, testimonies, and interviews, she collects evidence to look for the answer.

In the video “The Confessions” presented by Frontline, a murder of a women that was committed by one man, quickly resulted into a false gang murder-rape scene committed by eight men. The victim, Michelle Bosko, was seen to be raped and killed in her apartment in Norfolk, Virginia. From the video, it has been proven that seven out of the eight men that confessed were innocent, but somehow they all received an unequal punishment. Because the innocent men admitted to a murder that they didn’t commit out of fear, they were all sentenced to some time in prison. The head detective, Glenn Ford, intimidated the men so much that they either were convinced that they were at the crime scene or they told him every detail that he wanted to hear.

Many could ask the question how a novel could lead someone to commit a murder. In the 1980’s this question swept through many individuals around the world. “Read The Catcher in the Rye, that is my statement.” These are words that came from Mark David Chapman after he took the life of Rock and Roll songwriter/singer, John Lennon. A&E produced a documentary about Chapman, the murderer of Lennon. It spoke about how and when Lennon was executed, the reasoning behind why Chapman did it, the childhood of Chapman, and other interesting facts that related to this tragic event. The way that A&E sequenced the events, helps the viewers to have a better understanding of what was going through Chapman’s head during, before, and after the murder was conducted.

James Patrick Bulger was born on the 16th of March, 1990, to Ralph and Denise Bulger in Kirkby, Merseyside.

What would you do if a convicted criminal’s guilt was being questioned? Would you have the urge to let your inner detective shine? If you are one of those people, the perplexity of this murder would be right up your alley. On January 13, 1999, in Baltimore, Maryland, 18-year old high school senior Hae Min Lee mysteriously disappeared after school, leaving her family and friends worried. Weeks later, on February 9, 1999, the innocent young woman’s body was found buried in Leakin Park. Many people, including the whole state of Maryland, pointed fingers at Adnan Syed. Syed comes from a traditional Muslim family, yet he did “American teen-like” things, such as dating and going to

In the seventeenth century, murders were verified by the examination of witnesses who claimed people were murdered and supernatural happenings, such as corpses bleeding, ghosts, and dreams verified if the said person was the guilty murderer (4). The main focus of this article is an explanation of the examined accounts and also the comparison of another murder subject matter, printed murder pamphlets (4). These murder pamphlets made it so the destiny of the murderers was able to get through to the folks of the communities as well as to preach and exemplify how God's provision confused the opposition of Heaven and earth (4-5). The role of religion and more so, supernatural events go hand-in-hand when dealing with murder and the murderer (1-5).

Murder on a Sunday Morning is about an African American boy who was wrongly convicted of murder. He was only fifteen years old when his life changed forever. While first watching the documentary, it seems to the audience that Brenton Butler, the convicted boy, is guilty. Mr. Stephens, husband of the victim, Ann Stephens, claims that Butler came over, tried to take Anna Stephens’ purse, and then before she could comply, he raised his gun and shot her in the face. Sadly, Mr. Stephens was the only eye-witness, which is a major red flag, as he is connected to the victim. After being forced by the detective, Butler confesses. Once defense attorney, Patrick McGuinness is involved, he has Butler tell the court of his innocence and thus beings the criminal proceedings for Brenton Butler.