Josie Shooting Case

Matt was important to the narrative because he was one of the main offenders that drove Peter Houghton, the shooter, to attack the school. Matt bullied Peter since elementary school. Matt took away Peter’s best friend and abused her. Josie, one of the main characters and Matt’s girlfriend, spent a majority of the book grieving over him, glorifying him. Due to the abuse, Josie killed Matt and suppressed the memory. Eventually, she remembered and confessed to the murder. This lessened Peter’s sentence, only slightly, and sent Josie to prison for five

In Ron Power’s article, The Apocalypse of Adolescence, Powers reports on the various brutal murders that ocurred in the state of Vermont, at the hands of troubled young teens. He explores the possible motives of their jarring actions but

The book True Notebooks by Mark Salzman highlights what our youth behind bars are going through while waiting for decisions on their lives to be made. Two interesting characters that stood out the most to me happened to be Mr. Mark Salzman because he embarked on an incredible journey of finding himself while helping others at the same time and Kevin Jackson who grew as a person throughout the book. Mr. Salzman’s character grew a lot from a man who was afraid of entering the steps of juvenile hall into a role model for the incarnated youth. While on the other hand, Kevin Jackson’s character grew from a shyboy to somebody who became very expressive of himself and appreciative of things around him. An article that helped me better understand Mr. Salzman’s charcter and Jackson’s was Synthesized Macsunlties by Victor Rios from our unit two reading due to the fact I was given an insight on Salzman’s and Jackson’s character traits.

I did not realize how unfortunate of a life she really lived. It made me sad to see how much caregivers of a child can affect the child’s quality of life. Throughout this paper I often wondered if someone else would have raised Aileen would she still have killed seven men or have been even remotely as violent as she was. I wonder this because I reviewed photos of the victims, all were older white men in their 40’s to 60’s. I believe that maybe Aileen committed these murders sublimely to gain control of her grandfather. I found Aileen interesting to write about as she is one of the United States first forty female serial killers but often referred to as the first because of just how many men she killed. Additionally I have two cousins abandoned by their mother at a young age that live a rocky life. So writing this paper helped me understand how to help them stay on the right path and what type of support they may need now and in their futures. I think Aileen could have reached out for help. I feel that when the abuse began by her grandfather she should have gone for help but unfortunately she did not. This changed Aileen’s life forever. If at fourteen Aileen wouldn’t have begun prostituting she may not have learned to dissociate her body and still had emotions as an adult and therefore not turned violent. Writing this paper has really influenced me by solidifying the

Jeannette’s personality shows the most with her independence and maturity at such a young age. An early example of this is when she tried to cook a hot dog on the stove and accidently burned herself when she was only three years old. As Jeannette ages, she begins to see the world in brand new perspectives because of her experiences with different lifestyles and environments, such as living in the desert with hot temperatures, to living in the poorest neighborhood of Welch, to finally living in the ever-moving city life of New York City.

Imagine a sunny day at the West Side Park. Children playing hopscotch and wishing on coins being flipped into the fountain. Now, at that same fountain, imagine an innocent teen being stabbed to death and three liters of blood staining the steps. One summer night, Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade walked to the West Side Park. Bob Sheldon and his friends drove up to the boys while intoxicated. Bob’s friends friends and Johnny’s have had previous disagreements. After fighting, Bob attempted to dump Ponyboy in the fountain when Johnny stabbed him and killed him. Johnny Cade is guilty of Bob Sheldon’s murder because he knew he was guilty and confessed, he wanted to kill him, and he could have attacked Bob in some other way that would not have proven fatal.

A jury has the power to decide the entire future of one person’s life. Jen Bryant’s The Trial, depicts the story of a man Bruno Hauptmann’s trial for the kidnapping and death of a young baby, Charles Lindbergh. This kidnapping takes place in a small town in New Jersey where nothing exciting goes on. This trial brings the town to chaos to plead whether or not Hauptmann is guilty. Bruno Richard Hauptmann is guilty of kidnapping and murdering Charles Lindbergh Jr. The ladder and the handwriting on the ransom notes are both pieces of evidence that Hauptmann is guilty. The ladder catches the investigators’ eyes when searching for clues.

Caroline is upset because it's her bridge night. Bobby runs up the stairs to look in the study. Caroline comes after him saying she doesn't like him running around the place. As she talks, Bobby sees a chest. He opens it and grabs the rifle . He checks the serial number on the weapon and becomes relieved but happy because that’s Beckwith’s gun. After the day's trial, Myrlie makes the comment that she once hated that man so much that she actually made inquiries into having him killed. The next day at work Beckwith confronts Bobby in the men's room. Beckwith says even if he did kill Evers, there's nothing Bobby or anyone else can do about it. Beckwith says: "The point is: You ain't never gonna get 12 people to convict me of killing a nigger in the state of Mississippi." In the trial the defense calls on James Holley to take the stand. He repeats his false testimony that he gave in the first two trials. Beckwith will not take the stand, the defense rests. Bobby and Myrlie are shocked and disappointed at this. Myrlie says: "Coward to the end." The jury finds Beckwith guilty as charged. Bobby and Myrlie are really excited. Outside the courthouse many of the people in the crowd cheer the

Mary Brown is a 30-year old mother of two small children that has resided in the neighborhood for six years. She had never met the defendant until the attack. In the four years since the attack, the victim has endured facial numbness, partial paralysis, and plastic surgery. Every day Mary is reminded of the terrible encounter with John Smith by the permanent five-inch scar, he placed on her face.

The client’s younger sister recently had an accident where she almost fell through thin ice while skating with her brother and cousin. She told her parents that Henry pushed her towards the thin ice and was laughing as the ice began to crack. As the parents questioned their son about the incident, Mark, came forward and explained that Henry had been doing things that he should not be doing. Mark accused Henry of torturing and killing a neighborhood dog, throwing a stuffed dummy off of an overpass and causing an accident, plotting to kill his younger sister, and had even threatened him if he told on Henry. The client’s mother at first did not believe that her son could at all be capable of such things and had dismissed the incidents as sibling rivalry.

Josie and Peter Houghton used to be best friends. They would spend every second together: at school, at home, and anyplace in-between that. When Matt Royston, Josie’s boyfriend, introduced Josie to a different lifestyle, their friendship quickly demised. Josie fell under peer pressure and became a part of the popular group, who happened to initiate most of the bullying. She was half of “the perfect couple” in Sterling High School, went to every party, and had the best friends a high school girl could ask for.

These chapters focus on the days after Alex was arrested for his drunk underage driving. He returns from the hospital and is told he will have a hearing for his case in 30 days, and he’s required to show up in court. His mom clearly shows her anger and disappointment at him, as does his best friend Laurie, a martial artist he’s known since he was six. The story then jumps ahead to Alex’s day in court, Chapter 4. To briefly summarize, Alex gets a plea deal to do community service instead of jail time, even after making an ill-timed comment when the judge happened to be right behind him.

Peter was released from the mental health facility after 5 years. The writer held this information and allowed the viewer to experience Peter’s delusions. The viewer was allowed to take the journey with Peter and see the world as he saw it.

REPORTER: The reporter/father (Christopher) called with concerns for the victim, Destiny. According to Christopher, Destiny wanted to come and stay with him for the summer. Three or four weeks ago (unknown date), Destiny called her father crying, her mother was cursing and saying that she was not going to stay with her father. On Saturday (three weeks ago), Christopher went to the home and saw blood and a nail mark on the victims head, right above her right eye, where Christy had been poking Destiny with her finger. Also, there were finger prints around her neck, and Destiny said Christy was trying to “slang” her around the living room, but Christy said she was trying to get her off the couch. As they were leaving, Christy told the victim

After receiving the news about the murder, Jimmy explodes with emotions. “I remember, I was more afraid of my little daughter than I ever was of being in prison” (Dennis 34). This quote shows the fatherly love Jimmy had for Katie. It compared the strength Jimmy had through the rough times in jail and how afraid he was of losing Katie. Ultimately, Jimmy follows the wrong path. Jimmy not only fails to find his daughter’s murderer, but he also kills Dave along too. By looking though a psychoanalytic lens, one can interpret Jimmy’s fatherly instincts which are to try to unearth his daughter’s murderer no matter the cost.