Richard Ramirez once said, “We’ve all got the power in our hands to kill, but most people are afraid to use it. The ones who aren’t afraid control life itself.” Throughout history, there have been many people put to death because they have taken the life of another person. From 1976 to now, there have been 1,246 death sentences in America alone; however, in some murder cases, the culprit remains a mystery. Jack the Ripper is one of the most notorious killers in the world’s history. Since then, there have been many investigations that included numerous suspects; despite modern technology, there has never been conclusive evidence that proves only one person committed the murders. This means that there could have been multiple people who used …show more content…
During Ripper’s reign of terror, there were eleven women murdered, however these five women were connected due to the signature of the killings. Assumedly Ripper’s first victim, Mary Ann “Polly” Nichols was found in front of a horse stable on Buck’s Row in the early morning hours of August 31, 1888. The two men who found her, Charles Cross, Robert Paul, saw Nichols “lying on the ground with her skirts pulled up to her waist.” The men felt her face and hands, which they described as “cold to the touch,” because they were unsure if she may have been passed out from drunkenness or dead. After realizing she was dead, the men reported their finding to the first police officer they could find. Only moments later, PC John Neil came across her body and shone his lantern over it revealing her “lifeless eyes staring up into the night sky.” Nichols’ throat had been cut deeply in two places almost causing decapitation. Her abdomen was also mutilated; there was a deep gash and several other incisions both made by the same knife. The murder of Nichols may sound brutal, however, Ripper only gets more twisted. Ripper takes the life of his next assumed victim, Annie Chapman, with many similarities. She was found on the morning of September 8, 1888 with similar cuts on her throat as Nichols. With this victim, Ripper had not only …show more content…
For example, Derek Brown, a local delivery driver for Preston, Lancashire’s newspaper. Brown was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of thirty years for the murders of Xiao Mei Guo and Bonnie Barrett. It has been reported that Brown “wanted to become a serial killer,” so he preyed on women he though wouldn’t be missed. Guo was an illegal immigrant who sold DVD’s and Barratt was a crack addicted prostitute. Brown, as described by Judge Martin Stevens, “disposed of the bodies with ‘frightening efficiency.’” The women’s bodies have never been found and Brown has refused to give up the information despite the sufferings of the women’s families. Detective Mark Kandiah said that Brown would be questioned more to find the whereabouts of the bodies; Kandiah described Brown as “clearly a very evil man.” (Joseph) Another copycat murder spree began only two years after Ripper’s spree when local builder, Joseph Roberts, became the prime suspect in the murder investigation of Amelia Jeffs. Roberts had been working on building the house where Amelia Jeffs’ body had been found in a cupboard. Nine years later, another girl, Bertha Russ, was found in the cupboard of another newly built house. Roberts was later found guilty for the deaths of Annie West, Eliza Skinner, and Mary Voller; these deaths occurred during the nine year period between Jeffs’ murder and Russ’s. Each girl was “snatched from off the streets
The first suspect is Edward “Bennie” Bedwell. Bedwell was a local dishwasher who was questioned at a local motel for three days (Sigona). What supported Bedwell as a suspect is that he actually confessed to the murder (Sigona). There were multiple problems with Bedwell’s confession, however. The first problem with his confession is, “Bedwell couldn’t read or write, so it would be nearly impossible for him to understand what he was confessing to” (Sigona). The second problem with his confession is “After a time, everyone realized Bedwell’s story didn’t add up. There were inconsistencies, including the fact that Bedwell said he was with the girls for a month before they died” (Sigona). Finally, the main problem with his confession is that the girls were dead within four hours of leaving home (Sigona). The other suspect in the case of the murder of Barbara and Patricia Grimes is Max Fleig. Max Fleig was a young man in his teens when the Grimes sisters were murdered (MacGowan). Max offered to take a lie detector test, which he failed (MacGowan). The reason Fleig was released even after failing the test is “The police began to focus on him as a prime suspect until they were told that it was illegal to polygraph someone underage. The police released him, many of the authorities thinking he was their man” (MacGowan). Another example that supports Fleig as a suspect is that he was imprisoned later in his life
On May 21, 1980, Katherine Reitz Brow was stabbed over 30 times in her Ayer, Massachusetts home. There were bloodstains throughout the house and her purse, some jewelry and an envelope where she had been known to keep cash was missing. Investigators found hair, blood ladened fingerprints on the toaster and the kitchen faucet which was left running. A bloody paring knife which was perceived to be the murder weapon was found in the waste basket. Mr. Water’s became a suspect because he lived next to the victim with his girlfriend, Brenda Marsh. He also worked at a local diner that Ms. Brow frequented and employee’s revealed that she had been known to keep large amounts of cash in her home.
Trevor Riley Mrs. Schlatt Academic English 4 5 October 2017 Axeman Murders of New Orleans 1918-1919 For over a decade, a man recognized as the axeman murdered numerous people, and was never apprehended. The murder of Joseph and Catherine Maggio sniped the attention of many. All of the suspects have unfortunately been released because there has not been sufficient evidence to prove their guilt. However, the investigation led to confirmation of one suspect, a frightening guy named Joseph Mumfre.
The murder of JonBenet Ramsey has become one of the nation's notorious unsolved murder mysteries. A wide range of crime scene investigators and police officials have searched for clues for JonBenet's killer, but countless authorities have already considered this murder to be one of the most inexplicable cold-cases in America. As the world marks the twenty first year anniversary of the tragic event with still no standing suspects, an abundance of evidence proven through research points to one suspect in particular.
I think the detectives did a sloppy job in collecting evidence for the murder. Mark Fuhrman saw a finger print on the gate of Nichols home. and it wasn't found by the collectors who were collecting it. the evidence of the murder. O.k.
Her body had been bathed and thoroughly washed before being placed, it was also completely drained of blood [2]. Two detectives were assigned to the case: Harry Hanson and Finis Brown. When they and the police arrived at the crime scene, it was already swarming with people, gawkers and reporters. The entire situation was out of hand and crowded, everyone trampling all over in hopes of good evidence. One thing they did report finding was a nearby cement block with watery blood on it, tire tracks and a heel print on the ground.
Even though inartistic proofs can be questioned, because of the conflicting reports it is obvious someone made an error at some point. The reader does not have to click on a link to view these inartistic proofs, they are embedded right in the website. Documents within the website include: The Valdosta-Lowndes Regional Crime Laboratory, the Official Report done by the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the second autopsy report done by the Forensic Dimension in Florida.
During the investigations, the Royal Conspiracy developed. The Royal Conspiracy goes as follows; Prince Eddy fell in love with Annie Crook. They eloped and had a daughter. When Queen Victoria found out about her grandsons marriage, she was determined to put an end to their relationship. Mary Kelly, who was their daughters nurse, Mary Ann “Polly” Nichols, Annie Chapman, and Elizabeth Stride knew about Annie Crook and Prince Eddy’s secret relationship. Dr. Gull was accused of killing those four women as a result of their knowledge. However, facts show that this was only a theory. While the Jack the Ripper murders were committed, Dr. Gull was seventy years ol...
Her first murder was a electric shop owner named Richard Mallory. He picked her up along Interstate 75 in Florida. She shot him three times with a 22 pistol. Then dumped his body in a junkyard. Her second murder was David Spears. He was shot 6 times in the torso. Charles Carskaddon was her third murder. He was shot 13 times in the stomach and chest. Her fourth killing was Troy Burress, a salesman. He was shot 2 times in the torso. Charles "Dick" Humphreys was her fifth murder! Unlike the other victims he was fully clothed. Her sixth murder was Walter Jeno Antonio a 62 year old trucker, was shot 4 times. The seventh victim's body was never found. Most of the victims were shot in the drivers seat or outside the car/truck. Then she took there body's to a nearby wooded area. After she
The police made a vital mistake by not checking his criminal background or contacting the General Medical Council. If they would have checked they would have seen his previous record. It is not noted when Shipman’s killing began, but it was not until Angela Woodruff, the daughter of one of the victims refused to accept the way her mother died. Angela’s mother Kathleen Grundy was an wealthy active 81 year old who was found dead in her home shortly after visiting Dr. Shipman on June 24, 1998. Angela was told by Shipman that an autopsy was not necessary, so she buried
On August 20th, 1962 Jane Sullivan had been raped and strangled with her nylons. The only black woman to be killed by the hands of the Boston Strangler was Sophie Clark. On December 30th, 1962, 23 year old Patricia Bissette was killed. Then 68 year old Mary Brown met her fate.
Every killer has their own technique that sets them apart from the rest. Jack the Ripper is best known for being a loner who dominates his victims through inhumane actions while inflicting the maximum amount of damage possible. Jack the Ripper had background knowledge in human anatomy, which reflected in his ability to mutilate human bodies in many ways. Jack the Ripper's case has remained an unsolved mystery partly because of his unidentifiable face. He is thought to have butchered at least five, but up to eleven, victims without getting caught.
This morning October 8th 1965 at about 5:13 am the body of Bob Sheldon was found lying next to the park fountain he was seen to be in a pool of blood. His body had a single stab wound in his back which had pierced his heart, killing him instantly. Supposed eye witnesses say that a small boy who was a member of the "Greaser Gang" attacked and killed Bob and intended to kill the rest of them. Cherry Valance claims that she was walking with Johnny and Ponyboy after the movies when Bob approached them in his car and threatened the two them. Be on the lookout for the two boys with the description of one that has long light-brown hair, green eyes, and is about five feet tall and another has long jet-black hair, large black eyes, and is about four feet six inches. The first one is considered to be Ponyboy and the second one is considered to be Johnny. The two are now on the run they were last seen at a party with Dally. Investigators report that Dally says he has no idea where these two are but he thinks that they are going to Mexico. A woman was taking a walk through the park and discovered the bloody corpse she said “I was hesitant at first because I thought they were watching me, but I gained some courage and called 911” the friends that were their helping Bob bully the 2 said they were there during the homicide, but decided not to call the police because they were drunk and they were scared after seeing him dead. They said, the murderer was a 16 year old boy named Johnny Cade.
...r from the truth. (Kelleher p. xi) There may not be as many female serial killers as their male counterparts although 100 female serial killers have been identified since 1900. This may seem shocking to the casual reader, but what will shock them even more is the fact that many female serial killers are never identified. This is because the methods of these predators are far superior to those of their male counterpart; like most women they are deceitfully cunning. 'These highly allusive predators are meticulous in planing and disposing of any evidence that will link them to the crime '(Kelleher p. 20).
On August 4, 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts a married couple was viciously murdered in their home receiving several blows to the head from an axe. The deceased married couple’s names were Andrew and Abby Borden. Almost all of the hits were specifically aimed at both of the victim’s heads’ which, in the end, caused them to be almost entirely unrecognisable. A known fact is that the first few hits would easily have killed the victims, yet the killer continued to hit the victims with an axe long after they were dead. The Bordens’ deaths spread through the media like wildfire; all the newspapers were printing about what happened, the entire United States knew of the Borden murders. Police investigated the case for weeks and there were different suspects, however none were truly able to match up. Much of the evidence along with motive all seemed to lead to one