Tag Archives: crime

Felonies on Facebook

Maybe you like to use Facebook to reconnect with friends you haven’t seen since you graduated from high school twenty years ago.  Who needs a reunion in the school gymnasium when you can catch up virtually every day?  Or, perhaps … Continue reading

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Take a Walk Through a Body Farm

Today’s post is not for the squeamish or faint of heart.  I find the scientific research into decomposition fascinating.  I originally posted this article more than a year ago and have received so many comments and questions about it, so I … Continue reading

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New Jersey Man May Have Held Girlfriend Prisoner for a Decade

In the series of novels I’ve written that feature vigilante detective Emily Stone, my bold protagonist goes after all kinds of criminals, but has a particular eye for those who abuse women and children.  She has no patience for pedophiles … Continue reading

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Thriller Thursday Guest — Author J.C. Martin

I often hold my breath to wait for Thriller Thursday.  Today, I have a real kick-ass, gorgeous thriller author J.C. Martin with her latest thriller, Oracle.  Let’s see what’s in store with some fun interview questions and what’s happening in … Continue reading

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Mark David Chapman Seeks Parole for the Seventh Time

I suppose there are some of you reading this blog who are too young to remember the events of December 8, 1980.  Even so, I know that many people who perhaps were not born then but have come to discover … Continue reading

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Onion Field Killer Dies in Prison

When a police officer is killed in the line of duty, his fellow officers never forget.  Even decades later, and among men and women who never served with the slain individual, a member of the police force is discussed with … Continue reading

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Mass Shootings and the Complexity of Crime — Profiler, Forensic Scientist Brent Turvey

“Crime is complex; evidence is complex; and people are complex.” “…the less one knows about something, the simpler and more certain things seem. While illusions are convenient, allowing us to pretend that we have achieved some level of understanding so … Continue reading

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