The Terror of ISO: A Descent into Madness
Tweetby Darcia Helle Humans are social animals. I’m not referring to the more extraverted among us who love parties. And I’m not talking about a preference to occasionally hang out with friends. We...
View ArticleDr. Phil’s ‘Hot Sauce’ Mom’s ‘Slap on the Wrist’ Is Just Plain Wrong
Tweetcommentary by Patrick H. Moore I’m always amazed by how self-serving we humans are. And I’m just as bad as anybody else. But one thing I probably wouldn’t do is feed my kid hot sauce in order to...
View ArticleWatching Karla Homolka: A U.S. Perspective on Karla’s Controversial Plea...
Tweetby Patrick H. Moore The case of Karla Homolka and her husband Paul Bernardo is one of the most spectacular criminal cases in recent memory. The case outraged many Canadians, particularly the fact...
View ArticleTexas Dad Shoots and Kill’s Daughter’s Boyfriend after Catching Him in Her...
Tweetcommentary by Patrick H. Moore Back in an earlier incarnation, I used to work with a large (6’3”, 200 pounds), out-spoken fellow whom I referred to jocularly as The Big Fascist. I called him this...
View ArticleA Trio of Celebrities Who Would Be Seriously Punished for Their Crimes Today…
Tweetadapted by Patrick H. Moore The world has changed greatly since the 1960′s and — generally speaking — individuals are held to a much higher standard of conduct with respect to sexual...
View ArticleJohn Wayne Gacy Never Lived Up to His Name or Did He?
Tweetby Lise LaSalle “Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness.” “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” “A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.” “A man’s...
View ArticleHeather Elvis’s Father and Sister Receive Death Threats
Tweetcommentary by Patrick H. Moore Heather Elvis was reported missing Dec. 19 when her car was found at the Peachtree Boat Landing where she had apparently driven in the early hours of the morning....
View ArticleDenis Johnson on Truth, Lies, and Death Row Romance
Tweetby BJW Nashe Imagine you are a man sitting on death row, convicted of murdering another man during an armed robbery. In the months leading up to your execution, a woman — the cousin of a fellow...
View ArticleAileen Wuornos, America’s First High-Profile Female Serial Killer, Never Had...
Tweetby Darcia Helle Allow me to tell you a story about a woman born into the most dismal of circumstances. Her mother is a young teen when she marries a violent man. He is soon arrested and convicted...
View ArticleNYPD Female Cop Accuses 300 Pound Sergeant of Gross Sexual Harassment
Tweetcommentary by Patrick H. Moore Women are sexually harassed in a variety of work environments, but probably nowhere is it more common that in work environments that were traditionally male in which...
View Article10 Men Who Were Executed for Murders They Probably Didn’t Commit!
TweetThis list was compiled by Listserve founder James Frater. Mr. Fraters’s descriptions of these cases have been shortened and, in some cases, simplified by Patrick H. Moore. It is interesting to...
View ArticleHow Tammy and Sidney Moorer May Have Lured Heather Elvis to Her Death
Tweetcommentary by Patrick H. Moore At a hearing on Monday afternoon, Judge Steven John denied bond for Sidney and Tammy Moorer, who are accused of kidnapping and killing 20-year-old Heather Elvis,...
View ArticleNine Hard-Headed Quotes by Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy
TweetJohn Wayne Gacy’s hard-headed quotes come to us courtesy of Psychological Autopsy. The commentary following the quotes is by Patrick H. Moore John Wayne Gacy could have been somebody if his father...
View ArticleMalaysia Airlines Flight 370 and a Look Back to the “Golden Age of Hijacking”
Tweetby BJW Nashe No one enjoys the rigmarole of airport security. Waiting in lines, passing through metal detectors, submitting to random searches and body scans — sure, these are gross inconveniences...
View ArticleIn the Name of the Father and of the Holy Crap!
Tweetby Lise LaSalle In 2011, Quebec cardiologist Guy Turcotte was found not criminally responsible for the stabbing deaths in February 2009 of his two young children Olivier, 5, and Anne Sophie, 3. He...
View ArticleThe Sound and the Fury of Tammy Moorer!
Tweetcommentary by Patrick H. Moore Ultimate Disney mom Tammy Moorer shouldn’t be in the Georgetown County Jail. She should be home in Socastee operating her part-time travel agency, planning cruises...
View ArticleBermuda Triangle Spawns the George Washington Bridge Scandal?
Tweetby Thomas Davidson The Bermuda Triangle is actually the Bermuda Trapezoid, defined by points in Bermuda, San Juan, Miami, and Fort Lee, New Jersey. Map of the Bermuda Trapezoid (U.S. Dept. of...
View ArticleUpdated! Jodi Arias’ Top Mitigation Specialist Banned from Jail for Allegedly...
Tweetcommentary by Patrick H. Moore Numerous media services are reporting that Jodi Arias’ key Mitigation Specialist, Maria De La Rosa, has been barred from visiting her client as Ms. Arias’ defense...
View ArticleFlorida Doctor Performs Nude ‘Punishment Therapy’ to Treat Depressed Patient?
Tweetcommentary by Patrick H. Moore We here at All Things Crime Blog truly love Florida. Among our Twitter followers, there are probably more Florida residents than any other state. Nonetheless, and...
View Article“Don’t Behead Me, Dude!”: The Story of Beheading and the Invention of the...
Tweetby Darcia Helle Throughout world history, criminals have been executed as punishment for their crimes. Early methods were brutal and torturous. Held as public events, entire towns gathered to...
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