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The world of professional bodybuilding is interesting and intriguing. It is more than just strong and muscular bodies. As a matter of fact, there are many hidden aspects of it which include the use of steroids and other dangerous substances. Kelly Ann Ryan was an all-American girl who started out as a gymnast trained by Béla Károlyi. Her interest in the sport led her to a very successful bodybuilding career...then murder.
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Murder is tragic no matter when it happens, but society has a stronger reaction to murder when it happens to someone who is loved and adored by all, someone famous, someone for whom life has been cut too short. When an actress is murdered, when her potential for future success taken away, the world seems to stop for a moment. And in the case of Rebecca Schaeffer, everyone is still asking why. Her friends and family were robbed of years of her life....
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Susan and Felix Polk did raise a lot of eyebrows when they announced their engagement, and it was not solely because of the age difference. The two of them started their love affair when she was just a troubled teenager and he was married to another woman. Unfortunately, their story didn't have a happy ending. Susan was a mental patient after all, and it seemed like Felix simply couldn't help her, no matter what he tried. So what drove this woman...
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Ashleigh Robinson, 19, and her 16-year-old sister Holly committed the "Judas-like" murder of their dad Antoni Robinson—getting their boyfriends to do the killing.
It is a story straight out of a twisted crime thriller, involving money, real estate and jewelry. The two sisters came up with teh pot to kill their sixty-one year old father, a successful antiques dealer with their boyfriends Gordon and Sacha. Hours before the gruesome murder, Ashleigh...
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What makes a police officer disregard his oath and cross the Thin Blue Line. Some say that it may be caused by the stress of the job. While others say that they are just criminals themselves. We will take a look at four police officers, Richard Crafts, Drew Peterson, Lawrencia "Laurie" Bembenek, and Gerard Schaefer. We will try to figure out what caused them to murder and cross that Thin Blue Line.
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In this riveting, true crime story with a mystical twist, author Myra Mossman shares what she previously kept hidden from law enforcement about the violent crime and her experience with death. To the police it appeared to be a random event. It just happened. She didn't know the guy. He didn't know her.
Less than an hour after the attack, Myra received five divine directives: move to the other side of the continent; learn to meditate; become skilled...
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Murder is always a senseless act, but some acts of murder involve more planning and premeditation than others. Some times, the murder of an individual is done in the heat of the moment. Sometimes tempers flair and death was not the intended outcome. Sometimes murders are completely accidental, arguably. The events of the following story are so far-fetched that it's almost difficult to believe they are true. When two people fear for their lives, anything...
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Her orange and white striped jump suit beneath long, blonde, flowing locks suggests a children's entertainer, a professional party host for a gathering of eight-year olds. In a different setting, we could expect to hear the screams of joy and laughter, the party poppers going off, the moms and dads enjoying a glass of wine in the middle class kitchen of their middle class homes, bi-fold doors open to the gardens where the children have been placed...
2569) Killer Sarah Vercauteren
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Sarah Vercauteren moved out of her fiance's home in order to get clean for the sake of her two-years-old son Skylar. She could always count on her mother so Sarah returned to her hometown, seeking a non-toxic environment in which she could rebuild her life and become a better mother. In the beginning, Sarah was down with the plan, following the rules and staying out of trouble. However, things became complicated when her mother discovered that Sarah...
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Misty Copsey was fourteen years old when she disappeared on September 17th, 1992 after a trip to the Puyallup Fair.
Her case remains a showcase of administrative screw-ups and dropped balls. She was initially thought of as a runaway before foul play was finally suspected a month after the fact. Subsequently, there have been at least five people suspected of committing her abduction.
But the Puyallup police did not get within sniffing distance of...
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At around 2 a.m. on June 5, 2002, Elizabeth was woken up by a male voice whispering in her ear "I have a gun at your throat. Don't make a sound. Get up and come with me." When she opened her eyes, she saw a tall figure looming over her, and immediately felt something cold against her throat. Afraid of what the man would do to her family if she didn't comply with his instruction, she got out of bed quietly and stood up.
Mary Katherine was startled...
2572) Serial Killers Among Us
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Two of the creepiest serial killers in modern times... Rodney Alcala and William Fyfe. Alcala put up a false front as a photographer in order to lure women into his home to murder them. Fyfe would front as a handyman and gain entrance into his victim's homes where he would add unsuspecting customers to his kill count.
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Tall, blonde, and beautiful, Helm never really made it as an actress — despite leaving her home and a new baby to pursue her career in the movies. However, Helm was touted as the "ultimate party girl," and was a known fixture at parties and bedrooms throughout the Hollywood Hills. Her list of conquests included names like Warren Beatty, Joe Namath, Mick Jagger, and the Shah of Iran — and details of these trysts were recorded in Helm's diary, complete...
2575) Satan's Daughters
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A look back at two of the most sadistic women in recent memory... Natasha Cornett was said to be inspired by "Satan" as she took the road with five other friends and murdered a family of Jehovah's Witnesses... Sara Aldrete found herself as a member of a Satanic cult in Mexico whose activities involved human sacrifices. Sara's job was to seduce the men and bring them back to the compound where they would be tortured and murdered.
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The chilling true story of the Manhattan schoolteacher's murder that would become one of the most sensationalized crimes of the century. Fact and fiction collide in this true crime retelling of the homicide of Roseann Quinn, an Irish-Catholic schoolteacher murdered in New York City after being picked up at an Upper West Side bar during the sexual revolution. Fictionalized in Judith Rossner's novel Looking for Mr. Goodbar and adapted into the 1977...
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It was a warm summer morning on January 26, 1966, when the three Beaumont children left their suburban home to celebrate Australia Day at the beach. The children regularly made the trip by themselves, so their mother felt at ease providing them with bus fare and sending them on their way while she visited and had lunch with a close friend. However, she would return home that afternoon to find that the children still had not returned. That morning...
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In an era when Portland's shipyards thrived, so, too, did corruption. The Red Scare that followed the 1934 Waterfront Strike allowed gangsters to gain control of some of the city's unions. Working in cahoots with high-ranking city officials, criminals like Al Winter and James Elkins gained power and influence, often using "goon squads" of union men and hired criminals to enforce their will. Now authors JD Chandler and JB Fisher bring Portland's days...
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All Hallow's Eve: a night of mischief, mayhem and evil deeds. The night before Halloween has been passed down through generations as a night to stay off the streets. In more recent years, it's been used as a way for teenagers to venture out with their friends and cause a little mischief before the candy-coated trick-or-treating starts the next night. For Fredric M. Jablin, All Hallow's Even of 2004 would be his last. At the age of 52, Jablin was an...
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of In Cold Blood tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Truman Capote's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote includes: • Historical context • Chapter-by-chapter summaries • Detailed timeline of important events...
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