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That Time The Green Bay Packers Drafted a Serial Killer

Stanley Shivley, Editor May 23, 2025

In the history of the draft in sports, several athletes in other sports or celebrities have been taken by teams in late rounds. The Chicago Bulls drafted Olympic track star Carl Lewis in the 10th round...

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The Hello Kitty Murder Case

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer May 23, 2025

The Hello Kitty Murder case took place in Hong Kong during the spring of 1999, where Fan Man-yee, a 23 year old nightclub hostess, was abducted in Lai Yiu Estate and was tortured and raped in a apartment...

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The Death of Kenneka Jenkins

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer May 23, 2025

Kenneka Jenkins was a 19-year-old from Chicago, Illinois, found dead in a walk-in freezer inside the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel located in Rosemont, Illinois, after being present at a party the...

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The Highway of Tears

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer April 28, 2025

The Highway of Tears is a 719-kilometer Highway that's called Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada. In 1970, when the building was completed, it became a location...

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The Murder of Sarah Payne

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer April 1, 2025

Sarah Payne was an 8-year-old who was the victim of an abduction and murder in West Sussex, England, in July 2000. Her abductor, Roy Whitening, was sentenced to life imprisonment on June 23, 1995. Her...

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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Sophia Schlesser, Writer March 31, 2025

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard was born on July 27th, 1991. Her parents are Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard and Rod Blanchard. Gypsy spent almost all of her life being forced by her mother to pretend she was suffering...

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The Killer Koroner: Lizzie Borden

Sophia Schlesser, Writer January 28, 2025

Lizzie Andrew Borden was born on July 19th, 1860 in Fall River Massachusetts, United States. Lizzie was suspected of killing her father and stepmother Andrew and Abby Borden in 1892. The Lizzie Borden...

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The Psychology of Murderers

Jorja Peyton, Jr. Editor December 26, 2024

The psychology of murderers is very complex. Many people believe that people are just born good or bad. However, that is simply not true. Many factors contribute to how a person acts including: Environment:...

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Aileen Wuornos: The Damsel of Death

Jay Grigg, Writer December 5, 2024

Aileen Wuornos is considered America’s first female serial killer. She was responsible for the murder of seven men within twelve months, all of which were her clients when she was engaging in street...

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The Killers Koroner: Golden State Killer

Sophia Schlesser, Writer December 4, 2024

Joseph James DeAngelo was the “Golden State Killer” in the 1970s-1980s in California. DeAngelo was born November 8th, 1945. He spent some of his childhood in the Sacramento area, served in Vietnam...

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The Killers Koroner: Edmund Kemper

Sophia Schlesser, Writer November 4, 2024

Edmund Kemper was a small serial killer in the 1970s, also known as the “co-ed killer” or the “coed Butcher.” Kemper got his nickname because six out of his 10 victims were coed students at Fresno...

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What The Media Got Wrong About Columbine & Gothic Subcultures

Stanley Shivley, Editor October 14, 2024

In 1999, American culture and history would be forever altered, when two students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, shot and killed 13 of their peers. While...

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