Marilyn Sheppard
Marilyn did not see death coming upon her. It was a summer night, just like all the other ones. Marilyn went upstairs to her bedroom where his husband, Sam, was watching the television. She prepared her bed and lied down leaving his husband to finish the movie he was watching. Night went by and the […]
The Whitechapel Murders
Why did these 11 deaths happen? Between April 3, 1888 and February 13th, 1891 there were a total of 11 murders in London. The Metropolitan Police Service investigation coined this happening as “The Whitechapel Murders.” The picture on the left locates the places in which the deaths occurred. The funny thing is that these deaths are written as murders […]
Boy in the Box
In 1957, near Philadelphia, a student named Frederick Benosis found a box. He opened it and realized that inside the box was a young boy who was wrapped with a thin blanket. The boy was dead. He reported this and the authorities started investigating this case. There were flyers all over the place, looking for […]
Gardner Museum Theft Case
13 paintings lost in one day… Isabella Stewart Gardener was a museum located in Boston, Massachusetts. On March 18,1990, a big theft occurred. Two thieves, that who are still unknown, wore Boston police officers’ outfits and entered the museum very casually. The guard on duty opened the door for them without hesitation but it was […]
The Amsterdam Diamond Heist
Biggest Diamond Robbery Ever Recorded On February 25, 2005, two disguised men entered the airport in Amsterdam. They had KLM’s (Koninklijke Luchtraart Maatschappij)—the Royal Dutch Airlines—outfit on. With no one noticing, they safely entered the terminal through on elf the company’s cars. They stopped the truck that was transporting diamonds that cost more than […]
The Black Dahlia
Elizabeth Short, the victim of this crime case was a woman from Los Angeles. On January 15, 1947 her body that was cut in half was found. A housewife was walking down the streets when she found Elizabeth’s body. She immediately called the police and the hospital to report this. Just after a few minutes, police […]
Taman Shud Case
Who is this Unknown Man? A body was found on the shore of Somerton Beach. The man was not breathing. He was wearing a nice suit—a very formal wear—which was totally bizarre. No one knew who he was; he had no form of identification. He was not one of the reported missing people. There was […]
Amber Hagerman
8 minutes was enough to commit a crime. It was a cold winter when Amber Hagerman—a nine year old innocent girl—and her five year old little brother, Ricky, visited Arlington, Texas to meet their grandparents. Glenda Whitson and Jimmy Whitson were pleased to see their grandchildren and their daughter Donna. It was January 12, 1996 around […]
The Axeman of New Orleans
Who will be next is the question… Crimes happen everyday; even at this right moment, somewhere in this world, there is probably someone breaking in through the door or murdering someone. Every year the crime rates increase slowly. Where do criminal minds come from? What makes people commit crimes? Everyone has different thoughts but I believe that there are […]
Unsolved Crimes
First Case: Axeman of New Orleans Second Case: Amber Hagerman Third Case: Taman Shud Case Fourth Case: The Black Dahlia Fifth Case: The Amsterdam Diamond Heist Sixth Case: Gardener Museum Theft Case Seventh Case: Boy in the Box