The Son of Sam Case

Welcome back to my blog! For my last post I will be talking about the case of David Berkowitz also known as “Son of Sam” or as the “.44 Caliber Killer” due to the weapon he used for his murders. Berkowitz is an American serial killer who pleaded guilty to eight different shooting attacks in […]

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The Ed Gein Case

Welcome back to my blog! Today’s case is about Ed Gein who is also known as the “Plainfield Ghoul” or the “Butcher of Plainfield”. He was an American convicted murderer and a body snatcher. Edward Theodore Gein was born in La Crosse County, Wisconsin on August 27, 1906. His mother often complained that her husband […]

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The Rodney Alcala Case

Rodney James Alcala also known as “The Dating Game Killer” is an American convicted serial killer and rapist. He was sentenced to death in the state of California for five murders that occurred between 1977 and 1979. He also received an additional sentence of twenty-five years after pleading guilty to two homicides committed in New […]

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The Dennis Rader Case

Dennis Rader also known as the “BTK Strangler”, which stands for “bind, torture, kill”, is an American serial killer who is currently incarcerated for the murder of ten people in Wichita and Park City, Kansas. He is also known for having sent disturbing letters to the police and newspapers where he described the details of […]

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The Case of Yolanda Saldivar

Yolanda Saldivar is a former American nurse who was convicted of the murder of singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez on March 31, 1995. Selena Quintanilla-Perez referred to as the “Queen of Tejano music” was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena started showing her musical abilities at a very young age. Her dad opened […]

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The Grim Sleeper Case

Welcome back to my blog! This week I will be talking about the Grim Sleeper serial killer case. Although the real number of victims may never be known for sure, it is believed that the “Grim Sleeper” killed about twenty-five women. Loonie David Franklin was born on August 30,1952 in Los Angeles, California. Although he […]

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The Richard Ramirez Case

This week, I will be talking about the case of Richard Ramirez better known as “The Night Stalker”.He was an American serial killer who spent two years of his life raping and torturing over 25 victims and killing over a dozen people. There is also a Netflix documentary that describes “The Night Stalker” and all of […]

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The Josh Phillips Case

Welcome back to my blog! This week I will be talking about the case of Josh Phillips who was convicted of murdering Maddie Clifton. Eight-year-old Maddie Clifton was reported missing  by her mother on November 3rd, 1998 from their Lakewood neighborhood in Jacksonville, FL. She was reported missing after she had gone outside to play […]

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The Casey Anthony Case

Welcome to my first passion blog of the semester! The topic of my passion blog is criminal trials. This week I will be talking about the Casey Anthony case. Casey Anthony was accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony in 2008. After learning about her granddaughter’s disappearance, Casey’s mother, Cindy Anthony, called the police […]

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