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Crime Headlines 2023 - Part 2
The marijuana follies never end around here. This reminds me strongly of some of the hijinx I read about in The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South...https://www.mlive.com/cannabis/2023/0...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...I just read The Surgeon's Wife by Kieran Crowley and I highly recommend it. It is from 2001 and an internet followup is amazing.
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I just read The Surgeon's Wife by Kieran Crowley and I highly recommend it. It is from 2001 and an internet followup is amazing."
I have that in my tbr pile I need to move it up then :)
I just read The Surgeon's Wife by Kieran Crowley and I highly recommend it. It is from 2001 and an internet followup is amazing."
I have that in my tbr pile I need to move it up then :)
Heard that new evidence linked to BTK has been discovered in an old family home - some kind of hidden room with 'trophies' in it. Any more info?
K.A. wrote: "Heard that new evidence linked to BTK has been discovered in an old family home - some kind of hidden room with 'trophies' in it. Any more info?"https://www.kmbc.com/amp/article/daug...
Limited, but promising, if you want to put it that way.
Fishface wrote: "The case of the Melbourne death caps:https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/15/austra..."
Hmm. Everyone but her ate the dish, and her two kids were conveniently absent. Sus.
K.A. wrote: "Limited, but promising, if you want to put it that way."I saw a better article earlier but of course I couldn't find it again. I hope they can clear more cases. When I think of what Bill Wegerle went through...
Fishface wrote: "K.A. wrote: "Limited, but promising, if you want to put it that way."I saw a better article earlier but of course I couldn't find it again. I hope they can clear more cases. When I think of what ..."
I am so not surprised that there were more. How far back can they go, I wonder.
Body found burning by the side of the road ID'd as missing woman:https://wreg.com/news/local/human-rem...
Boy's body found wrapped in foil proves not to be Ben Needham:https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Parents suing MD who posted vid of their baby's autopsy on Instagram:https://lawandcrime.com/crime/salt-po...
Because having their baby decapitated at birth by another craptastic doctor apparently wasn't bad enough.
Jack the Ripper absolutely, definitely identified this time. Maybe. Actually he sounds like a decent candidate:https://knewz.com/jack-the-ripper-ide...
Jeff Titus cleared of 2 murders and paid restitution for his 21 years behind bars:https://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n..."
That's weird, and I agree with you.
The local toddler who was shot playing with an unsecured gun is now looking down from the Great Beyond, watching mom get charged for it:https://www.wlns.com/news/mother-of-h...
James Lewis is dead. I had no idea until today that there was ANY suspect in the Tylenol murders, but he died of old age, a free man. There needs to be a book about this joker:https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-st...
Here's an ANTI-crime headline. Biden administration opening a gun-violence prevention office:https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-r...
Crocodile expert admits raping and torturing dozens of dogs, including his own pets:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
This Reddit link leads to a TikTok bodycam vid of a police officer ticketing teenagers for reckless driving, and just minutes later arriving at the scene of their fatal car crash...https://reddit.com/r/MorbidReality/s/...
I just heard on NPR that Ethan Crumbley, the Oxford High shooter, was sentenced today to LWOP, but I can't find an article on it yet.
Crucial evidence against accused murderer thrown out of court:https://lawandcrime.com/crime/fruit-f...
I may be the last person on earth to find this out, but...John Lennon threatened to ice his dad!?https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainm...
Woman learns the hard way that not everyone approves of those who read true crime:https://www.theblaze.com/news/navy-ve...
Breaking news:https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/03/us/bal...
Our break from the school shootings proved all too brief.
Last unidentified victim of the Happy Face Killer gets her name back!https://www.thedailybeast.com/suzanne...
Disturbing: police officer busted for illegally getting his GF committed to a psych ward:https://www.complex.com/life/a/backwo...
Fishface wrote: "Disturbing: police officer busted for illegally getting his GF committed to a psych ward:https://www.complex.com/life/a/backwo..."
Fisface,
Maybe you have an answer this question from your experience:
One person cannot have another "committed against their will". This is something that happens on TV. Commitment is a medical decision, and the practitioner doesn't have to take law enforcement's word on the need. Even then, the patient is only detained for 72 hours (this probably varies from state to state) and must be released if qualified professionals find no reason for further detention.
So, how did this happen in the reported situation? I couldn't tell from the news article.
Hari wrote: "Fishface wrote: "Disturbing: police officer busted for illegally getting his GF committed to a psych ward:https://www.complex.com/life/a/backwo......"
Well, I wasn't there, but that's probably exactly what happened. Involuntary hospitalization can happen to any of us. Having a cop's word on the petition would sound very solid to the judge. I myself had to have a friend committed once. Fortunately this woman was able to sign herself out shortly afterwards. Now, I assume, the real trouble starts. I wonder how long it took someone to notice the finger marks on her neck? Or did he tell them it was self-inflicted?
Fishface wrote: "Hari wrote: "Fishface wrote: "Disturbing: police officer busted for illegally getting his GF committed to a psych ward:https://www.complex.com/life/a/backwo......"
I think I knew you weren't there...
My point is that commitment of someone is a medical decision, not the family's or law enforcement (although their recommendation would carry weight). Even then, the subject can sign themselves out if a medical professional determines they are not a danger to self or others.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/ne..."
...aaaaand he may be a serial killer.
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/g...