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Col. Russell Williams, the perv killer in bikini2010The sicko Canadian Air Force commander who ruthlessly raped and murdered two women, and sexually assaulted several others, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday. Col. Russell Williams, a once-respected military leader and commanding officer of one of Canada's key bases, pled guilty to 88 separate charges involving his twisted sexual exploits, including two charges of first-degree murder. "David Russell Williams is simply one of the worst offenders in Canadian history," said prosecutor Lee Burgess during his closing statement, which was applauded by people who attended the trial. The 47-year-old admitted to breaking into the homes of dozens of women, including young girls, stealing lingerie, and in many cases sexually assaulting or raping them. His... Read More | |
The Ferocious Murder of Sylvia Likens, the TRUE story1965Gertrude Baniszewski lived in Indianapolis with her seven children. Since she had a tiny income, Baniszewski took in children for the Summer to earn extra money. In 1965, she agreed to board sixteen years old Sylvia Likens and her sister Jenny, who was a year younger. They were the children of two circus workers who were about to go on tour operating a concession stand. Jenny was disabled and could not move about very much (Gertrude Baniszewski cynically thought that a 'cripple' would be an undemanding boarder); perhaps the Likens' decision to spare their daughters from the wandering lifestyle of the circus was influenced by Jennie's condition? Perhaps they wanted time by themselves to patch up their marriage? Their relationship had been through a bad patch (... Read More | |
Villisca Ax Murder House1912It has been a century since Josiah and Sarah Moore, their four children and two visiting children were hacked to death with an ax while they slept. The tiny town where they lived in Iowa has never been the same On a quiet residential street in the small Iowa town of Villisca sits an old white frame house. On a dark evening, the absence of lights and sounds are the first indication to visitors that the house is different from the other homes that surround it. Upon closer inspection,it's doors and windows are tightly closed and covered. An outhouse in the backyard suggests that this house does not occupy a place in the 21st century. That's because on the night of June 10, 1912, the six members of the Moore family who lived here and two other children were... Read More |