I’ve written two blogs on why people should write to the Michigan Parole Board urging long overdue mercy for William J. Hetherington who has been imprisoned for over two decades for a rape conviction that many observers believe was based on weak evidence. My first essay on this case was entitled Tentative thoughts on...
I finally saw the 1972 film that has become a cult classic and did much to launch the popularity of the slasher film, Wes Craven’s notorious Last House on the Left. The DVD I watched had a special feature that included interviews with several of the principals from this movie. Lucy Grantham’s performance as...
Six people were killed and 16 others injured in a shooting at the Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. Reports indicate that the shooter emerged from a curtain or a screen at the front of an auditorium in Cole Hall armed with a shotgun and two pistols and began shooting. Authorities have...
At least 17 people have been injured at a shooting in Cole Hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University. NIU is located in DeKalb, Illinois, United States, located 65 miles west of Chicago. The shooter opened fire from the front of a lecture hall, holding a shotgun and a pistol, and ultimately committed...
Small town scandal erupts “Do you love me better than anything in the world?†thin, pretty, 39-year-old spinster schoolteacher Grace Lusk asked her 51-year-old married lover, well known veterinarian Dr. David Roberts. It was 1917 and the couple had been strolling through the scenic countryside of Waukesha, Wisconsin, the town in which they both...
A 33-year-old Somalian woman was arrested after she stabbed two pilots in an attempt to hijack a New Zealand passenger plane. The 19-seater on Eagle Airways Flight NZ2279, was travelling from Blenheim to Christchurch when the incident occurred. Eagle is a regional commuter carrier division of Air New Zealand. According to media reports, the...
A local man known for his outbursts and disruptive behavior with city officials killed five people at a city council meeting in City of Kirkwood Thursday before he was shot dead by police. Among those killed were Councilwoman Connie Carr, two police officers and two others at the meeting. The suspect shot and killed...
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