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  SERIAL KILLERS T/O HISTORY AND HOW THEY GOT THEIR NICKNAMES _________________________________________ 1. LONNIE FRANKLIN JR.: alleged to have slain a number of women in South Central, Los Angeles. Then the serial killer was quiet/inactive, it was thought, for some years. He began committing crimes and tracked down by DNA evidence. Was charged with a total of 10 slayings and found guilty of all. NICKNAME: THE GRIM SLEEPER 2. DAVID BERKOWITZ:  carried out a series of shootings in the summer of 1979. Killed six people with a .45 revolvers. When he was captured by police, he automatically confessed to everything NICKNAME: SON OF SAM 3. GARY RIDGEWAY: one of the U.S.'s most prolific serial killers. Gary eventually confessed to 70 plus murder to police. His M.O. was picking up prostitutes, raping them against their will, and  strangling them to death near the Green River in Washington State. NICKNAME: GREEN RIVER GARY 4. DENNIS RADER: slayed people in Kansas between the ...

THE MURDER OF SANDRA BIRCHMORE ___________________________________________ Introduction     On February 4, 2021, 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore was\ found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment. Her death was initially ruled a suicide by asphyxia. However, federal\ investigators later determined that her death was a homicide; and that a local police officer had killed her. ______________________________________________ BACKGROUND      Birchmore was from Stoughton, Massachusetts. She was raised by both her mother and grandmother; both of whom passed away while she was still a teenager. When she was 12, she became involved with the Stoughton Police Department's Explorer Program. A program designed for youths that are interested in a future law enforcement careers. In the program, she met Matthew Falwell, an instructor to the program. When she was 15-years-old, and Falwell was 27, the two began a sexual relationship. He began groomi...

  THE POLICE MURDER OF BREONNA TAYLOR _______________________________________ Introduction   Breonna Taylor, age 26, was an African-American medical worker who was killed March 13, 2020 after police officers from LMPD forced entry into her home. Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a "warning shot" mistaking police for INTRUDERS. After Walker fired one round in the direction of officers, in response, the officers returned 32 rounds. Taylor's family, some three years later, was paid $12 million by the state of Kentucky. _____________________________________ THE KILLING OF BREONNA TAYLOR    The killing of Taylor by all white officers, and the initial lack of charges, against the officers, sparked protests locally and nationwide. Protests revolved around police brutality and  corruption. Civil unrest was made worse by when a grand jury failed to return any indictments.    Eventually, police argued they were justified because Walker "fired first." On ...

  GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILING _____________________________________ INTRODUCTION    Geographical profiling is a criminal methodology  that analyzes the locations of a connected series of crimes to determine the most probable area of the offender's address. By incorporating both qualitative and quantitative  methods. It assists in understanding spatial behavior and focusing the investigation to a smaller community. Typically, used in cases of serial murder or rape (also arson, bombing, robbery, etc). The technique in large-scale, major crimes investigates the hundreds and hundreds of tips coming in from the public. _____________________________________________ DEVELOPMENT    Geographical profiling is based on assumption that the offender tends to select victims who commit crimes near to where they  live. Researchers have noted more importance has been placed on the journey. Offenders habitually have to determine the spatial range of crimi...

DEEP DIVING DYNAMICS OF MISSING #HannahKobashi, and the suicide of her father, Ryan Kobashi ______________________________________________-   BACKGROUND/TIMELINE OF EVENTS     Hannah Kobashi, a 30-year-old-Hawaiian woman who disappeared after missing a connecting flight to New York City, from Los Angeles (LAX). The following is the most accurate time line of events as supported by digital forms of evidence: November 8, 2024: Hannah misses connecting flight to NYC; tells family that she will spend night at airport on stand by status. November 9, 2024: The next day, Hannah texted family to say she was "sight seeing around L.A." Hannah also told her family she planned to visit the Grove Shopping Center. November 10, 2024: Kobashi  posted to Instagram from a local NIKE event in L.A. November 11, 2024: Hannah returned to LAX airport and spoke with a ticketing agent in the early evening but never purchased a ticket that would get her to NYC.   The ...

THE MURDER OF TEENA BRANDON ___________________________________________ TEENA BRANDON INTRODUCTION      Brandon Teena, hoped he could start a new life, in a new place, where no one would know that his sexual identity was  trans. Instead, he was outed in a humiliating fashion in front a roomful of people. After which, he was brutally raped and murdered by two male acquaintances. In the aftermath, many journalists at the time, framed the story as curiosity at "best", or an outright "joke" at worst.     Teena's death was a watershed moment in LBTBQ history. Not only did it expose an experience, of anti-trans-violence.  Arguably, this case helped changed the course of hate laws in the United States for years to come after the tragedy. __________________________________________ EARLY LIFE     Born on December 12, 1972. Brandon was originally given the name Teena Renae Brandon. He grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and raised by single mot...

  THE CASE OF THE FICTIONAL SLENDER MAN _____________________________________________ INTRODUCTION    On May 31, 2014, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, two 12-year-old girls, ANISSA WEIER and MORGAN GEYSER, both girls were  involved in luring their friend, PEYTON LEUTNER, into a wooded area, at a local park. They went on to stab PEYTON 19 different times. Both girls, at the time, alleged they had done this crime to "oppose" the fictional character Slender Man.    WEIER and GEYSER were both found NGRI and each was committed to different psychiatric hospitals. WEIER was sentenced to 25-life. GEYSER was sentenced to 40 to Life. After seven years in custody, under care, WEIER was granted an early release. (NGRI = Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity) _____________________________________________ BACKGROUND    Slender Man is a fictional entity which originated in an online forum in 2009. Slender Man was a paranormal figure, who was allegedly tall and...

MATTHEW SHEPARD; THE CASE THAT BROADENED  THE UMBRELLA  OF HATE CRIMES _____________________________________________ INTRODUCTION    Matthew Shepard, died on October 12, 1998, was an American college student, who was severely beaten because of his sexual orientation. He was found, tied to a fence; severely beaten, left to die in the Wyoming night cold. He was discovered, and hospitalized, but he quickly succumbed to his injuries. His death was representative of evidence of the physical danger that homosexuals face in the United States. Matthew's case played a key role in the 2009 passage of legislation that expanded hate crime laws to include violence based on an individual's sexual orientation. _____________________________________________ BACKGROUND    Matthew Shepard graduated from high school in Casper, Wyoming. After high school, he attended college at the University of Wyoming; majoring in foreign relations. On campus, Matthew was openly gay...

  DOG WHISTLES IN POLITICS ____________________________________ INTRODUCTION    In politics, in particular, a "dog whistle", is the use of coded language, or suggestive language, in political messaging in order to garner support from a particular group without provoking opposition. This concept is named after ultrasonic dog whistles, which are audible to dogs but not humans. Dog whistles use language that appears normal to the majority, but communicates specific things to intended audiences. They are generally used to convey messages likely to provoke controversy __________________________________________ AUSTRALIAN STUDIES ON POLITICAL DOG WHISTLES   In her book, VOTING FOR JESUS AND POLITICS IN AUSTRALIA, Amanda Loberg writes that the goal of the dog whistle is to appeal to the greatest number of people, while SILENCING and alienating the smallest number of people. She uses the example of politicians choosing broadly appealing words like "family valu...

  AN AFTER ACTION REPORT; WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE  MURDER OF UGA STUDENT, #LAKENRILEY ________________________________________ TYPE OF CRIME CHARACTERIZATION: 1. violent crime out of anger/rejection 2. sexually aggressive crime 3. the victim was ambushed in blitz-style attack 4. The perpetrator was VERY goal-oriented upon sexual assault 5. These type of offenders want to commit a crime, and immediately leave; unlike other offenders who take time to spend time with the deceased for a variety of reasons. 6. The argument can be made that he was "out hunting" for prey to a sexual assault/rape/. He was dressed, head to toe, in all black, with a Covid-type mask covering much of his face. 7. Determined: he was noted to have committed a being Tom type of crime on the same day he murdered Laken. The suspect also tried to gain entry and prowled around a certain on campus living area. The suspect even checked to see, more than once, if the door, to this living area w...

SERIAL MURDER VS. MASS MURDER ____________________________________________________________________   DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO      The main difference between a serial killer and a mass murderer is the number of victims killed in each incident. Serial killers typically kill one or more people in separate incidents, with a "cooling off" period between murders. While, by contrast, mass murderers kill multiple victims at once without a "cooling off" period. __________________________________________- SERIAL MURDER       Serial murder has been an issue of significant debate regarding definitions. During the past 40 years, there have been varying and changing definitions. While serial murder and mass murder share common elements, they do differ in on specific requirements; such as the number of murders committed, as well as the motivations of the perpetrator.        Normally, definitions of serial murder specify a certain number of mu...