Made famous by the cult classic movie, “The Town That Dreaded Sundown”, the phantom killer of Texarkana is one of the most vexing cases of crime in American history. The killer wore a white hood over his head, and stalked lovers on deserted streets and “lover’s lanes” after dark. By the time he was done, he had attacked and injured at least eight people, killing five of them. The case drew in The Texas Rangers, and was never solved in spite of a huge task force investigation that went on decades after the murders had ended. To this day, nobody knows for sure who the phantom killer was. Here is a time-line of the case, and how it went down:
Unsolved Murder Cases - The Phantom Killer of Texarkana
Was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Really A True Crime Story?
Our society is a gullible sort of folk when it comes to our horror movies. If you put in a search in Google for “Leatherface true story” you will actually find a number of articles and blog postings that will tell you all the various “truths” about the movie. The fact is, the movie has very little truth in it at all. Both the older version and the remake are full of made up details, and other assorted made for the big screen type details. Still, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an iconic horror movie that capitalizes quite well on the “true crime story” genre.
Beijing Cracks Down On Counterfeiters
If you have ever visited Beijing’s famous Silk Street Market you can testify that it is the home of some of the most tenacious vendors that ever tried to pass off a fake handbag to an unsuspecting tourist. To say that the counterfeit trade is running rampant in Beijing would be a serious understatement. So when market officials temporarily closed down twenty-nine of the stalls on Silk Street for selling counterfeit goods, no one really expected the merchants would take it lightly.
MySpace Cracks Down on Sexual Predators
Under increasing pressure from state and federal governments, MySpace.com has enacted new measures to block sexual predators from their site. Among the new protective measures will be an age verification system, and other security software features to prevent the misuse of the popular social networking site.
Spam Wars: Spam “Kingpin” Indicted
In the battle against spam, CNN is reporting that a “kingpin” spammer has been indicted on multiple fraud charges this past week. The spammer in question, Alan Ralsky, was one of 11 defendants indicted on 41 counts of computer fraud by a Detroit grand jury last week.
2007: A Banner Year for Cybercrime
Wired.com is reporting that 2007 has been a very good year indeed for cyber criminals. The problem is that the Web continues to grow at an astronomical rate, making enforcement of law and order a difficult issue online.
How To Detect Counterfeit Money
In what has to be one of the most ridiculous crimes in all of history, a South Carolina man tried to open a bank account with a fake million-dollar bill. The man, Alexander Smith is 31 years old and tried to open the bank account with the funny money on Monday, November 26, 2007. This isn’t the first time that someone has tried to open an account with fake money. However, there is only one problem that Alexander Smith failed to take into consideration. The largest bill that has ever been printed is a bill for $100,000. There has never been a million dollar bill printed.
Murder on MySpace: Hoax Leads to Suicide
The Internet isn’t a safe place. First there was the news regarding the Craigslist murder of a young woman who answered an ad for a nanny, and now a MySpace hoax has resulted in the suicide of thirteen-year-old girl.
Use Caution When Answering Online Ads
Katherine Ann Olson answered an ad in Craigslist for a nanny. She was later found dead in the trunk of her car. In another recent case, Lisa Montgomery is accused of killing pregnant mother, Bobbi Jo Stinnett and stealing her unborn baby. The two chatted online regarding dogs. There is no question about it; the Internet played a vital role in the deaths of these two women.
From Felon To Firefighter - California Inmate Program
It may come as a surprise, but many inmates have been called from the day-to-day routine of life as a prisoner to don the task as fire fighter in California’s latest blaze. When a person is convicted of a crime, one of the main goals of incarceration is to have that person pay their debt to society. However, when a grand scale crises ensues, inmates are often called upon to serve. In the past week, over 4,000 inmates have been doing just that.
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