Essays on Murder

Luis Garavito, a man who was convicted of killing one hundred and thirty eight children and admitted to the murder of over four hundred children across Colombia, murders which caused a broken nation to unite to catch the sadistic man behind them. He was known...

Cited as one of the first vampires in history, Elizabeth Bathory, also known as “Blood Countess”, tortured and murdered somewhere between 100 to 650 girls from 1590 until 1610. The Hungarian noblewoman is the known as the world’s most prolific, not to mention most sadistic,...

The American Dream is the idea of creating a life that is more prosperous and joyous, where there are equal opportunities for success. However, the promises of these dreams can cause people to grow resentful against others, creating an American nightmare. Truman Capote’s In Cold...

In 1999 Hae Min Lee, a popular high school girl in her senior year, vanished after school one day. Six weeks after the incident, detectives arrest her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, for her murder. Adnan testifies and says that he’s innocent. Although he cannot remember what...

Murder, in this day and age, is not uncommon by any means. However, some of the classic criminological perspectives that relate to these crimes are uncommon. Does it make sense to take a look at a murder case from the classical school and the positivist...

This grotesque tale of sudden violence in the rural South opens quietly, with a family orchestrating a vacation. The husband, Bailey, his wife, and their children, John Wesley and June Star, all want to go to Florida. The grandmother, Bailey’s mother, however, wants to go...

Per 100,000 people, the country who has the highest murder rate in Southeast Asia, Philippines, has a murder rate of 9.84 for 9,784 recorded cases according to reports from the year 2014. And if one would ever wonder, how many of these cases can actually...

Mass murders are defined as 3 or more people killed in the same place at the same time. There are many characteristics that make up a mass murder and the person who commits them. Mass murders can be either organized or unorganized. The people who...

The Assassination and Aftermath Events On November 22nd of 1963 tragedy struck the United States and made global headlines. John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, had been assassinated while on a motorcade through Dallas, Texas – accompanied by first lady Jacquelyn...

Seven Seconds All throughout history many authors and directors have focused on the idea of racism and use it as the basis of their literature in order to raise ethical questions and concerns. What was one day science fiction throughout the years has became real....

In California during the 1970s and the early 1970s, the zodiac killer was active, he is a mysterious serial killer which used symbols as his thing. The zodiac killer was very well known, there was only confirmed of 5 killings, but there is suspected for...

Is Euthanasia Morally Different from Murder The euthanasia means to an end a seriously ill individual’s life to save him/her from the pain and suffering the disease is triggering. Euthanasia is known in other terms as assisted suicide it swallows the same principles as murder....

The murder case of Hae Min Lee is a very intriguing incident, as it is a tale full of many holes and facts that don’t match up. For both the observers and the investigators, this is a difficult case to consider, as there is evidence...

That is a true story that came about in Japan in 1988. A 17-year vintage female named Furuta Junko was kidnapped after which tortured with the aid of four boys with a very inconceivable manner and in the end demise after forty-four days. these horrifying...

Proving Adnan Syed’s Innocence On January 13, 1999, a young girl named Hae Min Lee disappeared. her body was later found buried in Leakin park on February 9, 1999. Her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed was arrested on February 28, 1999 for her murder. The podcast Serial...

The extract is notably Othello’s first interaction with anyone after the murder of Desdemona, the extract shows Emilia’s knowingness of Iago’s manipulative nature as Othello unravels how Iago informed him of Desdemona’s adulteress actions. The interaction fundamentally presents the strength of Emilia and the position...

Lynching: The Crime of The SouthLynchings were going on in the 19th century when there were very high racial tensions.They were mostly done in the Southern states. There are many different kinds of lynching suchas: hanging, burning alive, beheading , shooting and many more. Some...

The shooting of Laquan McDonald occurred on the night of October 20, 2014 at approximately 10 P.M. Officer Jason Van Dyke of the Chicago Police Department fired 16 rounds from a range of about 10 feet, striking McDonald multiple times. Laquan was 17 at the...

School shootings (rampages), the perpetrators, the victims, and the motives Hannah Glasier July 27th, 2018 Deaths due to schools are tragic events that affect not only those individuals directly involved, but also many others in the schools and neighborhoods where they occur. Why is this...