In a matter of minutes, six people were killed and thirteen were injured on Friday, January 7, 2011, in Tucson, Arizona. It has been determined that gunman Jared Lee Loughner, 22, specifically targeted Rep. Gabrielle Giffords during her “Congress in…
New Mexico governor, Bill Richardson, has mere hours left to decide whether or not to pardon “Billy the Kid” in the killing of a sheriff. The case dates back to 1881…so why the New Year’s Eve deadline you may ask?…
An indictment that was unsealed on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, has charged four members of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) with federal civil rights violations, specifically deprivation of rights under color of law and use of a weapon during…
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during any questioning.…
When high school drop-out James Palmer was stopped by police for behaving suspiciously in front of a local high school Palmer tried talking his way out of trouble. This became increasingly difficult when police found an ounce of marijuana divided…
Sherlock Holmes and forensics had a connection. Sherlock Holmes was a fictitious detective who is thought to have been born in the mid to late 19th century though his true birth year can be attributed to 1887 when Scottish author Sir Arthur…
Many people get schizophrenia and personality disorder confused, especially since movies and television shows tend to use the terms interchangeably. Schizophrenia is what is considered a "thought disorder," which means that disturbances in the thought process drive the illness. Symptoms…
Mary Gorsuch entered a small variety store located in Maine demanding money while threatening to shoot the frightened clerk. The threatened clerk did as told and handed over several hundred dollars. Satisfied with her day's work and having worked up…