The Trayvon Martin Affair. Five Horrifying Serial Killers You've Probably Never Heard Of. Serial killers are the real-life monsters that we disguise as horror movie villains.
Bundy, Dahmer, and Manson are names that are as recognizable as Freddy, Jason, and Michael. They are horrifyingly fascinating because, in the movies, motives aren't questioned; it's just a fun, scary time, and the threat ends when the lights come on. But in real life, it is unfathomable that people could be so monstrous. We've gathered five of the sickest, most horrifying serial killers that you should be aware of - but probably aren't. Be forewarned: they may make your skin crawl. The "Bloody Benders" In the late 1870s in Kansas, a startling number of missing persons were reported to the authorities. Allegedly German immigrants, the Bender family consisted of parents John and Kate, and adult children John Jr. and Kate. H.H. Much like Capone, a simple white-collar crime brought H.H. Holmes's killing spree at the Murder Castle only lasted about a year. Andrei Chikatilo Robert Hansen Fred and Rosemary West. Psychology and Crime News / About this blog.
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“How can we effectively seize this moment?” An audience member asked of the worldwide movement that converged around opposition to Davis’ execution by the state of Georgia, fueled in part by the substantial doubt surrounding his guilt. But scholar and activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore—delivering a lectured titled “Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex: the World We Want is the World We Need”—was adamant about the need to move beyond the question of Davis’ guilt or innocence.
Gilmore defined prison abolition—an intentional reference to historic anti-slavery movements—as “abolishing the world in which prisons are central.” The issues of prisons and policing can be a powerful common ground for movements, Gilmore argued, because for many activists “the threat of prison is somewhere nearby.” Famous Cases & Criminals.