Tag Archives: crime

Today’s Fark-Ready Headline: “Did mother’s urge to play Yahtzee cause son to strangle her?”

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The family involved seems a wee tad dysfunctional. Mama Mason’s boys (yes, there are three involved) don’t seem like the sharpest points in the punch-kit: The charges said Jacob Cobb strangled his mother on the living room floor. Then he … Continue reading →

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Lists of Top Crime Films

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Ever since the 70s Crime Film Festival I’ve been a bit on a crime film kick, having watched Get Carter, Mean Streets, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Casino and Scarface. Along the way I’ve found a few Best Crime Films … Continue reading →

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Starr Faithfull, Andrew J. Peters, and the Scandals of Yesterday

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Today we come up on the 80th anniversary of an unsolved death that marked a major scandal for a prominent political figure. The badly bruised body of beautiful 25-year old girl washed up on the beach at Long Island, her … Continue reading →

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Liberty County Mass Grave: “Never Mind”

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

You know that 0-30 range for that mass grave? It turned out to be on the low end of that range. Namely zero. Can I say I’m psychic for thinking this was bunk?

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Police Find Mass Grave of 0-30 Bodies in Liberty County, Texas

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Which is to say that so far they’ve found none. Which hasn’t kept other people from jumping the gun. You might want to wait on reporting that until you find, you know, actual bodies. Especially since the tip was reported … Continue reading →

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Baby Showers Are Usually Pretty Dull

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Lawrence Person

At least until the knife fight breaks out.

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Sherry Black Murder Tidbits Trickle Out

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Lawrence Person

There’s been a tiny bit of news in the case of murdered bookstore owner Sherry Black: police have released pictures of a belt that may belong to her murderer. So if you live in Salt Lake City and know someone … Continue reading →

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Sherry Black, Pickers, and the Salt Lake City Meth Underworld

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lawrence Person

As far as I can tell, there are no new leads in the murder of bookseller Sherry Black. Or at least none that the police are sharing with the media. However, that blog update did link to this fascinating piece … Continue reading →

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Sherry Black Murder Follow-Up #2

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This story by Paul Koepp of the Deseret News, unlike the one I linked to yesterday, seems competently written, and sheds light on a few items that were previously unclear, namely: Suspect Lorin Nielsen pleaded guilty in April 2009 to … Continue reading →

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Follow-Up on the Murder of Bookstore Owner Sherry Black: Books and Mormons and Juggalos, Oh My

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Lawrence Person

You may remember the post on the murder of bookseller Sherry Black I did last week. You may also remember the piece I did on Insane Clown Posse and their Juggalo followers a month or so ago. I never imagined … Continue reading →

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