From 2011-2012, Quebec was the scene of a bizarre agricultural crime. Thieves stole nearly 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup, worth $18.7 million, from a warehouse holding the province's 'strategic reserve.' This global reserve, managed by Quebec's producers to stabilize market prices, was hit by a complex theft that required a massive investigation to unravel.
Eunice Whitman's boyfriend was indicted for her murder on flawed evidence. A defense witness wrote that police should have treated no fewer than 12 people as suspects of “higher interest.”
"Mój ojciec - Zabójca BTK", Netflix, premiera 10 października tego roku.
Zabierając się do oglądania tego filmu, nie miałem właściwie żadnej wiedzy o BTK poza wzmianką, która o nim była w Mindhunterze.
Dokument niestety daje nam dość szczątkowe informacje na temat popełnianych przestępstw. Jest to raczej telegraficzny skrót stanowiący zachętę do samodzielnej eksploracji tematu już po obejrzeniu filmu.
Film skupia się na Kerri Rawson, która jest córką Dennis Radera (BTK). Dowiadujemy się w jaki sposób poznała prawdę o swoim ojcu, a także jakim rodzicem był seryjny morderca. Kerri wspomina także o ostracyzmie społecznym, którego doznała.
Archiwalne materiały to z pewnością najciekawszy element filmu i to one dają nam obraz tego, jakim zwyrolem był BTK. Wywiady ze śledczymi, pokrzywdzonymi i nagrania z rozprawy to coś, czego powinno być tutaj dwa razy więcej. W tego typu produkcjach zawsze denerwuje mnie inscenizowanie niektórych scen mających miejsce w przeszłości (dla mnie zawsze ma to vibe Sędzi Anny Marii Wesolowskiej) - tutaj są takie momenty.
Ogólnie werdykt jest taki, że jako wstęp do historii BTK jest to dobra pozycja, ale po jej obejrzeniu konieczne jest zapoznanie się z bardziej szczegółowymi treściami jak podcasty czy książki.
Na obrazku widoczna jest sylwetka osoby na tle zachodzącego słońca oraz rozmazana twarz, co nadaje obrazowi mroczny i tajemniczy charakter. Górna część plakatu jest mocno zamazana. W centralnej części widnieje wyróżniony napis: "THE BTK KILLER". Na dole po lewej stronie znajduje się informacja: "ONLY ON NETFLIX", z czerwonym akcentem na słowo "NETFLIX". Po prawej stronie pojawia się data premiery: "OCTOBER 10". Całość nawiązuje do klimatu kryminalnych dokumentów, a kompozycja podkreśla atmosferę zagrożenia i tajemnicy.
The brutal murder of Furuta Junko still reverberates through Japanese society today. A look at what happened and how the incident sparked a debate over criminal justice reform in Japan. (WARNING: Graphic content)
Just who is the target audience for all these true crime docudramas about serial killers? @IndieWire writes about two new shows: "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" and "Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy." "It seems strange then that Hollywood is so hell-bent on dragging out our worst nightmares time and again — with little regard for their potentially festering consequences," writes Alison Foreman. We want to know: Do you watch, listen to or read true crime stories? Choose as many options as you like, and if true crime is your bag, tell us in the comments why it appeals to you.
5 of 5 stars for "Confederacy of Silence: A True Tale of the New Old South" by Richard Rubin. Kindle Edition, 448 pages.
Book description: In this stunning twist on the timeless tale of an outsider fascinated by a closed society, a young Jewish writer goes back to Greenwood, Mississippi, where he had his first newspaper job, and covers a murder trial that challenges his notions of both the South and himself. When Richard Rubin, fresh out of the Ivy League, accepts a job at a daily newspaper in the old Delta town of Greenwood, Mississippi, he is thrust into a place as different from his hometown of New York as any in the country. Yet to his surprise, he is warmly welcomed by the townspeople and soon finds his first great scoop in Handy Campbell, a poor, black teen and gifted high school quarterback who goes on to win a spot on Mississippi State's team—a training ground for the NFL. Six years later, Rubin, back in New York, learns that Handy is locked up in Greenwood, accused of capital murder. Returning south to cover the trial, Rubin follows the trail that took Handy from the football field to county jail. As the best and worst elements of Mississippi rise up to do battle over one man's fate, Rubin must confront his own unresolved feelings about the confederacy of silence that initially enabled him to thrive in Greenwood but ultimately forced him to leave it.
The image is a book cover showing a rural dirt road flanked by barren trees with a somewhat foggy or muted atmosphere. The title is prominently displayed in large brown capital letters, reading "CONFEDERACY OF SILENCE." Below that, in smaller white capital letters, it says "A TRUE TALE OF THE NEW OLD SOUTH." At the bottom of the cover, the author's name "RICHARD RUBIN" is written in brown capital letters. The overall tone of the image suggests a serious, possibly reflective or investigative narrative.
The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne by Kate Winkler Dawson was good. I am not a true crime fanatic, but I thought this would hold my interest with both the historical and literary aspects. It did hold my interest, but wasn't as interesting as I was hoping. Not bad. If you're into true crime it would probably be for you.
Cover of The Sinners All Bow by Kate Winkler Dawson. Cover has a woman seeming to run with the back to the reader. There is a tree and a building in the distance.
The statute of limitations on murder in Japan used to be 15 years. One woman - dubbed the Woman of Many Faces - almost managed to beat the clock. Learn how former hostess Fukuda Kazuko nearly got away with it in UJ's first-ever article from 2018.
A month before his murder trial for the 2022 killings of four Idaho college students was set to begin, Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty. Read more from @CNN about why the plea came now and why some family members of the victims are not happy. https://flip.it/6zc5B0 #Idaho#Murder#Kohberger#TrueCrime#Plea#Guilty#DeathPenalty
New reading material arrived! I am looking forward to #reading this, but I am notoriously bad at regularity, so please don't expect a full review any time soon :D
"Supernote by Jim Davidson, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent - Retired. Inspired by an untold true story".
It's a beautifully presented hard cover #book with a story I'm looking forward to getting into!
"FICTION
A gripping, fast-paced read. Jim Davidson's epic story would be impossible to believe if it wasn't true." -- Martin Dugard, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Taking London.
"Supernote - The compelling inside story and shocking wake-up to how close the world came to financial chaos." - George Goldsmith, screenwriter of Children of the Corn.
"SUPERNOTE" IS A COUNTERFEIT $100 BILL SO UNDETECTABLE, IT THREATENS TO DESTROY THE ENTIRE GLOBAL ECONOMY.
ONE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL AGENT CROSSED INTERNATIONAL BORDERS FROM THE IGUAZU JUNGLE IN ARGENTINA AND PARAGUAY, TO CASINOS IN MOSCOW, SAFE HOUSES IN BEIRUT AND THE BACK ALLEYS OF PHNOΜ ΡΕΝΗ ΤΟ UNRAVEL THE DISTRIBUTION ROUTES OF THE DPRK, HEZBOLLAH, PLO, PFLP AND IRA ALL SUPPORTING THEIR LETHAL OPERATIONS WITH SUPERNOTE FUNDS.
SPECIAL AGENT ROSS GARRETT'S INVESTIGATION CULMINATES IN ARRESTING ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST WANTED FUGITIVES AND DISMANTLES THE INFAMOUS SUPERNOTE CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE, UNBEKNOWNST TO A WORLD OBLIVIOUS TO JUST HOW CLOSE IT OTHERWISE CAME TO GLOBAL FINANCIAL CHAOS.
As a Special Agent of the United States Secret Service, Jim Davidson protected six Presidents as well as many international dignitaries. As Assistant Special Agent in Charge of three Headquarters Divisions, he directed counterfeit currency investigations and Treasury-related forgery and fraud investigations, giving him keen insight and firsthand knowledge of this dangerous and fascinating corner of crime.
Okazaki Asahi reported her ex to the police nine times. Later that month, she disappeared. It would take police four months to search her ex-boyfriend's residence fully. Why did cops in Japan fail to arrest Shirai Hideyuki despite all the evidence pointing to him?
50 years ago, someone in Japan's city of Fuchū managed to steal 300 million yen (USD $2M today) without firing a shot. Was it, as some say, the perfect crime? Here's what we know and why the case still remains Japan's largest unsolved robbery.
THE SEARCH FOR A FORGOTTEN ACTIVIST—Marty Goddard, pioneer of the modern forensic “rape kit”—takes a deep dive into the vagaries of the US justice system and the many ways it grinds down the most vulnerable, including Ms. Goddard herself. A MINUS
What Reality TV Gets Wrong About Criminal Investigations. (Spoiler: So Much.)
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When Edgar Barrientos-Quintana was cleared of murder charges last year, reporter Jessica Lussenhop noticed something she had never seen before in a wrongful conviction case: the involvement of popular true crime show “The First 48.”
December 2023: US District Attorney Jessica Aber indicts 4 Russians for war crimes in #Ukraine
September 2024: US District Attorney Jessica Aber indicts Russian cryptocurrency money launderer / cybercriminal #SergeyIvanov
November 2024: US District Attorney Jessica Aber accuses Virginia based companies of running "three different schemes to illegally transship sensitive American technology to Russia," including sending equipment to a Russian telecommunications company linked to the #Kremlin and Russia's notorious #FSB security agency.
March 2025: Former US District Attorney Jessica Aber found dead at age 43
Former US attorney for eastern district of Virginia found dead at age 43
Alexandria police find Jessica Aber unresponsive after responding to reports and say investigation under way
Maya Yang
Sun 23 Mar 2025 14.55 EDT
The former US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia was found dead in Alexandria on Saturday, authorities said.
In a statement on social media, Alexandria police announced that at about 9.18am on Saturday, police responded to the 900 block of Beverley Drive following reports of an unresponsive woman. Upon arriving at the scene, authorities located a deceased woman who they later identified as 43-year-old Jessica Aber.
As a teenager, Tanya Smith stole bank reserves over the phone to help friends and neighbors pay off overdue utility bills. When the F.B.I. derided her, saying Black people "don’t have the brains" to pull off complex heists, she taught herself to hack computers and went on to steal tens of millions from banks and casinos in a multi-year crime spree
An old photo of Tanya Smith and her family dog. She is wearing a long coat and they are standing in the snow with a house in the background. She provided this photo to the Guardian