Maloney is innocent, there are some statements that were made that could make the assumption that she is guilty. According to case files, Detective One stated, “ You know just as well as I do he used to fool around from time to time.”(Dahl). Giving her a reason to be angry at him and cause her to do something by the heat of the moment. But, due to the fact that Mrs. Maloney is pregnant, it would be hard for her to use an instrument like the one mentioned, or use as much force as needed to kill Patrick Maloney, as stated by Detective Three. Mr. Maloney made her a pleased wife and gave her no suspicion as to if he was being unfaithful or…
Judge and jury, I beg thee to charge Ms. Maloney with the murder of Patrick Maloney. Why would the perfectly stable Mary Maloney randomly decide to kill her husband? What would cause a perfectly sane woman to do such a heinous crime? As you are aware, Patrick Maloney was a well-respected member of the police force. To all who knew him he was a good man. He never had any enemies, and was very committed to his job. So how did this good man end up dead? Supposedly, Mr. Maloney was alleged of having an affair. However, Mr. Maloney is no longer around to testify to that fact. If Ms. Maloney had heard of this alleged affair, maybe that drove her to murder him. There is sufficient evidence showing that Ms. Maloney was the murderess. Number one, there…
First, Mary Maloney had killed her husband because he wanted to divorce. In anger Mary got a leg of lamb from the freezer and after hearing the news of wanting a divorce, Mary acted fast with disapproval ,and so” she swung the leg of lamb high and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head”(Dahl 3).This proves that Mary defeated her demons and had not wanted a divorce so she took matters into her own hands.Second after killing her husband should found a successful and creative way to hide the crime. after killing her husband she decided to cook the leg of lamb so she “... placed it in a pan and turned on the oven on high and shoved it inside.”(Dahl 4) What's my reason because Mary killed her husband and couldn't deal with the fact that she was going to jail for those acts, so she covered up the crime and successfully defeated her demon. In conclusion, Mary had successfully defeated her demons and was able to progress in…
In 1968, an 11-year-old girl, Mary Bell was convicted of murdering two boys, Martin Brown (4) and Brian Howe (3). Bell strangled Martin Brown to death and left his body in an empty House in Newcastle, United Kingdom.…
Killing your husband is not a big deal, right? Not for Mary Maloney. A casual day is not typically when your house is turned into a murder scene. Sometimes you can’t blame people for their impulse actions; for example, Mary Maloney.…
In the book Acceleration by Graham McNamee, a teenage boy named Duncan works in a subway station for the lost and found. He ends up finding an eerie diary which depicts a so called murderers mind, and what he thinks of people. He compares the subway to an “audition, or a cattle call” as he’s searching for the “right one.” Near the middle of the diary, Duncan starts to believe he saw the woman the killer will go for next, and decides to follow her, instead of confronting her, in fear that she would believe that he was the serial killer coming after her. He ends up terrifying her anyway.…
While doing some research on Mary Surratt I discovered that she was the first woman in America to be hanged. She was hanged for being part of the conspiracy theory along with John Wilkes Booth for Lincoln's assassination. Leading up to her death she still pleading guilty. In this paper we will discuss what events happened in her life leading her to the path that she chose.…
In The Murder of Helen Jewett, Patricia Cohen uses one of the most trivial murders during the 1800's to illustrate the sexiest society accommodations to the privileged, hypocritical tunneled views toward sexual behavior, and the exploitation of legal codes, use of tabloid journalism, and politics. Taking the fact that woman was made from taking a rib from man was more than biblical knowledge, but incorporated into the male belief that a woman's place is determined by the man. Helen had the proper rearing a maid servant, but how did she fall so far from grace. Judge Weston properly takes credit for rearing her with the proper strictness and education. Was Helen seduced at an early age and introduced to sexual perversions that were more persuasive that the bible belt life that the Weston's tried to live? Was Helen simply a woman who knew how to use what she had to get what she wanted? Through personal correspondence, legal documentation, census reports, paintings, and newspapers we are able to make our on determinations. Cohen provides more than enough background and history to allow any one to make their own opinion how the murder of a woman could be turned into a side show at a circus.…
Driving is a privilege that people have deemed a right and some believe it is even okay to drink and drive having a license gives no one the right to endanger lives. With PEOPLE v. WATSON, the defendant had multiple DUI’s and was found guilty of second degree murder based on a theory of “implied malice.” This case left a precedent of ensuring that every person caught driving under the influence faces prosecution by signing a “Watson Advisement.” However, there is enough educational warning about the dangers of driving under the influence that even in the first DUI a person should be charged with deeper punishment.…
It has been five years today that my cousin Stacy Lynn Sparks was murdered. I always thought that something like this could never happen to my family. This is the first time that something so tragic has happened in my life. It will also lead me to pain and frustration years to come. The loss of her has had a great impact on how I live my life today.…
I am certain I know who the killer is, by having all the evidence.The reason I know this is because the suspect has motive and ability. There are also additional evidence that ties my suspects to the crime. The killers are Shelly Waterstraat and Gina Goodwin, with the help of Zack Zigler.…
The character of Mary Maloney is similar to the character of the Landlady. They’re both killers, but there is a little difference between them, because we think the Landlady is a serial killer and she prepares to kill him, as Mrs. Maloney didn’t really prepare to kill her husband, however she prepared to set up a convincing alibi. She gave a nip of whisky to every policeman: “Why don’t you have one yourself. You must be awfully tired. Please do. You’ve been very good to me.” And just after that, she offered the lamb, which she killed her husband with: “Why don’t you eat up that lamb that’s in the oven?”. But there is another difference; the Landlady actually wants to kill the boy as Mrs. Maloney killed her husband by impulse.…
Roald Dahl makes the reader feel sympathy for Mary Maloney even though she has just murdered her own husband by skillfully developing her character and by placing Mrs. Maloney in a situation that justifies her actions. Firstly, the authour begins the short story by showing how loyal and loving Mary Maloney is towards her husband. He starts off with telling the reader how Mrs. Maloney looks forward to him coming home and pampers him after his workday with alcohol and dinner, even though she is six months pregnant. He shows the reader her deep devotion for her husband, “She loved to luxuriate in the presence of this man, and to feel-almost as a sunbather feels the sun-that warm male glow...”. As well, the author shows that Mrs. Maloney is very dependent on her husband financially and emotionally. She is unemployed and pregnant and she seems to spend her day looking forward to her husband coming home. By the time the truth comes out, she seems to be the ideal wife. When her husband finally tells his endearing wife what has put him in such a horrible mood, she is heartbroken. He is leaving her... The reader feels so sickened by this selfish man that the reader does not really blame her for killing him. Her reaction after she kills him reinforces the sympathy that the reader feels for her. The killing was quite obviously done in the heat of the moment. When Mrs. Maloney turns her mind to getting caught she is completely unselfish, in contrast to her husband. “It made no difference to her. In fact it would be a relief. On the other hand, what about the child? Did they kill them both mother and child?” Finally, Roald Dahl shows that Mrs. Maloney is very clever and this makes the reader like her even more. Her method of cooking the murder weapon for the investigating officers is so clever (“[The weapon is] Probably right under our very noses.”) that we forget about her murder and think more of her cleverness and the…
Following this Mary puts the lamb in the oven and climbs the stairs. She puts some make-up on then leaves to go to the grocers. Mary buys things for supper then goes home. This is used as her alibi. When Mary 'discovers' the body she burst into tears and calls the police. The police subsequently arrive, confirm the death and begin a fruitless search for a murder weapon. They briefly question and check up on Mary's story which seems faultless. By the time the y are finished their search the lamb is cooked. Mary offers them some lamb and they reluctantly oblige while Mary begins to 'giggle' in the next room.…
In Betsy’s case, after killing her former partner, she fetched water in a bucked, detergent, a sponge and cleaned everything up; the floor, the carpet and the lamp. Then she even took a bath and tidied herself but, she realized that Maurice’s body was still in the crime scene, compromising her. Quickly, she decided to put him into a silver-coloured trunk which was five feet long, three feet high, two feet wide, and its lid seemed hermetically sealing; the body fitted there and the moving-man that were going to her department wouldn’t see it and report the murder. In Mary’s case, as she had killed Patrick with a leg of lamb, she decided to offer it to the police men that were working at her home for her husband’s crime. She told Sergeant Noonan that as she had already prepared dinner but she could not have a bite, he and his men should eat it up. Besides, she said that it would have been Patrick’s desire because they were all good friends and they had treated her so kindly. Both Betsy and Mary were able to get rid of the evidence that compromised them; Betsy made Maurice’s body disappeared and Mary the leg of lamb.…