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    The murder mystery of Jonbenet may be one of the craziest unsolved murder mysteries in the world. The police don’t have enough evidence to prosecute the person that they think might have committed the murder. The cold case of JonBenet’s murder is still talked about among many people not only because the case is still unsolved but also because of her participation in child beauty pageants. In my essay I will discuss some background information on the case‚ The evidence‚ and what I think the evidence

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    distraught from what she had gone through. On November 1‚ 2007‚ Amanda Knox and her boyfriend‚ Raffaele Sollecito‚ had been accused of the sexual assault and the murder of Meredith Kercher. The scene seemed to be very disordered and muffled with blood spread on the walls and her throat cut up by a kitchen knife. The controversial murder case was brought up to the highest court in Italy‚ The Supreme Court of Cassation. There are many different pieces of evidence pointing to her guilt. Further‚ her

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    evaluation of murder and voluntary manslaughter in 2006 the law commission said that the law regarding homocide was a rickety structure build upon shaky foundations and is in urgent need of reform. one criticism of the law on murder is the mandatory life sentence. it is very unfair and many judges are opposed to it as it cannot differentiate between different types of murders. murderers like terrorists‚ contract killers etc deserve a much longer sentence than those who kill through excessive

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    Cameron Dubuc Honors English 12 Mrs. Gail Meeks 15 January 2016 Murder on the Orient Express By: Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express‚ written by Agatha Christie‚ is a murder mystery and a crime fiction novel. The themes to this book are: justice‚ judgement and crime. The most important character in Murder on the Orient Express is Mr. Hercule Poirot. He is a very smart and well respected detective from Belgium. Mr. Bouc‚ owner of the train company in which they were all traveling. Pierre

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    When an arrogant musician is “killed” on stage‚ everyone becomes a suspect. STORY COMMENTS MURDER AT THE MIC is a two-act stage play that presents as a classic murder mystery with the ultimate question: who did it? Everyone loves a good mystery and this play offers a nice one. It reminds one of the classic “CLUE” film. The goal is clear and the stakes are high. The play offers a despicable victim‚ a cast of offbeat suspects‚ a determined detective‚ as well as betrayal‚ secrets‚ a twist‚ and a

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    London murders: a predictable pattern? Four stabbings to death in a single day. Ninety murders in 7 months. Shocking figures—or are they? Knife crime makes the headlines almost daily but are Londoners really at increased risk of being murdered? David Spiegelhalter and Arthur Barnett investigate— and find a predictable pattern of murder. Violence in London attracts headlines. After four people were murdered in separate incidents in London on July 10th‚ 2008‚ BBC correspondent Andy Tighe said “To

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    How to Get Away with Murder is one of the biggest shows for its starting season. With an average of nearly 9 million viewers each week‚ it holds a special place to those who faithfully tune in every Thursday. Shonda Rhimes as creator and producer one should always expect some sort of thrilling drama. This is the kind of show where there are always so many things going on that it’s sometimes hard to take heed of the plot’s impact. Rhimes truly incorporated that mind-blowing twist and shocking betrayal

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    Mass Murders‚” focused on mass murders’ personalities‚ mental health‚ and other factors that could have contributed to how or why these people became murders. It talks about how aggression is the behavior carried out with the proximate intent to harm someone. However‚ violence is the intentional use of physical force or power‚ threatened or actual‚ against oneself‚ another person or against a group or community. The article speaks of a similarity to how violence is the form of mass murders. There

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    suspect the killer is alive and that other people were involved¨(Joyner). Allen was murdered for witnessing the murder of Herbert Lee. Allen´s family and the FBI have been looking for the murderer for fifty-four years and haven’t found them. Herbert Lee was born in Amite County MS. Lee was a successful and illiterate dairy farmer. Herbert Lee was murdered on September 25‚1961. ¨The murder was designed to intimidate African Americans from exercising their right to vote¨(Civil). Lee was murdered by

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    the current law on murder and voluntary manslaughter. Consider relevant criticisms of that law‚ and suggest any reforms that may be appropriate. Despite recent reforms on the law of murder and voluntary manslaughter; including the special defence of diminished responsibility and loss of control‚ there are still inconsistencies present making the law unsatisfactory. This area of the law is in ‘dire need of reform’; as pointed out by the Law Commission in their 2006 report; Murder‚ Manslaughter and

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