“First-degree murder? Me? I wasn’t thinking straight.” Says the murderer of his wife and brother-in-law. How could he claim it was unintentional? First-degree premeditated murder. Four shots to the head‚ three behind the victims ear and one above her eyebrow‚ two more pierced through her chest and several scattered across her body. Yet‚ he still claims‚ “it was unintentional”. The Defendant claimed that he missed the first two shots of firing at her. She reacted by jumping on the bed and shoving
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there have been four theories that have been developed which try to discover the reasoning behind Hamlet’s procrastination. The average person would have murdered King Claudius immediately after the encounter with the ghost. However‚ it takes Hamlet almost the whole play to murder Claudius. The first theory suggests that Hamlet is skeptical about the intentions of his father’s ghost and is hesitant in acting upon the ghost’s warning; the second says that Hamlet is unable to murder the king is due to
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have researched the murder and aggravated assault data for Oakland and in San Francisco also known as the Bay Area for the last three years. Then I am going to compare it to the rest of the nation. I am going to explain the difference between murder and aggravated assault. I am going to describe a crime that has happened in my area. Finally‚ I will go over a theory I believe is a possible reason people commit these crimes in my area. Murder versus Aggravated Assault A murder is described as the
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The mystery of Jack the Ripper is a murder case of 5 victims who were brutally murdered. In the beginning‚ investigators made no progress in discovering the culprit of the murders until on September 27‚ 1888 when a letter was sent to a news organization signed with the name of Jack the Ripper. Multiple letters were sent and one of the letters in particular that was supposedly written by Jack the Ripper was found with a piece of a kidney that the author stated belonged to the most recent victim. Catherine
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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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[pic] By: Jessica Johnson The brutal murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey on Christmas night in 1996 shocked America to its core. Just as the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder seven decades earlier had seared the nation’s consciousness‚ this murder – of a beautiful and talented child in a wealthy Boulder‚ Colo.‚ home – renewed every parent’s worst nightmare: No child was truly safe‚ not even tucked in at home on Christmas night. Days went by and no arrests were made‚ this case had been
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decided to cover the body with a blanket so that Patsy wouldn’t be so upset. 	The Ramsey’s then left the house to stay with friends. Police decided (now just a little too late) to treat the home as a major crime scene. This had been the only murder in Boulder that
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today’s society‚ the Monomyth Archetype is prevalent in various forms such as television‚ films‚ books‚ and real life. Joseph Campbell founded the Monomyth Archetype theory‚ it involves a hero or heroine transcending the three main stages: separation‚ struggle or initiation‚ and return and reintegration. More specifically‚ this theory is predominant in the short genre‚ "The Step Not Taken"‚ by Paul D’Angelo. In the first stage‚ the protagonist is confronted with a journey of whether to provide aid
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It was a cold and gloomy Friday evening. The clouds were a deep shade of grey and the sky looked like it was about to release a bucket load of rain. “Bbbbbring Bbbbbring‚” the phone rang as Zoe waited with her growly stomach. She looked out the window of her house as the rain began to spit. “Oh how I love Melbourne weather‚” Zoe thought to herself. “Hello and welcome to Barry’s Pizza. How may I help you?” said the man on the telephone. “Hi‚ may I please order one medium; no make that a large‚
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