Book Review: I’ll Be Gone in The Dark

I plug my phone into my car stereo each morning on a long drive to the other side of town. I will spend each of those days yelling at primary school aged children to behave whilst simultaneously attempting to teach them how to play Aussie Rules football. It's 6am and I run through that morning [...]

Serial Killer: Amelia Dyer

Warning: this article contains descriptions of violence against children. This is the story of one of Britain's most prolific murderers. With possible victims numbering upwards of 300. This is the story of Amelia Elizabeth Dyer. Pyle Marsh, Bristol, United Kingdom. 1837. Born into a well-to-do family, Amelia Hobley was the youngest of 5 children. Amelia [...]

Katherine Knight

TW: Domestic violence, animal slaughter, mention of rape This is a story not for the faint of heart. The crimes committed in this story go against the natural law and may be disturbing for some readers. Keep your wits. 84 St Andrews Street, Aberdeen, New South Wales, Australia. March 1, 2000. 9am. Police enter the home [...]

Gypsy Rose Blancharde

The story of Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee (Clauddine) Blancharde is one of twists, deception and abuse. On the surface, it's a story of a gravely ill child and a mother who would do anything to help her. But the Blancharde family are not as they appear. Springfield, Missouri. June 14, 2015. Late in the [...]

Serial Killer: BTK.

TW: Rape, binding, torture, and murder (obviously). The first serial killer I ever knew about was BTK. So how fitting that my first murder article would be about him and all the messed up things he did. For background, BTK was a serial killer who murdered 10 people between 1974 and 1991. His sexual sadism [...]