In the 1990’s, there were a lot of crimes that escalated very far. One of the crimes that caught the eyes of many people would be the Jaycee Dugard kidnapping. Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped in 1991 and was not found until 2009. Jaycee was found and is still living to tell her story that happened continuously for eighteen years.…
Mazie Cook Dr. Keen CAST 301 7 Nov. 2016 Current Events: Mother Released After Four Years of Ten-Year Sentence The article written by Sarah Ellis entitled, “Mother of Missing Toddler Released from Prison After 4 Years of 10-year Sentence” covers a story that takes place in Columbia, South Carolina and explains a mother’s recent standing in the case of Amir Jennings. In 2012, Zinah Jennings, mother of toddler Amir Jennings, was convicted of unlawful neglect of a child or helpless person in connection with the disappearance of Amir in 2011. During Zinah Jennings’ trial in 2012, witnesses said they saw her leave him unrestrained in a car seat, squeeze him until he cried, and allowed him to wander unsupervised out of a bank’s door. Additionally,…
Elgin history spotlight – Nancy Lou Webster This is the story of longtime Elgin resident/artist Nancy Lou Webster and her 1935 Straight 8 Buick Coupe with suicide doors named “Katie.” The story begins with Nancy Lou as a teen in Oxford, Mississippi.…
A Child Called “It” written by Dave Prezler. This book is about a boy named Dave Prezler. The book is about Dave’s story. A story about how he is abused neglected and reflective. How he goes through so much and only wishes to be loved.…
The unsolved mystery about the Sodder Family still remains today. The story is about a family of eleven who had a fire start in their home mysteriously and “lost” five children. This incident took place in Fayetteville, West Virginia on Christmas Eve to Christmas morning in 1945. There is a lot evidence and many theories about this case. There have been investigations about where the Sodder children are and how the fire occurred in the first place, but none of them seem to be right so this story still remains a mystery that nobody can solve.…
This case is an example of Judicial Activism because during this time the court ruled on peoples beliefs. First Patrick Kennedy said he should not be given the death penalty because the child did not die and it was not a murder. The majority and the court agreed with his decision so he was removed from the death penalty. The court should have ruled in its opinion because when people start doing all kinds of crimes the court just cannot agree with the majority or minority’s decisions. Last this is case is an example judicial activism because the decision is made on what people believes in the society.…
REPORTER: The reporter/aunt (Christy) called to report Neglect. According to Christy, Cynthia (biological mother) left the children with her, and she moved to Birmingham, Alabama in March. Cynthia was supposed to enroll the children in school, but she didn’t; the reporter and Pearlene were waiting to see if mom was going to take the children back with her or not. The children missed the 1st day of school, due to the aunt (Christy) and Pearlene (maternal grandmother) enrolling them in school because Cynthia did not.…
Nanye-hi was a famous Native American of the Cherokee. She was a very peaceful person and fought for peace, through words and actions. Nancy Ward was the name she took after learning English. Nancy Ward became a very respected woman of the Cherokee tribe. She held many high positions for an African-American woman of that time period.…
Today we are here to discuss the matter of the death of a local child. William Armstrong's death was caused by none other than his own brother. Brother had always thought William to be an embarrassment and was willing to do anything to end the humiliation. He had accumulated a plan to kill the child. Brother was compassionate and kind to his brother only when he wanted to be and would change his attitude whenever he thought right.…
Debbie Brown was a school girl growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts. She knew that she wanted to do big, big things one day. That's the way her father brought her up with all of his support, that is how she became the first, nonpublic, Navy Seal. ( that's Top Secret ). Harriet Rothchild grew up on the other side of the country in liberal, pot smoking San Francisco.…
Each year children are sentenced life in prison without parole. That is 2570 children sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole according to the American Civil Liberty Union. Children are abused immensely in prison. Some sexually assaulted from the prison guards and the inmates and some just beaten. Children that are sentenced are taken advantage of and can’t do anything about due to their small size and of the word “snitch”.…
Yollie was sitting on a bench late at night when she saw a set of headlights appear in the distance and start to approach. No one ever drove on this road, so who could it be? Yollie was a twelve year old girl who lived in Crescent City, California. She was freezing in the pouring rain because her friend Squeaky, was supposed to give her a ride home, but said that there was no room left in the car.…
The movie “Precious” released in 2009 is based on the book “Push” a novel written by Sapphire. “Precious” is screen played by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, and directed by Lee Daniels. The movie highlights the different types of abuse and misery an adolescent faced in her entire life. The abuse occurred in different forms such as physical, sexual, verbal, and public humiliation. Precious is a sixteen year old African American named Claireece Precious Jones.…
Analyzing the West Memphis Three On May 5, 1993, three eight-year-old boys, Micheal Moore, Christopher Byers, and Steve Branch were reported missing. Shortly afterward, their bodies were found in the woods of West Memphis, Arkansas. Not only, but all three of the bodies were naked, bloodied, and mangled. It was not the average murder case, all three of the bodies appeared to have been tortured prior to their death.…
was sitting in the corner of the court room as the Child Protective Service (CPS) caseworker read back a recent interview she had with a young teenage girl. In excruciating detail, they read aloud the intimate confessions of how this girl had been sexual abused by her father. I cringed, as the case worker quoted the girl's description of her abuse to the court; explaining when and how everything had happened to her. My whole body tightened as knots formed in my throat and my hands tightly gripped the bottom of my chair. The caseworker then explained how their investigation had found physical evidence to support the testimony they had received and with the help of the judge they would be able to keep her out of contact with her father.…