Juggling Theories News headlines have sprung up around the nation this fall with reports of people dressed as clowns scaring and attacking civilians. No matter the crude intent of these actions, the real killer clown has already honked his horn to the world; John Wayne Gacy, also known as, “The Clown Killer”, murdered 33 teenage boys in his Cook County, Illinois home from 1972 to 1978. Luring them into his home with the promise of job opportunities or pornographic pictures, Gacy raped and strangled his victims with nylon rope or their own underwear and then buried their dead bodies in the garage or the crawl space underneath his home. Eventually, he ran out of space, so he began throwing the corpses into the Illinois River. For many, Gacy was a friend, a colleague, a volunteer, and a neighbor; how could he commit these crimes?…
The homicide of John Hossack will always be a mysterious cold case. The person who truly killed John will never be known from the very little evidence left in the bedroom. Though with very little evidence all fingers pointed to Margaret Hossack and Mrs. Wright for the killings of their husbands. Therefore, Margaret and Mrs. Wright story didn’t add up to how their husbands were killed and were incarcerated for life. There are two sides to every story, but only John, Margaret and Mrs. Wright knew what happened that very night.…
How H. H. Holmes Changed America and Its People Most events in America's past time have influenced some change in the way we feel, think, or react to everyday life. One thought in particular has now been etched into the minds of the old and young, which was inspired by one man's actions. Although long forgotten, H.H Holmes’s actions not only influenced the entertainment industry and brought forth changes in the law enforcement, but he also introduced a paranoia that was unknown before his time. H. H. Holmes was born as Herman Webster Mudgett in Gilmanton, New Hampshire on May 16, 1861. Early in his life he was fascinated with skeletons this soon led to an obsession with death.…
The Story From Ground Zero In his article “The Price We Pay,” Adam Mayblum describes his firsthand experiences during the September eleventh attacks. He wants the American people to understand that the attack is a way for a malicious person to try and tear the American people apart. A terrorist wants to invoke fear and panic. Mayblum wants us to understand that even though the situation is devastating, we as American people should ban together in the face of adversity.…
June Hyung(Eric) Kim Mr. Shimazaki American Literature 9/22/17 The Line of Morality for Unethical Decisions The purpose of lying varies depending on the situation. Although people often utilize it to benefit themselves, it is also sometimes necessary for people’s lives.…
He became very known for his style of writing, he wrote very differently about politics. Instead of writing with all the Latin phrases and the technical terms, he wrote in a more describing, common and painting language which everybody could understand and therefor also make an opinion about. He had a lot of power in his writing abilities, because now he could persuade the Americans that the alliance with Britain was bad for them while it was good for Britain. The alliance was a burden to the colonists; Britain used them to pay their debt from the resent wars. He wrote about how bad the British government was, and he inspired people to fight for their freedom, independence and…
I think it does support my reasons because he became famous by doing dangers tricks and that there weren't invented and that people thought it was amazing tricks so people paid just to come see his tricks but the bad thing was that people also wanted to do that so they would copy his tricks and do theme for they could be famous and win money also people even try copying Houdini's name by whodini,Oudini and hardini also what he did is he sue theme because they were copying him on his tricks and his name.…
Dracula is one of the most well known stories in literature. One of the reasons that it is so well known and is such a compelling story is that the main character is not shown most of the time. When he is shown he commits actions that are so compelling that it changes the story,Such as how he kills Reinfield and how everyone in the story wants to kill Dracula while he doesn’t commit many actions. Today we will find out how Bram stoker keeps his title character so much in the shadows for so much of this novel and how this novel so successful by doing this tactic. First off…
The authors, of “Rat’s in the Walls” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”, H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe respectively use their past and childhood experiences to allow a blurring of the lines on whether the narrator is trustworthy in his telling of the story or not. The era, that both Poe and Lovecraft were a part of, was the gothic era where it was the ‘craze’ to write these stories that enticed the fear of the unknown in us. This fear is what allows the reader to question whether it is reliable what they are reading from the narrator or not. In “Rats in the Walls” the narrator, a man by the name of Mr. Delapore, whereas our narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” is an unnamed man. The reliability and trustworthiness of these two narrators rely on the…
The case of John Hossak is incredibly mysterious and is a mystery that was never completely solved. Due to the inherent mystery of the case there were many different books, stories, and plays based of it. One of these is “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell. The plot of this play is essentially the same as the case; however, fundamental differences can be found within the two, as well as trivial details, such as names. Within this report you will find a comparative analysis between “Trifles” and the case of John Hossack.…
Hello Everyone! When someone commits any kind of murder and especially if this said person has done this crime more than once, we as a society tends to want to know why this has occurred? What has caused this person to commit these crimes repeatedly? In the case of Jeffrey Dahmer I think it is a variety of reasons.…
Charles Manson and his followers committed some of the most publicized crimes of all time. Their crimes even inspired a book and movie called Helter Skelter. Manson’s mind is very twisted and he believes he is a prophet of Jesus Christ. He is still alive today and does not feel guilty about any of the crimes he has committed. He has a very loyal following who he calls his “family.”…
Helter Skelter During the 1960s one of the most deranged American criminals of all time, Charles Manson, created a cult in the desert of California known as the Mason Family. Manson brainwashed his followers to believe Beatles songs like Helter Skelter warned of a coming race war between black and whites. Manson wanted to jump start the race war by sending his followers out to kill wealthy white people in the Hollywood area. Manson wanted the murders to look like blacks killed the white victims.…
In 1974, “Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders”, was written by Vincent Bugliosi. Who was a Los Angeles attorney that persecuted Charles Manson 1971 for directing the death of the in the Tate and La Bianca Murders. Right when you open the book Bugliosi writes,” The story you are about to scare the hell out of you “. The book I am about to explain was chosen because those that followed Manson, listened and believed every word he said. The book showed how the whole process started and gave an insight about what was going on behind the curtains.…
Cozy mysteries and great detective mysteries both show us that people will believe what their eyes see, but to find the truth you need to learn that the physical can be deceiving. It is human nature for us to look at what is presented to us, and believe it. For example, in Agatha Christy’s “The Blue Geranium” and Jacquez Futrelle’s “The Problem of Cell 13” both show characters being misled by the clues left behind. “The Blue Geranium” shows us how clues can be placed to lead you away from the true criminal.…