"A" Is for Alibi

On December 26th, 1996, the Ramsey family experienced the worst event of their lives. John and Patsy Ramsey found their daughter JonBenet Ramsey strangled and bludgeoned to death with a garrote in their basement. She had tape over her mouth, hands tied above her head, wrapped in her favorite blanket and she was possibly sexually assaulted. The family is often the first suspect in the murder, including her 9-year-old brother Burke. Ten years after the murder, a random man from Thailand named John…

actions are the cause of his sorrow, and that he accepts responsibility for his actions, as clearly demonstrated in the quotation, “ I killed her I can own no alibi: The guilt is wholly mine” (386). The use of “I” indicates the his personal acceptance of his role in the outcome. Delving deeper into the diction, by analyzing the meaning of alibi, it becomes clear that Creon has realized that he hid behind excuses to hide his guilt, signifying that he has at last come forth and accepted his…

In contrast to Karen and Lorelei who portray stereotypical blonde bimbos, the protagonist in Legally Blonde, a comedic and inspiring movie published by Type A Film in 2001, defies the dumb blonde archetype by depicting a blonde hair female with both beauty and brain. Reese Witherspoon plays a ditzy sorority girl, Elle Woods, who is a bubbly, attractive, and Caucasian female with blonde hair. She is completely in love with her boyfriend, Warner Huntington III, who soon breaks up with Elle stating…

Brianna Rhodes Davis College Prep English 19 April 2016 The Faria Murder Trial On December 27th, 2011, a very strange occurrence took place in the home of Russell and Elizabeth (Betsy) Faria. At approximately 9:40 pm, the Lincoln County Police Department received a phone call from Russell. He claimed that he had just arrived at home and believed that Betsy had committed suicide. He told police that she was lying lifeless…

Numerous people call their acquaintances by nicknames that they have been chosen for them. That nickname is selected for a reason, and it is usually a word or name that can best describe that person. In "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O 'Connor, a criminal that names himself The Misfit escapes from the Federal Penitentiary and is wanted for his heinous crimes. He states that he was convicted of a crime he never committed. After fleeing, The Misfit continues to turn his fake reputation…

years/month/weeks ago’. If this happens then the whole crime investigation can go the wrong way because knowing when the person died is a key information the investigator should know because if the investigator interrogate a suspect and the suspect has an alibi for the time that the doctors and pathologists think the victim was murdered then that can cause injustice for the victim or a wrong person is found guilty. Nowadays when someone gets murdered and the victim cannot be identified…

Many theories seem to surround the case of Hae Lee and Adnan Syed. The question that everyone is asking themselves is, who did it, was it Adnan, was it Jay, or was it a hitman that Jay knew hired by Adnan? What makes it more difficult are the changing stories, witnesses foggy memory and inconsistencies on what happened that day. Also the evidence that was gathered and presented can make one think Jay and Adnan definitely had something to do with her death however neither murdered Hae. After…

Have you ever thought if a criminal could be falsely? Perhaps not, you would think the judges or police would have good evidence to contradict the criminal. Well there's a law, guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, which means that the accused is the only logical person who could have done the crime even if hard evidence is lacking. On January 13, 1999 Hae Min Lee a senior at Woodlawn high school had disappeared. Right after school she was suppose to pick up her cousin, who was in kindergarten but…

The Law enforcement system in the US is not always reliable and and trustworthy in every case. During 1993, in West Memphis there was news about three 8 year old boys being deemed missing from their families. Not too long later they were found dead in a stream. They were bruised, mutilated and tied up like hogs. These three boys were Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Steve Branch. Three young adults known as, Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin, were eventually convicted in…

For example, cooking and eating the murder weapon shows guilt as she realizes what has happened and is trying to get away from being caught. Furthurmore, Mary Maloney goes into a different room and begins to apply makeup while reapeating what her alibi is. Both of these show a clear conscience that she used after the kill. Secondly, at the end of the story we hear about Mary’s giggling at the policemen’s comments. Giggles, by definition usually occur in situations of humor or…