Capital accumulation

Gary Ridgway is one of America’s most prominent serial killers. He killed for 18 years, until physical evidence was able to link him to murder. Over those years here was picked up for other crimes and released. It is because of him and other killers that America must become better at finding physical evidence. Gary was born in 1949, he is the middle child of three boys. His home life wasn’t completely upsetting, just the occasional heated argument between his parents. His IQ was tested at 82,…

The Jefferson County Egan Murders took place on New Year’s Eve in 1964. The Egan family was found murdered at a rest stop on Interstate 81. The Egan trio consisted of Peter Egan, Barbara Egan, and Gerald Egan. This case was important to prosecute because the Egan’s were wanted for various crimes. Although the question remained, who murdered the Egan’s? Rumors and news media sparked many possibilities for what might have happened that night, which made investigators more eager to intervene.…

In the article “The Case for Torture” by Michael Levin, he explains why torture is justified to save millions of people. He uses expressive, persuasive, and interpretive elements to try to make an effective argument. I can think of many examples where torture could have been useful in American history. Levin only includes hypothetical situations that seem a bit extreme. The only real piece of information is the poll about four mothers. The poll is 100% for torture as a method to get their…

Introduction In 1974, Ted Bundy embarked on a series of grisly murders that began in Seattle, Washington and in a period of over five years spread through Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Florida. His rampage took the lives of at least thirty five women, but there is a lot of controversy over this number. The exact number of women Bundy killed will never be known as experts predict that he killed at least 100 or more. He was known to be a serial killer who went on a killing spree after a…

• Suspect Name: Theodore Robert Cowell “Ted Bundy” • Ethnicity: White • Age at Arrest: 42 • Place of Birth: Burlington, Vermont • Height: 5’10 • Weight: 145-175lbs • Build: Slender Frame • Hair: Wavy dark brown • Record of Arrest: 3 arrest and 2 escapes • Ted Bundy was a very smart and charming man. He knew that young women were not going to just walk away with any random man. To get the women to come within his reach he posed as an injured man that needed help, because Ted Bundy looked…

The movie Dead man Walking had several themes throughout the entirety of its course. A common theme that was well distributed throughout was grief and loss. In a way, the entire movie was circled around grief and loss. When Mathew was about to get injected with his medication to die, he told the parents of the woman he killed that he hopes that his death gives them some relief. The father of the son stated that there would be zero chance of him being a grandfather; he would never know what like…

The bombing of Birmingham in 1963 was a deadly event thought out by four grueling men.The bombings sparked the starting of Civil Rights movement. There was four men that were convicted of the bombings that took the life of four girls Cynthia Wesler, Carole Robertson and Addie Mae Collins and Denise McNair’s. There trial was exaggerated whether they were guilty or not. Was it wrong they weren't charged until 1977? The bombing of Birmingham today is a marked a historic event over the years. It…

Son of Sam The Son of Sam Law has only been invoked a couple of times in cases such as Mark David, John Lennon assassination and a couple others such as Scarsdale diet. The Son of Sam law has been in effect in the past, present, and even has been challenged as unconstitutional. While in prison a serial killer or con-artist can profit off of their crime by writing a novel or selling movie rights about their crime and make millions. That’s why the Son of Sam law was created. On…

The Major criminal court and the Sixth Amendment are related to To Kill a Mockingbird when they are at the trial of Tom Robinson. At the trial Tom did not get a fair trial, the Sixth Amendment says defendants have the right to a fair trial. Tom Robinson’s trial was public which is also in the 6th amendment. The trial borrows things from the First Amendment. Like freedom of speech when you are stating your case or story. The sixth amendment says the defendant has the right to a lawyer, also the…

Background Stephen Chapman was born in Brady, Texas and he grew up in Midland and Austin. He graduated from Harvard University with cum laude and worked for the New Republic. Chapman is currently on the staff of the Chicago Tribune where he writes a column that covers national and international affairs, and appears in some 60 papers across the country. He has also provided articles for Slate, The American Spectator, National Review, The Weekly Standard, The Atlantic, Harper’s, and Reason. I…