Showing results for "System" in True Crime

Stolen valor occurs when a person lies about receiving military decorations that he or she has in fact never earned. It has become a major societal problem that has been discussed numerous times in the news and, most recently, by the US Supreme Court. According to The New York Times, the Department of Veterans Affairs paid disability benefits to more than six hundred people falsely claiming to have been POWs in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars.

From bestselling author Jon Krakauer, a stark, powerful, meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana ­— stories that illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape Missoula, Montana, is a typical college town, with a...

The respiratory system, also known as the breathing system, is a network of organs and tissues that help you breathe. It includes airways, lungs, and blood vessels that bring oxygen into the body and remove carbon dioxide.

In this second installment, author Evan Russell examines another roster of history’s most ruthless predators—killers whose intelligence, obsession, and emotional void allowed them to evade capture while leaving devastation in their wake.

Peter Hochegger lenkte viele Jahrzehnte die Wahrnehmung der österreichischen Bürger. Er galt als einer der mächtigsten Berater des Landes. Mit geschickten PR-Tricks, manipulierten Studien und Interventionen im Graubereich der Politik half er Unternehmern und Politikern, ihre Botschaften in die Köpfe von Millionen Menschen zu bringen. Nach seiner Zeit im Gefängnis erzählt er von den dunklen Seiten der Republik und schreibt dabei ihre Geschichte neu. Wie war das mit der Zeckenimpfung und der Waffenlobby? Was passierte im BUWOG-Deal mit Karl-Heinz Grasser wirklich?

«On dit toujours: “Tu vas finir en prison” ou “Lui, il mérite la prison”. Mais on ne sait pas ce que c'est.» Valentine, magistrate, janvier 2020.Milieu fermé par essence, la prison est un endroit dont seuls celles et ceux qui la côtoient peuvent raconter ce qu'il s'y passe réellement. Les rares témoignages filtrent peu, nourrissant fantasmes et idées reçues sur l'enfermement et les conditions de détention, souvent instrumentalisées politiquement.Dans le rapport «La réinsertion des personnes détenues: l'affaire de tous et toutes» paru en 2019, Antoine Dulin, vice ...

New York Times bestselling author Damien Echols and his wife Lorri Davis reveal their intimate and affecting letters, written while Echols was wrongfully imprisoned on death row. An explosive bestseller, Life After Death turned a national spotlight on Damien Echols, who was just eighteen when he...

Universitätsprofessor, Medienstar, Missbrauchstäter: Der hannoversche Sozialpädagoge Helmut Kentler ist Hauptfigur in einem der größten Pädophilie-Skandale der vergangenen Jahre. Wer war dieser Mann - wie konnte sein Treiben jahrzehntelang unerkannt bleiben? Die HAZ hat sich in einer neuen Podcastserie auf Spurensuche begeben.

Here are some of the latest news headlines in the USA¹:- *Charlie Kirk Assassination Investigation*: The FBI is investigating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, with suspect Tyler Robinson not cooperating. Robinson had a complex online presence, including a "furry" fixation and apparent contradictions in his digital footprint.- *Venezuela-US Conflict Escalates*: Venezuela has condemned the US for allegedly detaining a Venezuelan fishing vessel and crew for eight hours, accusing the US of provoking conflict. The Venezuelan government has also warned of potential war if US...

'Stand by for fireworks as it hits the shelves' SUNDAY TIMES 'If Orwell were with us today, he'd be writing books like this' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE 'Breath-taking and jaw-dropping' PETER FRANKOPAN 'A true-life thriller' ANNE APPLEBAUM From the bestselling author of Kleptopia comes a true story...

Truth Buried, Justice Broken is a raw and powerful podcast that exposes how the justice system fails the very people it’s meant to protect. Host Q. Nikki Adams shares the heartbreaking story of her son, TJ Hubert, who was murdered in 2022—and the painful fight that followed. Through personal stories, hard truths, and voices often ignored, this podcast demands accountability and gives a voice to those the system tried to silence. If you or someone you love has been failed by the justice system, your story deserves to be heard. Share it with us—and help break the silence. Resources & ...

A Daily Telegraph and BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 'Popular history at its best' Spectator 'Boisterous… replete with stabbings, bashing and thumping' Daily Mail 'A cocktail of brutal, tragic, and fascinating true crime from the era of the Tudors and Stuarts. This dark history at its...

In this disquieting cyber thriller, Joseph Menn takes readers into the murky hacker underground, traveling the globe from San Francisco to Costa Rica and London to Russia. His guides are California surfer and computer whiz Barrett Lyon and a fearless British high-tech agent. Through these heroes, Menn shows the evolution of cyber-crime from small-time thieving to sophisticated, organized gangs, who began by attacking corporate websites but increasingly steal financial data from consumers.

From CSI to Forensic Files to the celebrated reputation of the FBI crime lab, forensic scientists have long been mythologized in American popular culture as infallible crime solvers. Juries put their faith in “expert witnesses” and innocent people have been executed as a result. Innocent people are still on death row today, condemned by junk science.

Es ist einer der aufsehenerregendsten True-Crime-Stoffe der letzten Jahrzehnte: Am 30. März 1985 werden die Eltern der kanadischen Studentin Elizabeth Haysom in ihrem Haus in Virginia auf brutalste Weise ermordet. Sie hatten mit ihrem Mörder zuvor offenbar gegessen und getrunken. Haysoms Freund – der deutsche Diplomatensohn und Student Jens Söring – und sie selbst werden im April 1986 in London festgenommen. »Das System Söring« erzählt die Geschichte eines wegen zweifachen Mordes verurteilten Deutschen, der 2019 aus einem US-amerikanischen Gefängnis auf Bewährung entlassen und ...

""With We Carry Their Bones, Erin Kimmerle continues to unearth the true story of the Dozier School, a tale more frightening than any fiction. In a corrupt world, her unflinching revelations are as close as we'll come to justice."" –Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer-Prize Winning author of The Nickel...

It is one of the most sensational true-crime stories in recent decades: on March 30, 1985, the parents of Canadian student Elizabeth Haysom were brutally murdered in their home in Lynchburg, Virginia. Both had their heads nearly severed from their torsos. They had apparently shared a meal with their killer. Elizabeth's boyfriend - the German son of a diplomat and student Jens Söring - and she were arrested in London in December 1986.THE SOERING SYSTEM tells the story of a German man convicted of double homicide who was released from a U.S. prison in 2019 but never actually acquitted. Since ...

This is Shattering The System, a podcast hosted by pioneering audio journalist Sonari Glinton. Drawing from his decades covering politics and the economy, Sonari exposes the systems making it possible for criminals of all kinds to get away with the unthinkable. Though it’s a podcast about crime, this is more than just another true crime podcast. Using expert interviews, evidence, and innovative sound, Sonari unveils the ugly truths baked into our society. This season, he tells the story of what happens in gay Hollywood when gay black men turn up dead. He’ll delve deep into the strange, ...

How states are making their legal systems more equitable, seen through the story of a Black man falsely imprisoned for thirty years for murder. In 1987, Ben Spencer, a twenty-two-year-old Black man from Dallas, was convicted of murdering white businessman Jeffrey Young—a crime he didn’t...

In this "incendiary" memoir, a woman fights the criminal justice system to release her incarcerated sister after she kills her longtime abuser (Publishers Weekly). In September 2017, a knock on the door upends Michelle Horton’s life: she learns that her sister has just shot her partner and is...