True Crime Stories

On January 15, 1979, just across the street from the Lenawee County Sheriff's Department in Michigan a house caught on fire.  Inside authorities would find the bodies of nineteen year old Theresa Carey and twenty-four year old Yolanda Madison.  They would also find the body of Yolanda's ten month old daughter, Jessica.  It was apparent fairly quickly that Theresa and Yolanda had not died in the fire but had been shot prior to the fire being started.  The poor young baby had perished due to the fire.   The case had very few leads but was doggedly pursued by authorities.  In 2002 new DNA testing was done and authorities believed they found their man in Anthony Walker.  I cannot tell you why but it was another eight years before he would be charged in the triple murder.  Anthony Walker was no stranger to law enforcement.  In fact when the DNA testing confirmed his involvement he was already in prison, and had been since 1996 for a charge of ...

Recently in a true crime group that I belong to we were discussing our favorite and least favorite crimes.  That led into a discussion as to the types of crimes that interest the most or least.  I found myself once again stating how I am not very much into serial killers.  Sure I know who they are and the jest of their crimes but I just do not have a huge interest in them.  The only reason I can come up with this is that serial killers tend to be so narcissistic and un-remorseful once they are caught.  For example it has been said that serial killer Glen Rogers has repeatedly contacted the media as well as agents for O.J. Simpson claiming responsibility in the deaths of Nichole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman because he does not want someone else to get credit for something he did.  With that said, I do not believe that Glen Rogers was responsible in that crime and is no different than other serial killers who have taken credit for crimes they did not comm...