True Crime Stories

This case has always intrigued me for several reasons. One of those reasons is because Joanna Hayes went to great lengths to disguise herself during the commission of her crime and while the disguise was seen to be just that, a disguise, she was unable to hide other mannerisms, such as the way she walked. Another reason this case intrigues me is the fact that the alleged motive behind the murder of Joanna's daughter in law was so that her son would obtain custody of the child he shared with the victim. That in and of itself is not interesting as we see spouses and even grandparents being involved in situations like this quite often actually, but what is interesting is that it appears that Joanna's son was not as interested in obtaining custody of his child as Joanna was. Heather and Steven Strube were married in May of 2004. Their son Carson was born in September of 2007 but soon after the marriage began falling apart. It appears that the marriage faile...

You would think that with all of the true crime I read about nothing surprises me anymore. In part that is true I suppose but there are certain types of cases in which I simply cannot wrap my head around. These are the cases where family members either gang up together or take it upon themselves to kill someone after they have divorced a family member and there is a custody battle for a child. The most surprising about cases such as these is the age of the person who is accused of being the driving force behind the murder, or sometimes attempted murder. Murder between couples, especially when there is a custody battle going on is not that uncommon, nor necessarily is the fact that the murder is carried out with other family members at least knowing about the crime, if not helping at the very least of covering things up. And yet, they still amaze me in some way. I suppose it is the fact that more than one person in a family can go to the extent of murdering someone for their...