True Crime Stories

  These two brothers were listed, one after another, in my list of cases and I decided to go ahead and do both of their cases, even though their crimes are not related to each other. The fact that brothers, or relatives at all, can spend time in prison for separate crimes is not all that unusual but what is unusual and said to be unique is that they were both executed in two different states for two different crimes, several miles and years apart. My research stated that there have only been three sets of brothers executed in history but they were the only ones involved in different crimes. That being said I did a little research to see if I could determine if this was true. I did find three other cases of brothers. One of those cases, that of Jonathon and Reginald Carr from Wichita Kansas I have already blogged about. But, those brothers are still sitting on death row. I should point out that in January of 2022 the state affirmed their death sentences but it is unclear i...

You have often heard me give my thoughts on the death penalty. I believe that in someone is sentenced to death, let alone actually executed, there should be absolutely no question as to whether they are guilty of the crime. Now, some would say that there is no way to come to that conclusion but I do not necessarily believe that. I believe that in most cases DNA can absolutely determine the guilt of someone, at least someone who has physically committed the crime. Of course there are cases in which DNA really makes no difference. Those are the cases in which the defendant's DNA is all over a home and crime scene but then again it is generally their home or property they use on a regular basis. Now, DNA cannot prove the guilt of someone accused of hiring someone else to commit a crime and investigators have to look elsewhere for evidence. Murder for hire cases can be difficult to prove. I'm currently reading a book on the murder of Dr. John Hill in Texas in...

At first glance I am sure that this case seems rather unremarkable.  It was solved before anyone even knew there was a crime. And, on top of that the case was completely open and shut, ending with the execution of the murderer within three and a half years.  No, this was not a case from the 1950's or before when cases were settled in record time and executions were carried out within a few months at most.  This case began in 1997 and ended in 2001.  And yet, some how, deep down I have a small problem with it... imagine that. On October 15, 1997 Ronald Fluke walked into a Tulsa Oklahoma police department to report a triple murder.  Well he was not just reporting the crime, he was also confessing to it.  Ronald would inform police officers that if they were to go to his home they would find the bodies of his wife, Ginger, and their two teenage daughters, Susanne, 13 and Kathryn, 11.  One thing you have to say about Ronald, it seems like everything he...