Unlawfully Murderous

"A convict with a history of assaults headed to the Texas death chamber Tuesday for raping and fatally  beating and slashing an 80-year-old Dallas woman during an attack at her home more than 13 years ago." The title of the article  Michael Graczyk  wrote on September 16, 2002. 13 years after the horrific  murder of my great aunt that impacted our entire family for the rest of everyone's lives. - In July 1989 Patrick broke into the home of a neighbor, 80 year old Nina Rutherford Redd, through a bathroom window. Redd was sexually assaulted before having her throat slashed. Patrick ransacked the home before leaving and was later arrested in Mississippi. A blood-soaked sock was found in the home of Patrick. DNA matched the DNA in Redd's blood sample. Patrick's live-in girlfriend identified the knife found at the scene as theirs. Patrick confessed to the crime shortly after his arrest, but later recanted. Patrick had been convicted of Aggravated Assault in 1986 and ...

  Hey y'all!   We're kicking off this first post with no other than Arlington's little Angel. As in Arlington, TX. Is I was born, and lived in Arlington the majority of my life I thought I would kick this blog off with one from my hometown that hits the heart and feelings on a whole different level.   My childhood home was mins away from the grandparents home. Arlington's little Angel is no other than the little Angel, Amber Rene Hagerman. Born November 25, 1996 in Arlington, TX to Richard and Donna was kidnapped and murdered. She was abducted in the old Winn Dixie parking lot while riding her bike on January 13, 1996 around 3 pm. 78 year old Navy and Sherif Veteran neighbor Jimmie Kevil (he is the only witness that came forward all of these years. He passed away in 2016) witnessed the crime take place through his chain link fence in his backyard that was just caddy cornered from the parking lot called the Arlington Police Department and reported the crime to the local ...

 Hello and welcome to my blog! I am a 34 year old Criminal Justice major at SNHU. I have always been interested in true crime, murders following them from start to finish to watch it unfold and how it was solved given all of the evidence and then some. A lot of my personal experiences has also led me down the path I have chosen for myself.  I feel and hope this blog will allow me to achieve my academic goals I have set for myself. Help me to further my resources and education by implementing this form of writing.  I hope all who read it love it! I’m always open to thoughts, ideas, and other information that will help me with my writing and layout.