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Murders are a relatively rare occurrence in Ireland, but when one does occur it typically shocks the country to its core. Malcom Macarthur an eccentric socialite is undoubtedly one Ireland’s most infamous murders. In the summer of 1982, after Malcom had depleted his hefty family inheritance, a family whom he had deep rooted issues of endured childhood abuse would devise a sinister plan of a series of unbelievable and bizarre robberies to continuing living the life of luxury, ending in a double murderer and Malcom being arrested in the home of Ireland’s Attorney General at the time. So, was this a man who had endured childhood trauma that turned him into a cold-blooded killer or was this a sinister mind that loved wealth and would go to any means to keep being a man of leisure?
References:
Crimes That Changed Ireland- Malcolm MacArthur – True Crime na Éireann (wordpress.com)

Double killer Malcolm MacArthur released after 30 years · TheJournal.ie

Double killer Malcolm Macarthur attends ex-Justice Minister Alan Shatter's book launch - Irish Mirror Online

Irish murderer attends book launch of former justice minister | IrishCentral.com

Malcolm Macarthur ‘breaks his silence’ on GUBU murders of 1982 - Independent.ie

Chilling handwritten notes that show twisted mind of Malcolm Macarthur - Independent.ie

Then & Now: Malcolm Macarthur – The Irish Times

Notorious 'Gentleman killer' claims his 30-year sentence was too long after chilling double murder - Dublin Live

Killer Malcom Macarthur moans about 30-year prison sentence as he's spotted in Dublin city centre - Irish Mirror Online

Ireland’s most notorious murderers now - posh dandy who went on a murder spree, to the wife killer who faked his own death - Irish Mirror Online 

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In the early '90s, an infamous couple from Manassas, Virginia would become headline news for weeks when in June of 1993 24-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant Lorena Bobbitt became known as the woman who cut off her husband's penis with a carving knife. On the night of the shocking appendage dismemberment, Lorena claims her husband, John Wayne Bobbitt, came home drunk and raped her, a charge he profusely denied and was acquitted of later. A jury would find Lorena not guilty due to insanity. So, was this a woman who had been sexually abused by her husband and was pushed past her limits or a sinister mind that was in the mood for a little dismemberment?
References:
25 years later, looking back at the infamous Lorena Bobbitt case that captivated America - ABC News (go.com)

Lorena Bobbitt 25 years later: The 'real story' is about domestic violence (today.com)

Lorena Bobbitt - Age, Sentence & Facts (biography.com)

25 years later, looking back at the infamous Lorena Bobbitt case that captivated America - ABC News (go.com)

Lorena Bobbitt, John Bobbitt: What 25 years did for domestic violence (usatoday.com)

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On April 23, 2008, in Leeds, England, 36-year-old Anthony Marley, a professional sue chef, brutally killed his boyfriend 36-year-old Damian Oldfield, and would then go to carving, seasoning, frying, and chewing parts of Damian’s body. Anthony would state to authorities that Damian had sexually assaulted him and tried raping him. However, it would come to light that Anthony had struggled for years with his sexuality and had a history of violence. Anthony Marley would be found guilty of murdering Damian Oldfield and given a sentence of 30 years in prison.  So, was this a case of self-defense or the work of a sinister mind with a murderous appetite?
References:
25 years later, looking back at the infamous Lorena Bobbitt case that captivated America - ABC News (go.com)

Lorena Bobbitt 25 years later: The 'real story' is about domestic violence (today.com)

Lorena Bobbitt - Age, Sentence & Facts (biography.com)

25 years later, looking back at the infamous Lorena Bobbitt case that captivated America - ABC News (go.com)

Lorena Bobbitt, John Bobbitt: What 25 years did for domestic violence (usatoday.com) 

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After 24 years of marriage, On February 13th, 2021, 66-year-old retired accountant Penelope Jackson, stabbed her 78-year-old husband David Jackson, three times at their home in Somerset, England before telling a 999 operator: “I thought I’d get his heart, but he hasn’t got one.” Penelope claimed her husband, a retired lieutenant colonel, was coercive, controlling and physically violent towards her for decades, stating she lost control when he called her "pathetic". The couple was just three weeks shy of the 25th wedding anniversary. Penelope would be found guilty by Bristol crown court for the murder of her husband David Jackson. So, was this a woman who had suffered years of abuse and pushed past her limits or is this murder committed by a sinister mind?
References:
Penny Jackson: An unfaithful and narcissistic liar who slashed out in lockdown | Daily Mail Online

Penelope Jackson jailed for minimum of 18 years for husband’s murder | Crime | The Guardian

Penelope Jackson: The calculated murder sparked by bubble and squeak - BBC News

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In February 2005, 34-year-old Lisa Underwood who was seven months pregnant, along with her 7-year-old son, Jayden, were reported missing after she failed to show up at her baby shower. The investigation into their disappearance would reveal a brutal crime fueled by jealousy, passion, and fear of exposure. Lisa’s then-boyfriend, Stephen Barbee, would be arrested, tried, convicted of murder and sentenced to death. According to the New York Post, Stephen had initially confessed to the shocking slayings but later recanted his admission, saying the confession was coerced and insisting he only helped co-defendant and business partner Ronald Royce Dodd hide the bodies after Lisa and her son Jayden were killed. Stephen Barbee would maintain his innocence even to the time of his execution. So, was this a heinous crime committed by a sinister mind or was an innocent man coerced into giving a false confession and wrongfully executed?
References:
Texas executes Stephen Barbee for 2005 Tarrant County murders | The Texas Tribune

New York Post Winter 2023 Shopping Event: Exclusive deals, more (nypost.com)

Lisa Underwood Murder: Who Killed Her? Where is Stephen Barbee Now? Update (thecinemaholic.com)

Stephen Barbee's Final Words Before Texas Execution (newsweek.com)

Stephen Barbee who killed pregnant ex-girlfriend and her son, 7, is executed - Mirror Online

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In November of 1994,33-year-old Farah Fratta, a beloved mother of three was executed in her own driveway in Texas receiving shots to the head by an unidentified gunman. As the murder gained attention, suspicion would begin mounting on Robert Fratta, Farah’s estranged husband and the father of their children. The authorities would use phone records and witness testimony to uncover a sinister murder-for-hire plot that ended with Farah’s murder. Robert Fratta maintained his innocence until the time of his execution. So, was this a sinister mind that hired a hit on his wife, or a man wrongfully convicted?

References:
Robert Fratta Executed For 1994 Murder Of Wife Farah Fratta | Crime News (oxygen.com)

Farah Fratta Murder: Where are Robert Fratta and Joseph Prystash Now? Update (thecinemaholic.com)

Accused murderer Robert Fratta came face to face with his son in court | ABC13 Houston | abc13.com - ABC13 Houston

Robert Fratta death row: Wife killer’s bizarre TV interview | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

Robert Fratta Called Death Sentence 'Enlightening' Days Before Execution (newsweek.com)

Who is Robert Fratta? Texas to Execute Former Officer for Wife's Killing (newsweek.com)

Robert Fratta's Final Words Before Texas Execution (msn.com) 

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In part 1 we left on 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown being charged with first degree murder in the death of 43-year-old Johnny Allen, aggravated robbery, handgun possession and criminal impersonation. Pour yourself a cocktail and settle in for the second part of this sinister crime. Believe us you are going to need it!
References:
www.https://allthatsinteresting.com/cyntoia-brown

www.htps://.refinery29.com › en-us › 2018/12/219015

www.https://npr.org › 2019/08/07 › 749025458

www.https://tennessean.com › story › news

Cyntoia Brown, alleged sex trafficking victim who was convicted of murder, released from prison - ABC News (go.com)

www.nbcnews.com › news › crime-courtsCyntoia Brown, behind bars since 16, walks free: What we know ...

Cyntoia Brown: The Teen Victim of Sex Trafficking Who Murdered a Man (people.com)

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On August 6, 2004, 16- year- old Cyntoia Denise Brown had been walking the East side of Nashville, Tennessee and area well known where the ladies of the night work the streets looking for her next client. The young black teen would be picked up by a 43-year-old white man named Johnny Allen. The pair would end up back at Allen’s house. Several hours later, Cyntoia would end up shooting Allen in the back of the head killing him, claiming that she had believed that her life was in emanate danger. Cyntoia Brown would end up being tried as an adult and convicted 1st degree murder receiving a life sentence with the possibility of parole after serving 51 years of her sentence.
References:
www.https://allthatsinteresting.com/cyntoia-brown

www.htps://.refinery29.com › en-us › 2018/12/219015

www.https://npr.org › 2019/08/07 › 749025458

www.https://tennessean.com › story › news

Cyntoia Brown, alleged sex trafficking victim who was convicted of murder, released from prison - ABC News (go.com)

www.nbcnews.com › news › crime-courtsCyntoia Brown, behind bars since 16, walks free: What we know ...

Cyntoia Brown: The Teen Victim of Sex Trafficking Who Murdered a Man (people.com)

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In 1986 Rhonda Morrison, a white woman was murdered working at a dry cleaner in Monroeville Alabama. Unable to identify Morrison’s murderer police would eventually focus their attention on an unlikely suspect, that of 45-year-old Walter McMillian. A self-employed black man, McMillian had done work for many of the community members in Monroeville having no criminal history or that of violence. What would pull Walter McMillian into the limelight was his affair with a married white woman that would cause him to go from being someone who had an interracial affair with a 

white woman to someone who was capable to commit murder. So, did Walter McMillian commit a sinister crime or was this the work of sinister minds throughout the judicial system that convicted an innocent man of murder?
References:
Walter McMillian (eji.org)

Walter McMillian: From Death Row To 'Just Mercy' (allthatsinteresting.com)

"Just Mercy" tells the story of Walter McMillian, a wrongfully convicted man who fights a flawed criminal justice system (nbcnews.com)

Bryan Stevenson Character Analysis in Just Mercy | LitCharts

Bryan Stevenson memoir- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption 

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On August 28, 1955, while visiting family in Money, Mississippi, a young black teen, Emmett Till, 14-years-old, from Chicago, was brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman named Carolyn Bryant four days earlier. Emmet’s assailants were Carolyn’s husband and his half-brother. An all-white jury would take less than hour to come back with a not guilty verdict allowing Emmet Till’s murders to walk free. The inflaming tensions around Till’s murder trial brought to light the brutality of the Jim Crow segregation in the South and would help in sparking the civil rights movement.
Refrences:
Emmett Till: Body, Death, Funeral & Face - HISTORY - HISTORY

Emmett Till — FBI

Emmett Till | Death, Mother, Grave, & Facts | Britannica

Emmett Till’s accuser admits: It was all a lie (nypost.com)

Emmett Till - Death, Movie & Funeral - Biography

Emmett Till - IMDb

Emmett Till Is Murdered - HISTORY

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