The Storyteller (Saki) by H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916) Word Count: 2109 It was a hot afternoon‚ and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry‚ and the next stop was at Templecombe‚ nearly an hour ahead. The occupants of the carriage were a small girl‚ and a smaller girl‚ and a small boy. An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat‚ and the further corner seat on the opposite side was occupied by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party‚ but the small girls and the small
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believed to be prejudicial to the accused. Following the interrogation of the accused’s close family and friends in an attempt to establish a motive‚ investigators interviewed Farquharson’s friend‚ Mr Gregory King. Mr King became a key witness in the murder
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jail under the crime of murder. Maxwell was in custody of his Grandparents; in which he calls Grim and Gram. Max was at the age of 4 when his mother was murdered. After getting Maxwell out of his grandparents house‚ Kane took his son to the New Tenements‚ an apartment building on the other side of town. There he met his friends: Loretta Lee and Iggy Lee. They stayed in an empty apartment‚ while the owner was away on holidays. Kane convinced his son that he didn’t murder his mother‚ by placing his
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The Moors Murders Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were perfect soul mates for each other due to their bond of kidnapping‚ child molesting and murder which lead to be the most hated couple in Britain. In 1965‚ the couple had killed 5 children but only finding 3 bodies buried in Saddleworth Moor in Northwest England‚ contributing to the name “The Moors Murders”. David Smith‚ Hindley’s brother-in-law‚ attributed to the catching of the murderous couple (Padnani‚ 2017). When their last victim named Edwards
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hours after she was reported missing. Who could do this terrible deed? Was the killer still in the house? JonBenet Ramsey is one of the most highly publicized murder mysteries of our time and has lots of unanswered questions. December 25‚ 1996‚they found JonBenet Ramsey’s body. The 6 year old girl had been beaten and strangled. It was a sad murder scene that left many police officers upset. They found the body in the basement of the Ramsey’s home (JonBenet Ramsey: Her Mother’s Shocking Confession). It
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THE MURDER OF LINDA ANDERSEN ROMAN WILLIAMS CJ1320 AUGUST 26‚ 2014 Lets Kill Mom The murder of Linda Andersen by her two teenage daughters (Bob Mitchell‚ “The class project” (2014) is a clear example of what started off as not breaking the law‚ but‚ after further review and supported speculation was found that the girls did in fact break the law by murdering their mother for illicit greed‚ motivated by visions of champagne holidays and expanded luxury. Their deviance‚ however‚ has been used in
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Murder‚ a despicable act committed toward another person and their loved ones by someone who may be disturbed and has blocked any remorse for committing such an action. As humans‚ it is our nature to respond negatively to the idea of one man taking the life another outside the perimeters of the due judgment process. While many times murder mysteries can be an exciting read or make for a good radio program‚ when murder gets personal it no longer feels as glamorous. There is no question that murder
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someone wants something‚ they will do what they can to attain it. If they want it bad enough‚ they will do absolutely anything‚ including murder. In the Shakespearean play “Macbeth‚” this is shown to be true with Lady Macbeth and Macbeth in Acts 1 and 2 when they are planning to kill King Duncan. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth both act differently before and after the murder. Men are stereotypically tough and courageous‚ and women are stereotypically nice and gentle characters. In “Macbeth” this may not be
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some leads pointing towards the King’s guards. Both of the King’s guards were also dead; with the blood of Duncan on their hands and with the dagger used to kill him. Macduff‚ being the first one to react to the tragic event said in horror that "murder hath broke ope the lord’s antinone and stole thence the life of building". Soon after‚ there was chaos in the castle and the alarm bell was rung. Macbeth was very disturbed with the recent events and expressed his distress and great loss by saying
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cashier at the grocery store‚ Bryan’s Grocery and Meat Market. Four days later‚ two white men kidnapped Till‚ beat him and shot him in the head. The men were tried for murder‚ but an all-white‚ male jury discharged them. Till’s murder and open casket funeral motivated the emerging Civil Rights Movement Three days after Till’s murder‚ his body was recovered at the bottom of the Tallahatchie River At her son’s funeral‚ Mamie Till insisted on having an open casket service The white woman’s husband and
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