TELL ME YOUR OPINION!

Quizzes by Quibblo.com | SnapApp Quiz Apps

Black Dahlia Pt.2

The police have no identified a killer. They believe the killer to be long dead. Unfortunately, this means that he or she will never be brought to justice. Still, people who are interested in the Black Dahlia murder case never quit investigating. Here are some of the top suspects in the case and some information on them.

• Robert Manley - He was the last known person to see Elizabeth Short alive. He was booked as a suspect right away but released right after passing a polygraph test. His wife commited him to a mental hospital in 1954 due to psychiatric problems; he said he was hearing voices. He was also given the "truth serum" the same year but he spoke nothing of Elizabeth Short's dead. He died 39 years to the day he last saw Ms. Short. He death was said to be caused by an accidental fall.
• Mark Hansen - This man was the head of some sleazy night club. Many of the girls who worked for him lived in his home. Elizabeth Short lived there for a little while. It was reported that he repeatedly attempted to get her in bed, but his attempts were in vain.

There are more suspects but the their ties in the murder are quite confusing. You can read more on them at this website: http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/famous/dahlia/new_11.html

It was tragic what happened to Ms. Short. It is sickening that we have people in this world who would do such a thing and be able to live with themselves. Hopefully, nothing like this will ever happen again. We a corrupt people living in a corrupt world.

There is now a movie based on this woman's unfathomable fate. It is entitled The Black Dahlia. Here is a preview:

info from trutv.com

movie trailer from youtube.com

Black Dahlia Pt.1



Elizabeth Short



Ever wonder about the Black Dahlia? Who is she? What happened to her? If you're like me, you've heard of her but don't know the whole story. If you're like me, you want to know everything there is to know about her.. and then some!

Her name was Elizabeth Short. She was only 22 years young - a beautiful waitress. The hopes of solving her gruesome murder have been all but given up on. The Los Angeles police believe whole-heartedly that her killer has been dead for years.

It's January 15, 1947. You're walking down the street with your three year-old daughter when something catches your eye. At first glance, you believe it to be a broken store mannequin. When you look closer, however, you discover the truth. It is, in fact, a woman who has been cut in two, lying face up. Quickly, you sheild your daughter's eyes and run to a home within close proximity to call the police. This happened to Betty Bersinger.



Crime scene view of Elizabeth Short



Harry Hansen and Finis Brown were assigned the case. Because there was no blood on the body or the grass, they determined that the victim, Elizabeth Short, had been murdered elsewhere and dragged into the grass one piece at a time. The victim's face terribly disfigured. There had been 3-inch gashes into the corners of her mouth giving her the smile of a deranged clown. Ligature marks around her wrists and ankles revealed that she had been restrained and, possibly, tortured as well. Their next task was to figure out just who this woman was.

The police ran her fingerprints and she was quickly identified, due to a mail room job she had taken and an underage drinking in Satan Barbra. The police called mother of the victim, Phobe Short and told her that her daughter had won a beauty contest. After prying as much information from her as they could, they informed her that her daughter was actually dead.

Short was extremely fond of men and an unstable lifestyle. In the last six months of her life, she was going form hotel to apartment to anywhere she could crash - always short on cash.

Short's father told police that he hadn't seen his daughter in three years. He was apparently still angry at her for choosing the lifestyle of a gypsy, rather than the one he'd offered her. He refused to identify the body.

Her story continues in the next post...


info from trutv.com
pictures from google images

Murder in Mio Pt.2



Junior Duvall



Barbra had every reason to be scared and want to keep the secrets. The other witnesses that the police had spoken with ended up dead. Barbra didn't want to end up the same. The investigating police officer began to gain Barbra's trust, gardening with her and spending time together. Finally, after more than a decade, Barbra is ready to tell everything.

She tells the story and her details are questioned because of the alcohol she consumed. She verifies that she was an alcohol and knew how to hold her liquor. She accused the Duvall brothers in her statement and they were immediately arrested.



Coco Duvall

The trial was shaky. The Duvall brothers were sure that they were going to get off free because there was no hard evidence. No bodies, no blood, no cause of death. However, when the jury went behind the scenes for deliberation, it took only two hours. They returned guilty verdicts for both of the brothers. They are now serving life without parole.

Hunters still flock to Mio, Michigan every year for hunting, but the story of David Tyll and Brian Ognjen is never far from their minds. Although the town was extrememly relieved to have the Duvall brothers gone, the story lives on. David Tyll and Brian Ognjen will never be forgotten.

pictures from google images.
info from id.edu

Murder Mystery in Mio Pt.1



David Tyll



Brian Ognjan



A small, hard-drinking town, one much like the one I reside in, kept a secret for years - 18 years to be exact. What happened? Something that will chill you to the bone. Here is the story of David Tyll and Brian Ognjan.

These two friends travelled from the suburbs of Detriot in 1985 to Mio, in northern Michigan, for a nice relaxing weekend of deer hunting. Their fates would come to light as this did not turn out to be any "normal" hunting trip.

When they never returned from their trip, their families suspected foul play because they were responsible men who would not follow through with some of the rumors - like leaving their families to begin new lives. Although the families were right, it took the police 18 years to figure out the truth behind the lies. 

Here's the story: The men were seen extremely intoxicated in a bar by a bunch of locals. Barbra B. just happened to be in the bar. She was a town drunk and had had more than a few drinks that night. However, eighteen years later, when talking to police, she assured them that she held her alcohol well and knew everything that happened that night. Also, in the bar were the Duvall brothers - Raymond and Donald - also known as Coco and Jr. Barbra over heard them talking about beating the stumbling hunters to death and feeding them to their pigs because, "pigs have to eat too." That night, Barbra and a friend she was with at the bar left and stumbled home to her friend's house. Once they got there, they heard noises outside so they peaked to see what was going on. They were pleads for help... coming from David Tyll and Brian Ognjan. Coco and Jr. had baseball bats in their hands. According to Barbara, Coco swung the bat, first at David Tyll, and "his head just disappeared." Brian got away but it didn't take long for them to catch him. They stood him up and said, "Look, he peed his pants." Then, they swung at him resulting in the loss of his life as well.

Barbra and her friend made a beeline for the door, sneaking to her house hoping that the men hadn't noticed they were there. Once they got to her house, there was a beating on her door. Coco and Jr. warned her: "You saw nothing. You heard nothing. The pigs need to eat too." Barbra, scared for her life, vowed to keep their secret.

What will happen next? Check back to find out.

info from investigation.discovery.com

pictures from mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com

Becoming a CSI

Ever consider becoming a CSI like on the TV? Contrary to popular belief, it's not all fun and games like depicted in the many shows. Here are some frequently asked questions and the answers about becoming a criminal investigator.

1. What does a Crime Scene Investigator do? CSI's typically handle more complex cases such as homicides, sexual assults, and robberies. They evalaute crime scenes using advanced equiptment and techniques. They are responsible for collecting, handling and packaging evidence. They also have the responsibility of photographing when necessary.
2. Do you have to become a police officer first? Yes, right now there is no way around this.
3. How long will it take to become a CSI? Anywhere between 6 to 10 years from the time you graduate high school. This includes the time spent at college. Again, first you must become a police officer and then you can proceed.
4. How much money do CSI's make? Typically, CSI's can expect to make around $40,000.

Court Case Divisions

Ever wonder what kind of cases go to the different kinds of courts? Sometimes it can get confusing. There's family court, civil court, and criminal court. There are the types of cases that they typically deal with and there are also things that are referred through the court.

1. Family Court - this court deals with situations such as child custody, visitation risk assesments, gradnparent visitation risk, mediation of parental conflicts over children, child abuse evaluations, adoption readiness evaluations, development of family reunification plans, and evaluations to assess termination of partenal rights. Counseling and psychotherapy referred by the courts include parent-child family counseling, therapeutic supervised visitation, parenting skills training, anger management, divorce adjustment counseling for children and adults, and parental communication skills training.
2. Civil Court - this court deals with situations such as personal injury evaluations, assessment of emotional factors in sexual harassment and discrimination, worker's compensation evaluations, civil competency evaluations, and psychological autopsies. Through the civil court system, counseling is provided for those with post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, phobias related to traumatic events, psychological factors in cronic pain, anger management, adjustment counseling following trauma, couples counseling regarding trauma, and desensitization.
3. Criminal Court - this is the court that most are familar with. This court deals with situations such as evaluations of juveniles accused of criminal acts, juvenile pre-sentencing evaluations, juvenile probabtion evaluations, juvenile waiver evaluations, evaluating the credibility of of child witnesses, assessment of juvenile and adult sexual offenders, competency and diminished capacity evauluations, and adult pre-sentencing evaluations. The issues addressed inclue counseling of individuals who violate restraining orders, counseling juveniles on probation, supportive counseling for victims of crimes, counseling of individuals awaiting trials, counseling for adults on probation, anger management skills training for violent offenders, counseling and psychotherarapy for sexual offenders.