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Events To Be Put On To Commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Around 2% of young people in England and Wales has experienced some form of sexual assault. That equates to just under nine hundred thousand people aged sixteen and over. That’s the alarming statistic that was revealed for the year ending March 2025. And has been published in time for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This is an international campaign which takes place every April to raise awareness of sexual violence, support survivors and promote prevention efforts.
By Ashish Prabhu8 days ago in Criminal
NIST's Collection of 10,000 Fingerprints
NIST’s fingerprint dataset SD 302 includes 10,000 fingerprint images, including this one from the sticky side of a postage stamp. The dataset is now fully annotated, with details such as the colorized regions shown on the right. The colors, which represent regions of differing quality, will help train both humans and machine learning algorithms how to distinguish identifying features and weigh their importance as evidence. Credit: B. Hayes/NIST
By Frank Racioppi9 days ago in Criminal
The Blue-Eyed Butcher: Susan Wright's Shocking 193-Stab Killing
In January 2003 a quiet suburban home in northwest Harris County, Texas, became the scene of one of the most gruesome domestic murders in recent memory. Susan Lucille Wright a 26-year-old mother of two, lured her 34-year-old husband, Jeffrey Jeff Wright, into their bedroom with the promise of sex. Once there she tied him spread-eagle to the bed using neckties and bathrobe sashes while he was naked and vulnerable. What followed was a frenzied attack: Susan stabbed Jeff a staggering 193 times with two different knives. The assault targeted nearly every part of his body, including seven wounds to the groin area. Many stabs occurred while Jeff was still alive, though he rapidly bled out from the sheer volume of trauma. Afterward, Susan dragged his body on a dolly to the backyard. She buried him in a shallow grave in a hole Jeff had previously dug for a landscaping fountain. She then covered the site with dirt, mulch, and patio furniture to hide the evidence.
By Kure Garba11 days ago in Criminal
The Zealous DA
The Obsidian Room did not merely overlook Alcyone; it judged it. Situated at the apex of the Vane Tower, the lounge was a masterclass in Silas Thorne’s "Gospel of the Grid." Every surface was a study in polished basalt and tempered glass, lit by recessed LEDs that cast a sterile, lunar glow over the occupants. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city was a sprawling circuit board of amber streetlights and neon pulses.
By Nathan McAllister12 days ago in Criminal
The Seedy History of Alcyone
Investigative Memorandum of Arthur Penhaligon Part I: The Catalyst The St. Jude Tenement Fire (August 12, 1926) The summer of 1926 in Alcyone was defined by a heatwave that turned the city’s brick-and-mortar canyons into a kiln. In the District of Rust—then known as the "Iron Ward"—the St. Jude Tenement stood as a testament to the era’s unchecked density. It was a sprawling, twelve-story hive of soot-stained limestone and timber, housing three thousand souls within a footprint designed for half that number.
By Nathan McAllister13 days ago in Criminal
The Chilling Case of Denise Huber: A Young Life Stolen, Hidden in a Freezer for Three Years
On a warm June night in 1991 23-year-old Denise Huber stepped out for what should have been an unforgettable evening. Living with her parents, Dennis and Ione Huber in the peaceful upscale neighborhood of Newport Beach California, Denise was a recent graduate of the University of California, Irvine with a degree in social sciences. She worked as a waitress while figuring out her next steps in life—enjoying her youth spending time with friends, and dreaming of settling into a more stable career. Described by those who knew her as vibrant and full of potential, Denise had plans to attend a Morrissey concert in Inglewood with her boyfriend Steven Horrocks, whom she had known for years. Though circumstances led her to go alone or adjust plans, the night began like any other for a young woman seeking a bit of fun.Denise left the concert around 2 a.m. on June 3, 1991, driving her white Honda southbound on the Corona del Mar Freeway (Highway 73) through Costa Mesa toward home. In the early morning hours, disaster struck: her right rear tire blew out on a stretch of the toll road. Stranded in a familiar area close to home, with phones and help seemingly within reach—credit cards, a AAA membership, and a list of contacts in her wallet—Denise likely activated her hazard lights and waited for assistance. Her car was later found unlocked, with the battery drained from the blinking lights, but Denise was gone without a trace. No signs of struggle were immediately apparent, and there were no witnesses to what happened next.
By Kure Garba13 days ago in Criminal
