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Evelyn Kay Day

Evelyn Kay Day

Cassidy Gladieux May 11, 2021

Photos Courtesy of Trevor Reid for The Greenly Tribune On Nov. 26, 1979, Evelyn Kay Day was seen leaving her job as a business lab monitor at Aims Community College in Colorado. This would be the last...

Esther Hollis And “Crime Junkie”

Esther Hollis And “Crime Junkie”

Cassidy Gladieux April 26, 2021

Illustration By Elliot Burr “Crime Junkie,” a well-known true-crime podcast, pulled the ultimate April Fools prank on their listeners. Now, just for a little background information, Taylor Swift...

My Opinion On Crime Scene: The Vanishing At Cecil Hotel

My Opinion On “Crime Scene: The Vanishing At Cecil Hotel”

Cassidy Gladieux March 15, 2021

Featured image from Netflix *spoilers ahead* Earlier this month, Netflix released a new crime docuseries on Elisa Lam titled “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at Cecil Hotel.” The four-part series...

Five Women Serial Killers

Five Women Serial Killers

Cassidy Gladieux March 1, 2021

Illustration by Miranda Sepulveda Five Women Serial Killers When thinking about serial killers, names like Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and Jack the Ripper all come to mind. What about women serial...

Season Of Justice: Who Is Americas First Serial Killer?

Season Of Justice: Who Is America’s First Serial Killer?

Cassidy Gladieux February 15, 2021

Featured image courtesy of Chicago History Museum, ICHi-027826 The FBI estimates that only 1% of the population are serial killers. The American Psychological Association defines a serial killer as...

Season of Justice: Michelle Martinko

Season of Justice: Michelle Martinko

Cassidy Gladieux February 1, 2021

Illustration by Elliot Burr On Dec. 19, 1979, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Michelle Martinko went to the mall alone to shop for a new winter coat with money her mom gave her. The 18-year-old high school...

Season of Justice: Carla Walker

Season of Justice: Carla Walker

Cassidy Gladieux December 7, 2020

Featured image courtesy kat wilcox from Pexels Carla Walker was described by her family and friends as the typical “all-American girl next door.” She had a bubbly personality, was an above-average...

Season of Justice: Sherri Rasmussen

Season of Justice: Sherri Rasmussen

Cassidy Gladieux November 9, 2020

Illustration by Jocelyn BurtonFeatured image courtesy kat wilcox from Pexels On February 24, 1986, Sherri Rasmussen was found dead by her husband John Ruetten at their home in Van Nuys, California.  The...

Season of Justice: April Tinsley

Season of Justice: April Tinsley

Cassidy Gladieux October 26, 2020

Featured image courtesy of FBI April Tinsley was just 8 years old when she was raped and murdered near her home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. On April 1, 1988, April was walking home from a friend’s...

Season of Justice: Robert Peterson, John Schuessler, Anton Schuessler

Season of Justice: Robert Peterson, John Schuessler, Anton Schuessler

Cassidy Gladieux October 12, 2020

Illustration by Jocelyn Burton Forty years after a Chicago triple murder in 1955, the killer was finally brought to justice.  On October 16, 1955, Robert Peterson went with John and Anton Schuessler...

Season of Justice: John A. Muncy

Season of Justice: John A. Muncy

Cassidy Gladieux September 28, 2020

On October 15, 1983, John A. Muncy, known as “Tony” by friends, asked his father for bus fare to go visit his new girlfriend. If the Muncy family had any hint of what was going to happen to the 15-year-old,...

Season of Justice: Kelly Ann Prosser

Season of Justice: Kelly Ann Prosser

Cassidy Gladieux September 14, 2020

On September 20, 1982, eight-year-old Kelly Ann Prosser woke up in her home in Columbus, OH. She wore a classic pair of blue jeans with a floral top and a blue raincoat over it. After hugging her mother...

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