The Murderer’s Resume John Haigh showed a passion for fraud and pranks from a young age. After finishing school, he worked as an apprentice engineer but was fired for putting sugar in his boss’s petrol tank. He then worked in advertising and insurance but was fired again for stealing from the cash box. In 1934, he was sentenced to 15 months for car fraud. In … Continue reading John Haigh
The mask of normalcy At first glance, Donald Harvey did not seem like a character to arouse suspicion. Born on April 15, 1952, in Hamilton, Ohio, Harvey did not seem that much out of the ordinary.Raised in a modest family, with two younger siblings,and a seemingly ordinary rural environment, as a child, he did not particularly attract much attention. And yet, behind his calm face … Continue reading Donald Harvey
On May 31, 2014, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, 12-year-olds Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier lured their friend Payton Leutner into the woods under the pretext of playing hide-and-seek. Once there, Geyser stabbed Leutner 19 times with a five-inch blade. The attack was planned for months as a supposed “sacrifice” to Slender Man, a fictional horror figure from the internet. The girls believed that by killing their … Continue reading Payton Leutner
The case of Sylvia Likens is an unfortunate tragedy that drew attention to the importance of child protection and safeguarding. In 1965, in Indianapolis, Indiana,16 year old Sylvia and her sister, Jenny, were left in the care of Caroline Baniszewski and her family, while their parents were at work. While under their care, the two girls were subjected to extremely abusive treatment, the main perpetrator … Continue reading Sylvia Likens
