Major Crimes and True Crime

One night in April 2017, James Saltmarshall fell asleep with his 8-month-old daughter in his arms. Waking up, he saw the motionless body of his little girl laying by his side. She was taken to the hospital right away, where doctors claimed they found cuts on her rectal area and signs of a head injury. They quickly came to the conclusion that James had abused and killed his daughter. Image: (left frame)Distraught James after learning his daughter had passed James was quickly arrested and detained. Weeks later, he was brought to court, where he learned his daughter had died. He was charged with first degree murder and sexual abuse of a minor. Two months later, the story changed after an expert pathologist determined Janiyah died of asphyxia; James had mistakenly rolled on her little body , suffocating her in her sleep.  Continue reading

On March 18, 1980, John Favara of Howard Beach, New York made the worst mistake of his life — and the last. He was driving through his neighborhood when a 12-year-old boy darted out in front of him on a motorbike. Favara, who was reportedly drunk and speeding at the time, struck the boy and dragged him some 200 feet before he even realized what had happened. What Favara also didn't realize at first was that the boy he had just run over was the middle son of his neighbor — none other than legendary mob boss John Gotti. Soon after, Favara disappeared and was never heard from again. Gotti is rumored to have had Favara dismembered with a chainsaw while he was still alive and then dissolved in a vat of acid, but nothing has ever been proven to this day. John Gotti.  Continue reading

In May 2020, Eleanor Williams made a post on Facebook claiming that she had been gang-rậped by Asian men in her small town of Barrow, England. She also posted pictures of herself showing one of her eyes severely swollen, her legs and stomach covered in bruises, and the tip of her little finger nearly severed. People went crazy protesting against Asian men in the small town. Funds were raised, and groups were formed to fight for justice. Asian business owners in the area were met with extreme hatred, and three of them even attempted to ǩ-ill themselves. Eleanor claimed that the Asian business owners operated a s-x trafficking gang, and she even provided a list of other victims. When police began investigating the list, they were baffled when none of the supposed victims corroborated Eleanor's claims. It was then that investigators realized that all of her accusations were fabricated. She was ultimately sentenced to 8.5 years in prison.  Continue reading

Noir Crime: The Mad Killer Of Suffolk County A lone plate sat on the counter top at Bailey’s Restaurant in Westhampton Beach. There was a fried egg that lay untouched on the plate. Beyond the table, the cash register door was opened and all the cash was gone. A customer cautiously called out for the proprietors and got no answer.  It was still hot in the early morning hours of August 9, 1959 in Westhampton Beach and the weary customer had decided to stop at the new establishment for a cup of coffee. Bailey’s had been open for only six weeks. The customer later told police he had been wanting to try the coffee there. He also reported that as soon as he entered the restaurant, he felt that something was wrong. But he continued to call out.  Thinking the restaurant staff was most likely busy in the back area, he peered through the door marked “Employees Only” and noticed that the rest room door was ajar and something was lying on the floor. As his eyes adjusted to the dim lightin...

The Menendez brothers murder their parents After Kitty Menendez and her husband José were shot dead in their Beverly Hills mansion by their sons Lyle and Erik in the summer of 1989, her sons dumped their shotguns on Mulholland Drive before continuing to a local movie theater to buy tickets as an alibi. When the pair returned home, Lyle called 911 and cried, "Somebody killed my parents!"⁠  ⁠ And for months the boys fooled the police, going on expensive shopping sprees with their inheritance money that included new cars, Rolexes, and vacations. The boys were only brought to justice when Erik confessed to his therapist and launched one of the most infamous trials in American history —   ⁠Lyle and Erik Menendez shoot their parents, Jose and Kitty, to death in the den of the family’s Beverly Hills, California, home. They then drove up to Mulholland Drive, where they dumped their shotguns before continuing to a local movie theater to buy tickets as an alibi. When the pair retur...

Jessica Ross is a young American woman who went to a hospital in Georgia to give birth in 2023. Sadly, instead of receiving her son as she had hoped, she received a deceased child whose head had been severed from the rest of his body. The doctor claimed she chose to décapitate the unborn baby as a way of saving the mother. Now, this case has been ruled a homîcide by the medical examiner's office. The Story Jessica Ross is a 20-year-old woman from Georgia, United States. She is a stylist and is married to 21-year-old Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr. who has a career in hospitality. The pair were so excited about the hope of being parents that they named their unborn child Treveon Isaiah Taylor Jr. because it was going to be a son. Image: Pregnant Jessica and her husband, Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr. However, this hope never came to fruition with the pregnancy Jessica was carrying. It was on the evening of July 9, 2023, that Jessica went to a hospital in Riverdale, Georgia, the Southern Region...