Crime Essays

Two young lovers pleaded guilty in a Malacca magistrate’s court to abandoning a baby girl at a factory in Ayer Keroh this week. That was just one of many such cases of baby dumping reported recently and it has raised concern among the authorities. Lately, there have been reports of baby dumpings in a number […]

Yesterday, Matthew Weeks, a young farmhand, was found guilty and is scheduled to be executed for the inhumane and merciless murder of a poor and unfortunate young farm girl who was killed several months prior. The trial drew a large crowd from far and wide, as people could not seem to resist attending to witness […]

Reflecting on the Fort Carson Murder Spree, my heart goes out to all those affected by this tragedy. Death caused by one’s fellow comrades is far more difficult to accept than in service. Having a spouse who served in the military for three years and a relative struggling with PTSD, I am aware of the […]

A critic once said, “Trifles is a lousy play. By the third page we know who dun it, so there isn’t much reason to sit through the rest of the play. ” This statement is a closed minded opinion. Susan Glaspell, the author of “Trifles”, does depict the murderer in this detective story but leaves […]

My book report is on “Killing Mr. Griffin”. The author of this book is Lois Duncan. Lois Duncan is a female novelist who writes suspense stories for teenagers. This book was published by Little Brown on April 1978. The protagonist of this book is named Susan McConnell. Susan is a sixteen year old junior at […]

Murder from the word “Murdrum” initially referred to a fine umposed by William the Conqueror on any hundred (a subgrouping of a country or a shrine in which a Norman was slain by secret assailants, presumed to be Anglo-saxons resentful of their conquerors. The Fine could be avoided only on proof of Englishry. In 1340 […]

“Killings,” just like any other short story, provides a conventional plot pattern where the characters are confronted with a problem and led into a climax then reach a resolution at the end of the story. Though conventional and simple, this kind of approach in writing a short story makes any kind of reader easily understand […]

Throughout history, people such as O. J. Simpson have consistently evaded consequences for committing homicide. Since the dawn of humanity, the act of ending someone’s life has been a somber truth. As civilization advanced and evolved into a more refined state, murder became acknowledged by society as a serious wrongdoing. The court system has provided […]

In Carol Ann Duffy’s poems, ‘Salome’ and ‘ Havisham’ aggression and violence towards men is an ever-present theme. Each poem is spoken in the narrative voice of the ladies (whom the poems are named after), who throughout express signs of mental instability. Bitterness and hatred towards men is shown, both in words and in actions. […]

A young Amish boy called Samuel is witness to a brutal murder in a toilet at a train station. After a line up where Samuel does not identify the killer, he identifies a picture of an ex policeman, Mc Fee in a display cabinet at the police station. A policeman called John Book links him […]

‘A Speckled band’ and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ are two stories about murderers. Lamb to the Slaughter challenges the stereotypical conventions connected a crime story whereas ‘a Speckled Band sticks to the conventions. In this essay I will compare the two stories about their approach to the narration, characters, setting, crime and how each story […]

In this essay I am going to explain the main differences between ‘Lamb to the slaughter’ and ‘Speckled Band’. Roald Dahl wrote ‘Lamb to the slaughter’ in 1954 where as ‘Speckled Band’ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote in 1892, so already here there is a contrast, the stories were written in different time periods. ‘ […]

The Speckled Bank is a short story from the 19th Century by the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which is part of a collection that depicts the renowned Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson. The mention of a “dog cart” as a means of transportation within the story clearly indicates the time period in […]

The popular and highly successful author Roald Dahl wrote the story “Lamb to the Slaughter”. The story was first published in 1954. The author Roald Dahl is a famous author and he is most famous for writing stories such as “James and the giant peach” and “The Twits” but as not a lot of people […]

“Tom glanced behind him and saw the man coming out of the Green Cage, heading his way. Tom walked faster. There was no doubt the man was after him. ” (3). The novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith, begins by immediately pulling us into the wary and suspicious mind of Tom Ripley. Highsmith […]

1. Source A provides significant information about the murder of Polly Nicholls. The initial statement implies that the murder was extremely gruesome, causing shock among the population in London and indicating both horror and unexpectedness. Additionally, describing her as “poor” suggests a lack of clear motive for the crime. Furthermore, the source indicates an extreme […]

Capital punishment is being punished in the worst possible way, by being put to death. Capital punishment has been around for many centuries. Although some see it as a deterrent, it has yet to be proven. With the exception of Turkey and the United States, the whole of NATO do not wish to use this […]

Dostoyevsky is justifiably famous for his studies of the human mind. His powerful analytical style forms the backbone of his novels and his characters are undoubtedly deep individuals with a real scope for psychological exploration. In Crime and Punishment our central character, Raskolnikov, is given this treatment around the context of a murder. We comprehend […]

The search for the truth behind murder begins with the killer’s intent. The study of motivation is important, as understanding thought patterns in murderers may help make sense of a seemingly motiveless murder. Outline the evidence relating to motivational factors involved in murder. Discuss the above with particular reference to a specific type of murder, […]

The death penalty is utilized in certain countries such as Sudan for murder, other capital crimes, and individuals convicted of homosexuality. This paper supports reintroducing the death penalty in the United Kingdom (UK). Various methods of execution including beheading, electric chair, gas chambers, hanging, lethal injection, and shooting are employed. Lethal injection is the most […]

Alicia Martinez slaying: Did Edward Romero chop up some organic structure parts in a liquidizer? Denver Westword. Thursday. Mar. 8 2012 Alicia Martinez disappeared on October 24. 2010. and shortly thenceforth. Denver Police arrested Edward Romero for first degree slaying. Harmonizing to constabulary Romero allegedly killed Martinez by hiting her twice in the caput. so […]

These days more and more young people are turning to crimes. These crimes are being committed by young offenders of all ages. The crimes they are committing are get even more and more serious and in the last five years the percentage of youngsters committing more crime has increase by more then 50%. Young offenders […]