Essays On Murder

I. The Main Facts of the Case The main facts of the Jaidyn Leskie case are as follows: ?Jaidyn Leskie disappeared while in the care of Greg Domaszewicz on the night of 14 June 1997. ?Mr. Domaszewicz said that Jaidyn went missing after being left asleep at his house while he went out to pick […]

The French journalist Octive Mirabaeu once said, “Murder is born of love, and loves attains he greatest intensity in murder. ” This quote echoed through the literary writings of William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” and Andre Dubus’s “Killings”. Faulkner crafted a story around Emily Grierson, a genteel woman in the southern United States during […]

The novel Catch A Killer by George Woods is a suspenseful story about a twelve year old boy who witnesses a murder. In the end of the novel, the antagonist Craig Corso is killed by Officer Tawney. Craig got what he deserved because he kidnapped and tortured Andrew Morgan, he murdered two innocent police officers, […]

In order to establish criminal liability, the external elements of that offence must be established. These external elements are known as the actus reus. After this has been proved, the mens rea must be proved in respect of each of those guilty elements. The actus reus and mens rea must occur at the same time, […]

The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California for ten months in the late 1960s. He coined his name in a series of taunting letters he sent to the press until 1974. His letters included four cryptograms or ciphers, three of which have yet to be solved. The Zodiac murdered five […]

Introduction This paper presents a case analysis of Richard Ramirez, the serial killer of the 1980s better known as “The Night Stalker”. Using the qualitative method and content analysis, the findings reveal that the law enforcement procedures were minimal because of the technology available during that time and the prosecution was sufficient because of the […]

In the novel, ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Santiago never really learns of the motive behind his murder. We are given a very bias view of the reason that he was murdered for. The only evidence against him was Angela’s word. There was no real proof that he was the one […]

In the text below, Rainstorm finds himself in a dangerous situation after being deceived by General Carrot. Although Carrot initially seems welcoming and friendly, Rainstorm soon discovers his true intentions and the alarming nature of his surroundings. The story serves as a sobering reminder of the deceitfulness of human nature, as well as a cautionary […]

This can be illustrated in Hamlet where Hamlet ( a man of though HTH) squares off against Claudia ( a man of action) who killed his father). This interaction can be seen in two examples in the play. First, is Hamlet trying to prove how Claudia is guilty oft e murder of his father. Second […]

Each year, thousands of people are given a second chance of life thanks to the gift from another human donor. With great reward comes the ethical dilemma associated with this procedure. In the movie Blood Work, main character Terry McCaleb is given a heart from a murder victim and is faced with ethical decision regarding […]

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. ‘ […]