Americans below the poverty line despair as this stereotype plays out. Rachelle Grimmer, 38, shot her two children Ramie, 12 and Timothy, 10, in a Texas welfare office after a seven-hour standoff with police that ended with her taking her own life.
Better late than never? Thirty years after her death, the L.A. County Sheriff’s department is reopening the case based on new evidence.
As the poor sap who was mauled to death by his pet hippo unfortunately found out, hippos are not cute and cuddly—they are 5 ton murder machines. The hippopotamus is not a pet, it is nature’s morbidly obese psychopath.
Artist Bad Otis gives Edward Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies a run for their money. (via badotis.blogspot.com)
Erika Mae Butts and Shanita Latrice Cunningham, both 25, were found guilty of beating a 3-year-old girl to death while in their care. The two women proceeded to collapse shortly after the ruling while outcries to the judge by family members can be heard in the background. It’s a sad day for humanity. You can read the rest of the story at reuters.com.
Considering the hideous crime she’s forever associated with, maybe dressing up as a home invader wasn’t the best idea. As we say in the hyper-judgmental media, “bad optics.”
You really don’t want to know. Knock off Uggs are made with the pelts of Chinese raccoon dogs rather than than the sheep skin found in authentic Uggs. In order to pass the savings for these counterfeits on to the customer, the raccoon dogs are tortured and murdered in a mind-blowingly horrific fashion. WARNING: Graphic.
You know you were thinking it. Foxy Knoxy vs. Racy Casey…which accused murderess would you rather pervert the justice system with? Take our poll at the bottom and settle the raging debate! These are the kinds of arguments they have in hell.
Amanda Knox, following the lengthy appeal in an Italian court of her conviction for the murder of Meredith Kercher, had the conviction overturned. View List ›
14-year-old Alvin Diaz of the Bronx stabbed an 18-year-old in the chest after getting slapped in the face during a water fight. Kids these days. (via blogs.villagevoice.com) View List ›
Disturbing. In order to better reconstruct his horrific shooting spree, Oslo authorities returned Anders Breivik to Utoya Island. A police spokesman later said Breivik showed no remorse as he detailed his cold-blooded execution of 69 people, mostly teenagers. View List ›
Here’s a couple of ladies who ♥ a little murder and post-mortem rape. (via shutteroos.tumblr.com) View Image ›
Just in case you all were searching for the most depressing news story of the day. UPDATE: The victim was taken off life support last night. (via sfist.com) View Media ›
An American boy charged with being a hitman says Mexican drug cartels drugged him and forced him to commit murders. (via google.com) View Media ›
This definitely won’t upset anyone. View Image ›
A former associate of Shaq, Robert Ross, claims in a lawsuit that the basketball star asked him to assassinate enemies and mistresses. Among the targets: a member of the Crips who disrespected O’Neal in front of his wife, a mistress for whom O’Neal had paid for an abortion, and a “renown (sic) record producer.” He was also asked to break the arm of a rival NBA player. Ross doesn’t confirm if he carried out the alleged hits, but he seems to be implying that he’d like compensation for services rendered. (via tmz.com) View List ›
The lawyer for Levi Aron, the 35-year-old suspect who confessed to murdering and dismembering 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, says Aron hears voices and is prone to hallucinations. Police say there is still no clear motive in this horrific crime. View List ›
A fight erupts among people waiting in line for tickets to get into the Casey Anthony trial. No cutsies! Jesus. Is this a murder trial or the Gathering of the Juggalos? Watch Video ›
The good folks at Vulture put together this killer supercut of the silver screen’s most violent children. View Media ›
Clips from the 1994 Mexican film “Herencia Diabolica,” about an enchanted doll that comes to life in the form of an evil midget clown. Here are a few clips to provide nightmare fuel for the clown car stuffed with your every phobia. Watch Video ›
The movie industry has always been filled with insufferable assholes.
A Pennsylvania boy who was 11 years old when he allegedly shot and killed his father’s pregnant fiancee could find himself being the youngest person ever sentenced to life without parole. View List ›
Artist Mariel Clayton poses Barbie in a wonderful series or photos resembling a Dexter meets Desperate Housewives crossover. She has several other Barbie shoots, including a NSFW(?) examination of Barbie and modern sexuality. You’ve come a long way, baby. View List ›
Today, we play games. That’s just how it’s going to work this Sunday. I got 600; can you score higher? Post your score in the comments. View Media ›
Aka, “Crazy Brazilian Guy.” He was recently arrested in Cerro Azul, Paraná, Brazil for killing his mother following a credit card dispute. The hostile interview he gave while in handcuffs has become an internet sensação (that’s Portuguese for “sensation,” y’all). View Image ›
A male model sports a series of fur hats with smoldering intensity. And he looks eerily like Guy Pearce. If you’d like to piss off everyone who knows you and have red paint thrown in your face, all of these can be bought at Fur Hat World. Just go to the website that’s watermarked on all the photos. View List ›
George Cascone is offended his ex-wife didn’t pay more to have him killed. “The part that insulted me the most is the fact that she was going to pay the hit man so little money,” he said. “She should’ve taken someone from out of town like Chicago or New York. And she should’ve paid at least $10,000. Two grand is not enough to get that work done. In a sense, you get what you pay for.” Read More ›
Police say a South African man who wanted to watch a World Cup match instead of a religious program was beaten to death by his family in the northeastern part of the country.
Joran van der Sloot told police in Chile that it was an unidentified robber who beat a young woman to death in his hotel room, a killing for which the Dutchman has been charged with murder in Peru.
A Dutch man long suspected in the disappearance of an Alabama teen in Aruba was arrested Thursday in the murder of a young woman in Peru.
