Archive for November, 2006:
filed in Books on Nov.29, 2006
Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters is another book I use for information every now and then. The book is broken down into various parts. Some of these include “A History of Monsters,” “The Method & Madness,” and “Fighting Monsters.” The first part basicly covers the history of the serial killer. It gives [...]
filed in 1980's, 1990's, Australia on Nov.27, 2006
John Wayne Glover suffered from what people would call “Gerontophilia” which is the technical term for a morbid sexual fixation on the elderly. It’s basicly the opposite of pedophilia. John Glover was probably the last person who you’d expect to turn out to be a killer. He was a family man with two daughters, a [...]
filed in Blog Stuff on Nov.25, 2006
This week was a little off due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. I feel behind in the scheduled post but still managed to post a few things here and there. I believe the nominations for the 2006 Weblog Awards ended yesterday but I’m not 100% sure. Hopefully DS will make it to the next round where it [...]
filed in Famous Serial Killers, In The News on Nov.21, 2006
While checking my mail at work a news story headline caught my eye. It was about Jack the Ripper and how artists and scientists have come up with a sketch of what he could look like. They based it on hundred year old accounts of the crimes. Below is the sketch and the article. LONDON [...]
filed in Blog Stuff on Nov.18, 2006
when I check the stats for DS after a show like Dateline or 48 Hours does a special on a serial killer or other high profile case. Take last Saturday for example. 48 Hours did a special on Bill Bradford and the “CSI: Miami” connection. In case you missed it, basicly one of the woman [...]
filed in In The News on Nov.17, 2006
Marion County has brushes with serial killers: While Marion County has been spared the wrath of so-called serial killers, there have been at least three infamous serial… Jury deliberations start in trial of accused serial killer: Jury deliberations are under way this morning in a Rochester courthouse where a 51-year-old man is on trial for [...]
filed in Famous Serial Killers, Movies on Nov.15, 2006
I came across this list on About.Com that features the Top 10 movies based on true life serial killers. Below is the list, feel free to tell me what you think. Do you agree or disagree? Are there some movies missing that you this deserve to be there? 1) The Deliberate Stranger Mark Harmon plays compulsive [...]
filed in Blog Stuff on Nov.13, 2006
The 2006 Weblog Awards have started taking nominations. I listed Dead Silence in the “Best New Blog” category. If you want to add your nominations just head on over and you’ll see how to add your nominations. Nominations doesn’t mean you’ll make it to the finals but I think DS stands an awesome chance. I [...]
filed in 1980's, California, Lesser Known Serial Killers on Nov.13, 2006
In the early 1980′s Lake and Ng somehow found each other and this would prove deadly for many. They lived in a bunker on a peice of remote wooded property in northern California. There they would live out their fantasies of raping, torturing and killing. Not only would the committ these horrible deeds but they would [...]
filed in In The News on Nov.10, 2006
Serial killer gets 245 years in Lake case: Serial killer Eugene Britt was sentenced Friday to 245 years in prison for three murders and one rape… Daytona Beach Serial Killer Not Linked to New Murder : Authorities in Holly Hill are blaming “overanxious news people,” for erroneously linking a body found wrapped in rotting carpet [...]