by Aleida K. Wahn | Dec 16, 2016 | My True Crime Articles
On April 25, 2002, at 2:26 in the afternoon, Tieray Jones called 911 and breathlessly reported his two-year-old stepson had simply vanished from a San Diego park when he walked to a nearby vending machine to purchase a drink for the toddler. Was this a parent’s worst...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Aug 31, 2016 | My True Crime Articles
“Over $500,000 of illegal campaign contributions were made to buy a friend in the mayor’s office. It was an audacious plan. It worked. It actually worked!” said assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Pletcher on August 30, 2016, as he began his closing argument in the campaign...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Oct 2, 2014 | My True Crime Articles
She killed her husband. That is a fact no one disputes, but whether Julie Elizabeth Harper should be found guilty of first degree murder, second degree murder, manslaughter, or whether she acted in justifiable self-defense after enduring years of abuse is the...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Jun 20, 2014 | My True Crime Articles
“He is a liar, a predator, a wolf in sheep’s clothing preying on a vulnerable flock, and a rapist! Hold him responsible!” These were the strong and forceful words of Deputy District Attorney David Williams III as he concluded his closing argument in the rape trial of...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Dec 13, 2013 | My True Crime Articles
The knife rose and fell nine times in a savage attack, taking the life of the young girl who had been quietly asleep in her bed. The assailant then disappeared into the night, leaving a family unaware of the evil that had just entered their lives. In the early...