Murder Essay Examples

The saying that an apple does not fall far from the tree, is interesting so for Nikolas Cruz, although he was adopted and raised at birth by the gentle, loving Cruz family (Roger and Lynda Cruz), who had no criminal record to their name, he...

This criminal’s case sounded just like the movies, a wealthy successful doctor who murdered his wife. But, for Sam Sheppard, this couldn’t be further from the truth. On December 21st, 1954, Samuel Holmes Sheppard, a 30yrd physician from Cleveland, Ohio was wrongly convicted for the...

Rational choice theory is a school of criminology that holds that wrongdoers act as if they weigh the possible benefits of criminal or delinquent activity against the expected costs of being apprehended. Life and crime are two different expressions but share something in common. Life...

In earlier times authorities never knew how to differentiate types of murders that were happening. ‘Over the centuries, there have been hundreds of documented cases of serial murder around the world, but the term ‘serial killer’ is relatively new. Up until the 1970s, serial killers...

Life is full of things that are expected and unexpected and unfortunately for Adnan Syed, he got himself in an unexpected situation that changed his life. Adnan Syed, at the time a 17-year-old male who was convicted for the death of the high school senior...

NPR’s Serial Podcasts have become a cultural phenomenon. Since their release, podcast popularity has risen, and the case explored in the podcasts has been thrust back into the spotlight. The story told over 12 episodes details the accusation and conviction of Adnan Syed for the...

Blood stains, sun glasses and a charger; to the average person these items are completely unrelated but to a forensic scientist these objects can be clues to solving their next case. Forensic scientists help investigations by collecting and analyzing evidence. In recent years, forensic science...

For a moment, recall a time where you misplaced an item, no matter how small or big. Now imagine that your life depended on you find that item. Naturally, the human brain doesn’t remember every slight detail of one’s life, such as where they place...

Although deviance is difficult to define due to differences in geography, audience, and status; there are some actions that are universally thought of as deviant. One such action is murder. Although one might argue that murder can be justifiable under circumstances of immediate danger to...

The homicide of Hae Min Lee in 1999, has gotten many people’s consideration. An explanation behind all the consideration is a direct result of an all-around created podcast called Serial. Through the span of the web recording, the host of the show, Sarah Koenig, divulges...