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I have read many books, many different authors have touched my soul with the words they use so intricately and delicate. Most times, I use books to escape the reality I’m in, just get soaked up into someone else’s imagination. Not Michelle McNamara’s. I read I’ll Be Gone in the Dark knowing without a doubt it would rock my world, it did not disappoint. However, the more I read, the more I saw and heard how just intertwined Michelle had made this case into her life, the more I realized that certain people had a way to intrigue you, even if the topic is more than sinister. Part two of ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’ ends with one simple sentence: “(Editor’s note: Michelle McNamara died on April 21 st , 2016 ).” The book then continues using bits and pieces torn out of her handbooks. To replicate her style of writing especially being that close to an investigation was impossible, she was able to write the first-person narrative so many people crave. As a woman who has tried her hand in true ...

  Hello hello True Crime Club and welcome back to the blog. I want to remind you that these are sensitive topics being discussed, and they may not be suitable for all readers. We don't have a lot of information in the case due to it being so long ago. But the information we do have, is shocking, so prepare for the story of: Lyda Southard, The Black Widow.  Lyda was born Lyda Anna Mae Southard on October 16th, 1892. She grew up in Keytesville, Missouri located just northeast of Kansas City. Between the years of 1915 to 1920, Lyda committed 6 murders over the span of 5 years, but we will get into that.  A young Lyda had fallen in love with a man by the name of Robert Dooley so much so that when Lyda had moved to Twin Falls, Idaho, Robert was not far behind her. On March 17th, 1912 the two wed and began settling down on a ranch in Twin Falls, with Robert’s brother Edward. As two people do after marriage, Robert had arranged for his brother Edward, to set up a life insurance...

  Hello hello True Crime Club and welcome back to the blog! Today we’re going to do something a little different than we have been doing. BUT don’t worry, it’s still True Crime related. Today we’re going to be talking about Iriana DeJesus. *This contains sensitive information that may not be suitable for all readers* Iriana DeJesus better known as “Nena” was born on January 30th 1995, she was 5 years old and just like any other 5 year old, enjoying her day out in the sun playing with her sister on July 29th, 2000 her mother walked back into the house for a few moments but when she returned, her daughter was gone. After the investigation had begun, witnesses state that they saw Iriana walking with a hispanic man. Looking further into the hispanic man that neighbors described as 5 feet 4 inches tall, 130 to 140 lbs, scars on his forehead and right cheek. They stated that he informed them that he was from Honduras and was seeking a job and seeking shelter. Neighbors later state that t...

Hello hello True Crime Club and welcome back to the blog. * We are discussing sensitive topics, some topics that may not be suitable for all readers* Today we are not only covering a case, we are covering a movie today. A movie that documented the suicide of David Crowley. No, I mean really, David documented his everyday life in preparation for ‘A Gray State’, a film that Erik Nelson had realized he was trying to accomplish through the hours of videos and voice recordings found on David’s computer that law enforcement had released. Through the journal released by law enforcement, Erik Nelson states that he noticed that it was obvious to him that David was losing his mind, and he seemed to stay oblivious.  Erik Nelson is one person known to take risks in his life and was drawn to obsessives, and after his 2005 release of ‘Grizzly Man’, this case had broken and Nelson had caught word of the journal, he read the journal and decided to carry out the filmmakers’ dream.  David Crowl...