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    ISSUE 13 Now with more of what you love... Woe ZY More FILMS / More PUZZLES = / More RADIO © / More SOAPS Com erM toe coverage of Netflix, Amazon and other streaming services Top TV features Retain Cnet Complete 7-day EUR CMA TOMO MIEN e Lo MIEN ON SALE EVERY TUESDAY Subscribe at greatmagazines.co.uk to get your issue delivered straight to your door JuliaDavis ‘Steph Seelan Lisa Howells Ben Watkins Kay Ribeiro LauraDoyle Matthew Hurrell Deborah Hughes Laura Wallington ClaireSheldon AmyRowland ‘AnuShort KerryBeasley Eleanor Lavender Kerry Meakin Hollie Swift Helen Morris RobMunro-Hall ()eoesl VICTIM, SUSPORT HEANRSERBORT SAMARITANS The family tragedy thatrocked Australia Jodie Chesney's stepmum onherlegacy against knife crime The iranian embassy siege Henry Lee Lucas: serial kiler- or serial liar? ‘Caughton camera: Kristi Abrahams Newevidence in the case of MalcolmX Inside prison life Themurders that rockedasmall US town Criminologist DrDavid Wilson Surviving the Columbine shootings APRIL20201 RINE BORGES tl When pranks tumdeadly Meet the man who policed Brighton forover 30 years Crime File Killer women ‘The maids who inspired Parasite Solved By: Howaman'shobby crackedacoldcase Crime Screen: Thismonth’s ston mustseeTV SALE 7MAY- shows, books, and podcasts Crime Fighters w ROWAN BAXTER ACTED LIKE THE PERFECT HUSBAND AND FATHER — THEN HE MURDERED HIS FAMILY Hannah,3,wa butaled laterth Aftertheattac |. Hedidtallowhertowwear APRIL2020) a shorts, Heisolated her frome family and regularlychecked herphone. The friendspokeofhiscontrollingnature, Hewasonestepahead ofher allthe time. Heknewof conversations thatshehadnttalkedtohimabout, maybewithusoranother person, Heknewofitand prompted her Hiscousinslaterspokeofhishatred anddisrespectofwomenandirls e akid, [think hewas amonster. He fromayoung: nnwhenbewas \wasvery controllingand manipulative ‘onesaid addingthat he wasobsessed withpornevenasachild "didnt liketobearoundhimbecause felt uncomfortable. The way Rowan used to speaktohismotherwasdisrespectful” Anotheradded, “Rowan believed that women were there fortwothings:tobe ahouse cleaner anel tobe prostitute. Thiswasamanwithalevelofhatred anddisrespeetforthemother[ot his childrenJsogreat thathe would make mosthorrifyingand despicable ofchoices, Afterher murder q itwasreveaed that , Hannahisparents : Hannah’sbrother Nathaniel had putmuch time (Gecondle her father andmoneyinto sruntdaaer | offeanak (lathe from Baxter. Hannah Ail: ‘were devastated, fall maceabresk S36 esata Basters prohibitedfromgoingwithin20metres daysbeforehemurderedthem."He ofher:axterbreacheditthreetimes, _ hadaplanthatnightwhen hecalled Inoneofhisfinalaetsofmental thekids,andhewasablubberingmess torture, Basterhad secretly gone Heknewwhathewasdoingthen, foraninterviewatthegymHannah __ Hehaditallplannedout -heknewwhat worked, Hemadesurehehada hhewasdoingthefollowingmorning, picturetakenwiththemanageroutside — HannahisbrotherNathanielsaidin thegymafterwardsandposteditto a TVinterview. "Hecouldn'tevendo Facebook,soshewouldsce,Thenhe _ itquick. That'stheworst thing He killedthemallintheeruellestof ways. madethem,and Hannah, suffer” 6 'APRIL2020 destroyed there “Hannahhadhersuspicionsthat oristhisan instanceof ahusbandbeing Baxter wasinaheightened emotional hemighttrytodosomethingtoher riventoofarby issueshe'ssufferedby statebeforethe killings andsomething butweallthought,’No,hecouldn certaincircumstancesintocommittin ‘wasbutklinginhim.~Thenumberone headded. "Itwasaviclousattackto__actsof thisform?" Within days, he Fallingofthesystemwasthat Hannah makehersufferasmuchashecould, had apologisedandstepped down, dlideverythingshecould tokeepherand ‘andthatwasit Istilleangetaverit”A_ Queensland Police Commissioner herchildrensafe” said Hayley Foster, friendofHlannahrevealedthat Baxter KatarinaCarrollsaid’Thompson was chieFexceutiveof Women'sSafety, New \whoalsohadaconvietionforGBH “gutted aboutthewavhe'dphrased South Wales, “Shehadacvilproteetion forbeatingupamotoristinaroad-rage_hisstatement,saying,“Tapologisefor ‘ordersshich especially whenitwas incident -hadtoldHannahwhenthey — whatwassaidand howitwassaid-the breached -shouldhavekeptheroutof werefirsttogetherthathehadplanned phraseology vas completely wrong. and harmisway.butdidt. Domestieviolence tokillhisex partnerandlsaiahwhen _thewordsandthewayitwassaidshould ordersarenotprotectingwomenand shehaddecidedtoleavehim.Hehad —_nothavebeenused.” Then there were childrenatriskotdomestichomicide gonesofarastogetinthecarseithsome —_furiousquestionsaboutwhy Hannah andwencedtolookat why thats” ropetokillthem, butbackedouthefore andherfamilyhadnotbeenkeptsafe Women’ssafetyandother groups sgoingthrough witht areappealingfordomesticabuse tobetaken moreseriously.andthat resourcesbereleased olegal services Soon aftertheshockofthe and thepolicetodomoretoprotect murders, Australiabecame ‘women ike Hannah. Tragically. its angry. Firstofall,apolice toolateforherandherchildren,buther spokespersonappalled Familyarecampaigningforawareness \womensanddomestieviolencegroups OneofHannahisfriendsspoke topolice ‘ofcoercivecontrolandmentalabuse. withhisseeminglyvictim-blaming _avweekbeforethemurders,when Baxter remarks. DIMarkThompsonsaidin _breachedhisdomestieabuse order. She Myouareatfectodbyanyofthelssues apressconference,“Isthisanissieo! —_said,"Iooked thedetectiveintheeye, risen thisfeature,visitthe National awomansufferingsignificantdomestic and! said,'Ithinkhe’goingtotake Domestic Abuse Helpline website Violenee,andherandherchildren —themallout...!vegotabad feeling” at Nationaldahelplineorgukor perishingatthehandsofherhushand, Hannahandherfriendshaelnotedthat call08082000 247 for free 24/7 APRIL20201 7 CRIME siventhepseudonyms Jeffreyand Matthew,confidedinherthatthey hhadscenthekillerin 2017. Shesai, esthentheirmum’s ped. He rey] utseared”Sheadded that Matthewhadsaid,“No,stop. We're notsupposedtobesayinganything childminder reporteditto the moth \whocalled Crime Stoppers. Atthetim ofgoingtopresstheingu postponed dueto coronavirus. hadbeen MANCHESTER ARENA BOMBER’S BROTHER FOUND GUILTY former studenthasbeenfound concert killing22ppeople shared goal ftoJkill, maim quiltyofhelpingtoplantheUK’s Hashemdenied helpinghis andinjureastmany people deadliestterrorattack, Hashem —_ brotherplanthe*sudenand aspossible” DCSSimon Abed, 22, wasfound tohave lethal"blast, which klledor Barraclough sad Hashem plottedthe Manchester,\rena—_injurednearly L000 people, showed noremorse, saying, ithhisbrother _butprosecutorsclaimed Heisamanwhoisequally mandeto \was"jointlyresponsible” The __asresponsibleashisbrother bombafteranArianaGrande _courtheardthatthebrothershad _forthishorrendousattack” IMELDA STAUNTON CALLS FOR SAFE HOMES AFTER DOMESTIC ABUSE 10 CRIME MONTHLY | EXCLUSIVE Foe AO MNS eects Snr yp ae KILLE Dl NecSHOCKINGAL TACK as @@SHE/TELLS|CRIME MONTHLY, HOWTHE [FAMILYJARE TRYING TO'COME TO TERMS: H [met Petersdaughters instant fellinlove APRIL20201 1 sand photography. Joannesays,“Likeany parent, Pel crimeonthenews. But Jadiewasstudious, ran [had our fearsabout kif and weknewherfriendsweresensible,so \wedidn'tworry toomuich, Weneverthought ourperloet girl wouldbeafected by sangs” Likemost teensacrossthe country, Jodiespenther Friday nigh ‘Ontheeveningot I March 2010, Jodiewassitting fonabenchin Amy's Park, Romford, listening, tomsicwith fiends aandherboyfeiend, At9.20pm,twoteenage ddrugdealers-19-year-old Svenson( 1a Kwieand 17-year-old Aaron Isaacs approached Jie group from bbchind, Mistaking.Jodieforarival dealer, (Ong:a-Kwie plungedaknifeintoJodie’s back. Theknitepenotrated Jodie right lung. causingsevereinternalbleeding, through the ‘othersideofherbod Jodiecollapsed beforealmost emery R "APRIL2020 “Jodie witndad) Peter stepmum intoherboyfriendsarms, whileOng-a-Kwie and Isuaeslefttheseeneinacardrivenby Manvel Petrovi,20.A 16-year-old boy, who can'thenamed for legalreasons,wasalsoin thecar, Anambulancearrivedonthescene 8t9.30pm, butdespite desperate attempts tosave Jodie'sIife,includi sency surgeryperformedinthevehicle onthe forecourt ofapetrolstation, Jodiewas pronoxinceddead byparamedicsat 0.26pm, Joannesays,"Onthenightof Jodie'sdeath, Peter inLondon. Wehadbookedatableatabarand Pl ourworldcrumbledwhen thepolicearrived tocollect Peter: [already returned tothe nd werecelebratinghis 9th birthday nnedonstayingovernightatahotel, But hotel room,so Id findout what hal happened until Peter phonedmefromthe police ear. Nothingeould haveprepared meforwhathetold me” Detectivesinformed Peter thal Jodichadbeenstabbed and took himtober,Butinthecar, Peter overheardapoliceman's radio,revealingthe terrible newsthatJodichaddied before reachinghospital Joanneand Peter returnedtotheirfamily home where Jodie’ sister,uneles.cousins anelgrandparentshad sathered,Joannesays, Intheimmediateaftermath, ‘wefeltaumb, Weknewour liveshiadchanged forever butwe dide’tknovwwhattodowith ourselves” Theattack which wasoneofover100 fatal stabbings lastyear, struck chord withthe country. Hundredsofmou nerswwentto Joxle's funeral on 29 March2019, hich wasdecoratedinpurpleribbonsandalso attendedby the Scouts, wholedaguardofhonourin hermemory.Joannesays, Jodie sunele, whoisaviear heldanemotionalsermon aswwesaidfinal goodbyes, Licyhad made amoving Video compilation of Jodie Includingaclipofher playingthepiano- every notewasperfeet. With Joxle'smusicechoing throughoutthechurch, therewasnotadryeye: Whilepolicelaunchedan Investigationinto Jodi’sdeath Joanne tried todistract herself with work. Shesays, "IFT wasn’tintheoffic Ihwouldjustendupsittingat home, thinking bout thepain Jodiemusthavesuffered onthattragienight. But Petercouldn'tgot himselfoutofbed-webothhandled griet completely differently. Neitherofuscould understand theother'sactions,sowestarted arguing, Iteventuallydroveusapartand Imovedbacktomymumshouse, Wemade thedifficultdecisiontobreakuplast July” ‘ollowingan eight-week rial atthe Old Bailey,thejuryspentoverfvehours deliberatingaverdict.On18November2019, Ong-a-Kweand Issaeswereconvieted ofmurder,andsentencedtoaminimum of 26and 8yearsrespectively Theothertwo menwerecleared. Aftertheverdict,Seotland Yard's DCIDaveWhellamssaid,"Tteould haveheenanybody’s daughter. She wasavery nicegielshehadasmalleircleofTriends,she did wellatschool, worked inthe community [Ong-a-Kwieand Isaaes}had gonethere Policetorensicoffcers attheplaygroundwhere Jodiewaskiled purposefullytostabsomebodyandtheyhave notcared whotheystabbed, Theystabbed a17-year-oldgirlintheback forno reason. But Joannesaysthefamilyisyettofind peace Shesays, "Seeing Jodie’skillers sentenced wasastepin the ightdircetion, but \wenevergotanyanswers. They riedtocover theirtrackshyburningelothes,theyblamed ‘eachother and westilldonotknow hy Jodie ‘wasstabbed, or whotheintended victimwas. Sadly.youngpeoplearegrowingupinaworld wherecartyingknivesisnormal, but they havenoideaottheimpactthatstabbing someonchas.It'snotjust Jdiethatlost herlifethat night -herfamily and friends’ liveswillneverbethesameagain, We'll ntedby the painoflosingher: FormerPrime called for tougherlavwstopunisheriminals intheaftermathot Jodie'smurder,butsadly nister Theresa May notenough sbeingdonetoprevent ‘moredeathslike Jodie’, Addressi parliamentin2019, Maysaid,*My ddeepestsympathiesand condolences farewith the familyandfriendsof Jodie, Thereisnothingwecando isgoingtocase the pain thefamilyaregoingthroughatherloss. Judgesmust have thepowerstheyneedto wolvedin setiousviolenceand knifecrime."But,in Londonalone,anaverageoftenpeopleare stilfoundcarryingaknifeevery day.And Joannesaysthe governmenthaven'tfound solutionsto tackle these shockingfiguees. Shetellsus,“Jodiediedoverayearago, and westillhaven'tseen changesinthe kw orsayth Impose toughsentenceson those! topreventtheseawfulatrocities.Therateot knifec TThereneedtobemorestop-and-searches cisntslowingdown, sine sing forknives-criminalsshouldbescaredto carry weapons. Itsadifficutissuetotackle when knivesaresoreadily available. The governmentshould crackdown ononline sellers,too, Wecan'thaltthesaleofkitehen knives, but wecanputastoptohideous zombieknivesbeingsoldonline. Kidsare cleariynotlisteningtoadults fearsabout knife tcenagersneedtobeshockedinto putting knivesdownbeforemorelivesarelost. We hope Jodie foundationvvll keephermemory aliveandsaveothers fromknifeerime.” i e. Whileeducation essential | PRINCES | GATE 4 APRIL 2020 wT AEN APRIL2020: 5 16 CRIME MONTHLY APRIL 2020 cenryLeeLucas wasknownas Americasmost prolifiemurderer after heconfessedtokillingover600 people, Hekeptthecountrygrippedin fear during his28-yearhomicidalspree throughout the ‘80s, which wasthetopicoffoufilmsand many books. The only thingwas,hewaslying Lacashassincebeen exposed asa pathological liarand fantasist,committingjustafraetion ofthecrimesheclaimed hehad, isfals admissions ~seemingly made inanattempt atnotoriety.and tocurry favour with prison authorities norderto enjoy perkssuchas steakalinners, milkshakes, healthcare aand'TV privileges mean that many families arestillsearchingforjusticefortheirloved ‘onesmorethan 40yearson, Lee -whodied in2001-wasthesubjectofNetfixseries ‘TheConfession Killer shich focuses onthe unsolved murdershe falselyconfessedto, So,what'sthestory? Adrifterwithaglasseyeandthreeteeth, Leas’ childhoodlwasntahappyone. Theson ‘ofprostitute Viola Lucas, helived with erand hisstepfather Anerson” NoLegs" Laveas-a drunkwholosthislegsafteratrainaceident asvvellashiseklerhal- brother Andrewand Viols’spimp Bernieinarun-downeabinin y saidhewas forced towatch hismumhavingsex na, Theyallsharedabedroomand Lucas withherclientsor Bernie, Hewas regularly subjectedtopsychologicalandphysiealabuse byhismum, whowhipped him andonce lefthimunconsciousforthrcedayswhen shesmackedhishead withawooden plank, Hesaidheneverknewhisreal father,and “only found out about himafterhismother pointedoutamanwhilethey were walking intownandsaid,“That’syourrealpa Lucaslosthislefteyeafter Andrew aecidentallysasheditwithablade. He alsoclaimeditwashishalf-brother who Introducedhinitobestiality.encour himtoslitanimalsthroatsanxlthenhave sexwiththem. Atage13,hedlaimedhealso sleptwith Andrew’swife."Thatedall my ite. Thated everybody hesaidothischildhood. Lacasturnedtocrimebelorehercachedhis teens."Istartedstealing ‘enoughtorunfasteos! didn't wanttostayat home," herecalled, Lucasclaimed tohave ‘committedhistiestmurderwhenhewas 15in March1951,killingal7-year-old gil afterattemptingtorapeher. In Christopher Berry-Dee'audiobook Talking With Serial Anointention Killers, Lcassays,“Ih ofkillingher-Thatw: andthe hardesttogetover” However, there first, my worst isnoevidencethatthiseverhappened. Hisfirst properkillwasmatricide.On 12,January1960,heandhisHianeéeStella whohedeseribed as"my'irst true love" ‘weremakingplansfortheirweddingatabarin Riscarcontessedto over] 190 unsolvedcrimes Michigan, whenismothermarchedinand demanded that theysplitup.Stellarecalled, “When Henry wasdrunk,hegotsmeanas mean canbe. That night, theold get really upset me. Hetrulyhatedhismomand:whatshe sot shedeserved.” Lucasmarchedbacktohis wheretheyhadaheated angument."Shepicked upabroombandleand mother's od smackedmewithit,Shemademeso madthat Thithen”hesaid. “All Lrememberwasslapping heralongside thesideoftheneck,butafter did that, [sawherstart ofall. grabbed her; but shefelltothefloorandwhen wenttopickher up, Lrealisedshewasdead. Then [noticed [had my knifeinmyhandandshehadbeen cut Infact, Violet wasnot dead and Lee's half sisterOpaldiscoveredher Shecalledan ‘APRIL2020 CRIME MONTHLY 17 Partnerincrime: loti Tools ambulance,butitswastoolatetosaveher, Lcastedbackto Vieginiabeforegiving himselfup topolice.“Ttwasaterriblething todo..butIthinkithadtohappen,"hesa. Hewassentencedto24 yeursforsecond degree murder; buthelaterretractedhisstor: claimingitwas Opal whohadkilled Violet ‘Throughouthissentence,hheclaimedltohave murderousurgesand waspreseribed Prozacto ENFORCEMENT LOOK STUPID’ keephisemotionsincheck. Hewasfreedin June1970,afterservingonlytenyears.ducto prisonovercrowding Ontheafternoonofhis release, thebodyofa murdered few miles rom theprison fallawed byanotherthenextalay: Although Lascas claimed responsibility saying,"[Thepeison authorities} know Imeant what said, neitherdeathhasheenattributed tohim, 18 CRIME MONTHLY APRIL 2020 ‘IMADE TEXAS LAW| ‘Two monthstaterinAugust 1971, Leas triedtokidnap twoschoolgirs, whichsaw hhimbackbehindbars, Whenhewasreleased in1075,he Betty Crawford, whohebefriendedafter shel married widowed mum- of three adwrittentobiminprison, Themarrkage lastedjust seven monthsbeforeoneof her daughtersaceused himofsextal abuseandhewalkedout, denyingthealleyations Hedrifted iromone place other.beforesetling ‘outside Jacksonville, Flor, svherehemethispartnerinerime Ottis Toole. Toole,whowasten yearsyoungerthan Lucas, identified with hhisnew friend, havingalsobeenabused sandbullicd inhischildhood, Lucasclaims thepairembarkedlonahomicidalrampage from late1978,killingmorethan: Leas, now 40, had fllenin ovewith Tooke’ niece Becky Powell, 3, whothetwomenused tolureunsuspectingtruckersintotheirnet Lucasclaimed that Toolehadstartedtoact strangely. mistreating Becky; mutilating bodiesandeveneatingfesh. Ithasbeen claimed that Toolehadfalleninlovewith Lucasanddidn'twanttosharehimwith anyone. Theriftsawthepairparting ‘company in January 1982, and Lareas «and Becky continued towards C whileToole- who latergotsixdeath sentences or murder headed home, ‘alifornla Lacasand Becky’srelationshipendedin Augustthatyear, when Licaselaimedhe stabbedherduringanargument. Hesaid ‘when herealisedwhat hehaddone,heeradled herinhisarmsanderiedbeforecuttingup j id E herbed: stuffingherintopllowe leavingherinashallowgrave, Dayslate hestabbedandkilled former landlady K Rich,an82-year-old great grandmother \whoknew thepairandh Becky: heforelaterburningthebody Lucas wasarrested on LNovember 1983.00 anillegal weaponscharge, While incustody hheconfessedto the killingsof Powell and Rich, dasoftspotfor leadingofficerstotheirremains. Hewas sentenced todeath,anditwasthisconvietion responsible forthesedeaths, InNovember hi jails, Lacasclaimed hewasphysicallyabused byhisguards, Whilebelnginterviewed, he began confessingtootherkillings Hesoon hesantoenjoytheattentionanelperksthis brought. Hewouldbedressedinexpensive suitsandshoes,walkwithouthandeuffsand ‘enjoyed asteady dietoftranguilisers steaks, hamburgersand milkshake Withinfivemonths,thecopsbelievedthey hadeleared190unsolvedkillings butin thele hastetoclose cases. they hailed to realise that cbeingtransferred between pluseigarettes, —= Luashad confessed tocrimes ‘onthesameday, 600 milesapart ‘TheConfession Killer'sdirector togivethem theinformation,and theybelievedit such, theyhegan tooverlook facts Hislieswereexposed bythe Dallas Times Heraldin1985,and Laas ssidhnchad misled thepolice ‘oshowslawenforcement doesn'tdoitsjob”“Imadethe policelookstupid. wasoutto wreck Texaslawenforcement,"headded, Heclaimedtohavepickedupdetailsabout cases rominformationgiventohimby officers, andon afew occasions. even being shownerime-seenemapsandcasefiles, But the: theseburial sitesuntl Lucastoldthem, uthoritiesclaimtheyhadnoideaabout “Tothisday;nooneknowstherealscaleof Leas’ crimes, Inhislastinterview with Christopher Berry-Dee,hedeniedkilling anyone, continuingtoblamehishalf-sister Forhismother'death,andclaimingBecky ‘wasstillalive, woman whocame forwards Beckyin 1994 was ound tobeanadoringfan, Lucasalsoprotested killing Kate Rich, even though partsofherslasses werefoundinthe jecky Powell ‘andate leh stovewhen Robert Kennersaid,"Hewasable _womanknownas*OrangeSocks heybelieveditso area NS WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED’ Kate Rich weburntherbody. Atthetime Hewasalsosentencedtodeath orkillinga svhorwas identfiedas Debra Jacksonin 2019 before beingpardoned for that murderby former US, President GeongeW Bush, then Governor.in 1098. He! murder, saving, "Ionlykilled mymomand Iservedmy'timetorthat Lucasdiedinprisonofheartfallureon12 March2001, aged 64. Twentyofthecaseshave beenresolvedby DNA testing provinglucas ter deniedbeinginvolved inher had falsely confessed - butmanymore families continuetoliveinlimbo, Robert Kenner Ifweweretotakeaconservativeestimate,70 toloOcasesstilleredit Lucaswiththecrime whether formally oriformally. Probably 160 ‘or7Owereneverre-investigated” Headed, “Wemetwithalotofvietims family members ‘They'rstillinpain- they wanttoknovwhat happenedtotheirlovedones. APRIL2020 CRIME MONTHLY 19 hen KristiAbrahams appearedonTV to ppealforinformation abouthermissing daughter, her whole nation felther pain, The then 27-year-old motherfrom Mount Druitt, westernSyalney,hadealled policeonthemorningof IAugust ‘2010, telingthem six-year-old Kies \wasmissingfromherbedandthe front door wasopen. Thelasttimesheor hherpartner Robert littlegir!wasat9.30pmthenighthetore Will astowhatcouldhavehappened tober, thefearwasthatshehad wanderedot? nithhaadseen the nosignof Kiesha,andnoclues inthenight -orbeen snatched, With nothingtogoon,policeorganisedan suppeal afew dayslaterand Abrahams ndSmith sobbedasthey-addressed ‘APRIL2020 CAUGHT ON CRIMINALS WHO FAKED IT a reportersabout their“beautiful gil Abe said, “Ifanyonehasscen her can they msheldatissuetoher faceasshe pleasecontact the police." Shecouldt ‘g0on,soSmithtookover.“Lasttime Isawherwas, we were atch movietogether yourknow ‘Someone mnstknov something Pleasecomeforward, She'sbeautiil youknow? Funny.alwayshappy Butpolicewerenot convinced the ‘couplewereasinnocentasthey seemed. Kieshaliadn'theenseen foralmost thwoweeks andhadnothadahappy life Shewasknowntoauthorities alterhermotherbitherwhenshe wwasjust IS monthsold, Whenshe wasthree,shewasfoundby hospital ‘workers tohavebruisestoher face andacigaretteburnonherbodt. Withnosolidevidencetoyoon, police decided tomountasurveillance ‘operation.andvwhatthey found ‘out wouldchll them tothebone InApril2011,Abrahamswas befriendedby anundereover police officerandmadeaterriblecontession. Kieshahadn'tgonemissinginthe night, brevenonthat night. Infact, Abrahams hhadstruckherdaughteron 14 Julywwhen shewasgettingready forbed,afterthe littlegilwouldn’tputonherpyiamas Shetoldtheofficer Keshahad then sone"likejely",andshehad puther Intheshowertotryandwakeher E ‘up.Shehad thenput he childintoher bed. By morning, Kieshawasdead, temptedto sethelp.Instead, the coupleset about coveringupthecrime. They placed Kieshainasuitease,takingthe case tobushlandwheretheysetlighttoit Neitherheror Smith before burying After Abrahams’ confession, the pair ashallowgrave © Pabranamsana) SmitheryonTV| MALCOLM xX: OVER 50 YEARS AFTER THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER’S DEATH, NEW EVIDENCE HAS COME TO LIGHT THAT SUGGESTS THREE MEN GOT AWAY WITH MURDER ‘onewaseverconfirmedtobeat the revealedinithasle District At smurdersh ‘APRIL2020 B . \ | Malcolm's widow Betty, A anaur-Rahman | suhammaa ron, ssbeenonaquest Torthetnath Born MaleolmLittlein Nebraska country. Maleolmsaid later, Inevery in1925,hisfatherEatldiedwhen freemoment had... wasreading You Maleolmwassis. Hisdeathwassaidto coulda'thavegotmeoutofbookswith beastreetcaraceident,but Maleolm’s avwedge." Outof prison, heditched the mother Louisesuggested racistsknown surname Little asheconsideredita astheBlack Legionplacedhimonthe slavenamegiven this familyby white trackstoberunower. Maleolmhada masters, and became MaleolmX. hardtimeasachild-withhismother By1052,hewaslivinginDetroitwith ‘committedtoospitalheandhissix hisbrotherandattendinga Nationof o Islammosque.Heand Elijahbecame bothersand sisters weresentto fo homes, Dspitethat,hedidwellin friends, and Malcolmwassentto schooland wanted tobea lawyer ajobhewasapparently told by a white teacherhecouldnotde, By1943,hehad moved to Harlemin New York, and got involvedindra lingand robbery Hewoundupinpeisonin Bostonin 1046forhisinvolvementinastring ‘ofburglariesonwealthy white families Philadelphiaand Boston tosetupnew inthearea,afterbeingcatht trying mosques, beforesettlingin Harlem togeta$1,000 watehrepaired, Hebecameheadofitsmosqueandset Whileservingsevenyearsofaten upaNationoflslam paper, invhichhe yearsentence, hebecamenterestedin calledfortheremovalofblackpeople Islamthrough theteachingsot Nation fromwhiteinstitutions."Thanksto oflslam leader jah Muhammad, He hischarisma, Malcolmisbelieved taught that African Americans were tohaveinereased membershipotthe beingsuppressedby whitepeoplein Nationofslamfrom500in1952t0 Americaandshould have theirown, 30,000 n1963, By1954, the PBI had 24 ’APRIL2020 started monitoringhim, Hebecame famousinternationally.speakingat the United Nations General Assembly anxdbeinginvitedtoCubaby Fidel Castro, Butthingssoon wentwrong Malcolmquitthe Nationofslam inMareh1964,afterdiseoveringthat despitesupposedly beingastrict Muslim Eliahhad fathered several childrenwithwomenintheorganisation Prior tothat, Malcolmhadbeen suspended forsayingPresident Kennedy’sassassination had eenacaseof“chickenscoming hometo roost” Buthewashurt tohavebeenbetrayedbyaman hetrustedandevenconsidereda prophet. Malcolmeonverteto traditional Islamandchangedhisname {toB-Hajj Malik EI ‘uptwoindependent groups the abuzz, setting COnginizationof Afro-American Unity and Muslim Mosque Ine. Oncehe hadlet NOL reationsbetweenbim and Elijah became volatile,and BBL informants whotralled Malcolm's every move warned officialsthat hewasmarkedforassassinationby or in1963 them, Hisdeparturebad caused many toviewhimasatraitor,and death theeats\werecommon. 111965, his housein Queenswasfirebombedwhile he,hiswifeBetty-whohemarried in 958-andtheirsixchildrenwere asleep, Noonewasinjured butitwas learpeoplewereouttogethin, Aweeklaterhegavehisspeechat theAudubon.Nosecurity checks were performedonthe-400 people coming Intothebuilding.asperthe instructions ‘of Malcolmhimself.Ashestartedto talk, acommotionbeganatthebackof theroom. Amanapproachedthestage indfiredat Malcolm, astwoothermen Joinedhim, Many'noteditwasunusual that therewas nopolicepresenecon the day; despitethe threats to Maleolm’life sndthe fact theyhad beenkeepingtabs ‘onhim, Somebelievethey may have knownofhisimpendingassassination incchosenottostopit.dancewasduc totakeplaceat theballroonlaterthat dly;soitwascleanedupandopened tothepublie potentially destroying ‘evidence. Tony Bouza,alormer detectiveatthe NYPDs Bureauof c ‘Talmadge inis80 \ Special Servicesand Investigations said,” Malcolmsassassination rested Inaconfusedpoliceinvestigation thatnetted threckillers from the sceneandlittleese,Theteuly auilly-nottheshooters,but thosewhosentthem- escaped accountability. Theinvestigation ‘wasbotched” Such was the love for Malcolminbiscommurity uupto:30,000peopleattended apublieviewingothisbod Now, 55yearslater,Abdur-Rahman Muhammadisdeterminedtosee Justice. Discussinghisinvolvement,he sald, "Itbothered methat noone cared aboutil [didn't getpaidtodoanyot this. Pmjustaworking-class guy” As farbackss2010,heclaimedtoknow theidentityofoneoftherumoured assatsins-andsaidtheyWwerehidingin plainsight. Aceordingto testimonyin 1966, Hayersaid,"Iwasthere, know whathappenedand Iknow the people whowerethere."InI977anel1978, hesubmittedtwoatlidavitedeclaring thatwhile Johnson and Butler were not Involved, therewere fourmen whohe alleged planned Malcolnsmurder He ‘aimed Wilbur MeKinley shouted and threwasmokebombinthebsllraom. Thenamannamed Leon identified aasLeonDavis-wasarmed witha pistoland shot Malcolm after William: Bradley firedtheshotgun. Hi thatanotherman, Benjamin Thomas, \wasalsoinvolved, Noneofthe ourwere ceverinvestgated and judge Harold Rothwaxrefusedamotiontoreopen added thecaseatthetime. Thomaswaskilled nl986,Daviswassaidtobelivingin New Jersey asol1980, and whilelittleis knovwnabout MeKinley,oneresearcher suggested hehasnow passed away Tn20 Bradley,"HereSsamanwho'swalking Abdur-Rahmansaidabout thestreetswithimpunity;and nobody's doinganythingaboutit” Healleyes rmanypeopleknewitwashim but did notcomeforward."Heisthemanywho firedthe..shotthatrippedthrough the chestofthepowerfulleaderonthatcold dayinFebruary."hewroteonisblog Abdur-Rahman confronted Bradley ‘onhis doorstep, buthedeniedit saying “Theyneverspoketome. Theyjust aceused meotsomething! didn'tdo, Itisfairtosayradley'slifewasnot awholesomeone, Hewaseonvieted ofrobberyassaultanddrugpossession Inthe 1980s, Hepassedawayin2018, rncaning justicecanneverbedone-but itmay be possibletoclearthenamesof themenwhoservedtime. Malcolm's daughter yasah Shabazasaid,“Thope these investigations willbringalbout clarityandtranspareneyregarding thisdevastatingeriminalact against my familyandallthedevoted ollowersof abeloved Malcolm, My father lived his lifeadvocatingforandinthepursuance of-thetruth, Hedeservesthesame dedication totruth fromallofus.” i ‘APRIL 2020! THEINSIDER: PRISON OFFICER PRISONISH ABOUT GIVING SECOND _ ji CHANCES JASON BURFORD TELLS CRIME _ ONTHLY WHAT DAILY LIFE IS | | LIKE WORKING BEHIND BARS ~ ‘unpredictable Fightscanbreak utr trivial reasons,andyou havetobereadyto dropeverythingat amoment’snoticeto respondtoanineident. You'reresponsibleforyour colleagues’ safety,justasmuchasyour ‘wa, Butwhiletherecanbechallenging times,90pereentofmyjobistalking tothemen,andhelpingthemwith issues Igetthemintoworkorenrolled ‘onedcationalcourses-there¥alot ‘on offer, fromarttocateringela And help themaccesssupportif mental ath they'restrugalingwit issues. Peoplethinkmyjobislike Orange Is The New Black, that imconstantlybreakingup fights ‘and findingeontraband inecls, Butitsnot quiteasdramaticasthat!” Infact by theprisonershespendstimew Hesays,“Theresastereotypeabout prisoners, butthey’remorethanthe rlsome sonisconstantly surprised crimesthey'vecommitted arereally talented, Someprisonersare sivensinall induction cookers. andi amazingywhat they eanwhipupintheir cls. T'yetriedthebestfisheurry Ive cevereateninsidethe prison walls Andat Christmas, themen performed nagrimeaned carols butthey diel then hhip-hopstyle.Itwasso But Jasonsaysthebestpartofhisjob smakinga difference opeopleives Hesays,“Tllneverforgetsecinga guy. \whocouldhavebeen noolderthan20, \walkinginto the prison forthe irsttime. Helooked terrfiedandlikehedida’t hhaveatriendintheworld.So,lwent ‘overandintroducedmyselftohim, andheaskedmeifprison waslike twas “THERE IS HONESTLY NOTHING WOULD RATHER DO’ Inthefilms. felt sosorryforhim andjusttoldhim tosay hellotoaew people, Hetook adeepbreathand -walkedoff nervously sgreetinga fewpeopleas hewent,Bythetimehegotto theothersideoftheroom,helooked sorelieved, andmouthed ‘thankyou’ ‘overtome. Tkeptaneveonhimafter that. and hegotonWell.Heeven learnt theguitarwhilehewasonthe inside. He putanotethrough my doorsayinghov Ihewastome forlookingout for him. {'vestillgotthat noteon my ridge.” Butthat'snot tosay thatevery day iseasy.asonsays, “Ofcourse life ‘canbehardforthesemen.They’re ay from theirfamiliesand have oftenbeendealtabad andinlif ideratesinprisonhaverisenby percentinthepastyear—inereasing from74deathsto91--andself harm ‘and drugabuseiscommon, Jason continues, "Youhavetolearn not to takework home withyou. [have wonderful partner.and Italy daythrough withher.And lear 5 miyheadbytakingSky,my English Bull Tervieroutforalongwalk Lifting = heavyweightsatthegymisalsoone ‘ofmy favourite waystounind. z Butbythetime Icrash intobee, 8 Isleeplikeababy. Mypartner 8 oftentellsme,Timjealousofyou, 2 becauseyouloveyourjoh There's 5 honestlynothingTrather do." 5 ‘APRIL2020 suspect what mo pray or inasmalltown inthe US.thepoicehaveexactly that Jetthey havestillbeenunabl thatisthesubjec slocumentary. Re Ep APRIL and challengingtowalkover ‘Thegirls weredroppedoffataround 1 45pm.and Libby'sdad arranged to pick Spm, However there wasno edandeallsto ations betweenthe gies familyand friends neveryoneaskingeachother they'd them, Noonehad. hy5.0pm, niles wereconceenedenough to thepolice, whobeyanasearch, joinedinbyhundredsoftownspeople Asdarknessbeyan to descend, police fre deployed. By midnight therewasstill andthepol APRIL20201 Some People come into our lives ; and quickly go, ome st leave foot ay for a while, Prints on oyp heart, nd we are 8 » eVer the 8a ‘ Mme, werehangin ithfriends. Buttheir _foundinundergrowthjustunder g corvcifnieseleheyeouldbe__ameavay emt: The - lost.coldandhungryoutinthewoods, _terriblediscoverylefteveryone sosomecontinuedsearehingthrough from fanily anders, thenight-Thefdllowingday.on4_toteachersandpoliceofficers f 4 February20\7shortiybeforemidday, ~shockedanddevastated, j é ashoewasfoundhyoncofthesearch — Here’swhat weknow parties Itwas Libby's. Minuteslater, aboutthecase ‘Thenew sketchotthe. Delphimurdersuspeet 33 media. Atarouna 2pm, Libby posted twopicturestoSnapehat, OnewasofAbby crossingthebridge, Abby wer J" i as themacrossthe bridge. The man wore andanother wasjustof the ridge inblackand white. Thes blueanorak, possibly with ‘ahoodicunderneath,andwhateould alsoknownastheSnapchat Murders. beabrowneaporhat Astillfromthe video whichwas foundon Libby's phoneafterherdeath,anlreleased Atsomepoint.thegirlsnoticedthe _tothepublicon 6 February 2017 isblurryandit'sextremely toenhancetheimage themselvesas BP) itcouldleadtomoreconfusionand ‘misidentifcation. In \prilast year, Indianalawenforeement releasedafewseeondsofthe Video, with thepolice chief saying. "Watch the person's mannerismsashewalks. X Doyourecognisethe mannerismsofbeingsomeone youmghtknow?" Although hhewarned, Because ofthe deteriorated condition “ofthebridge,thesuspectis notwalkingnaturally,dueto a thespacingbetweentheties ‘Thevideodidnotjusteapture Bridge Guy'simageiteaptured hiswoiee too,andhecanbeheardsaylngthe words, “Down thehil” Some say itsoundslikes.command although otherssayit'shardtodecipherthetone Theauidio wasreleased tothe publi shortlyaftertheineident,toseeit untillastyearthattheyalsoreleased snother audioclip,withthesuspect saying, "Guys" Therehasbeensome frustration thatitsonly onemoreword, but thereisspeculation thateither the restoftheaudio stoodisturbing lorelease,orthatitgivesaway too much information, Theartist composites of Bridge Guy havearguably ceased more than clarity and possibly even hampered theseareh, Onewasreleased days afterthemurdersand was based on witnesses whoseemingly described amidale-aged manwith facial stubble, shoulder lengthhair andacap. Theother, which depicted ‘amuchyounger-lookingman with shorterhair,wasn'tmade publicuntil overtwoyears later leadingtosome dlespairingeriesoflocalsthat they'd been lookingfor thewrongman for allthat time, Whythe police have dismissed the irstdrawingisnot known, butisdebated ariously “online, Somewonder fthe first sketch might havebeengivento thepolice by theperpetratorhimself toputpeopleofftheseent. Inwhathassincel ofthedefining: case, thepolie savegivenalmostno information tothe publicaboutthe murders. ‘They would notbedrawn “onthecrimesceneitsel, includ howrthe gielswere killed -and never have. Acountyprosecutorhas said that thecrime scene was “odd” and ‘physically strange” withplenty ofevidence,leadingtospeculation therewassomekindofunique MO orritualisticelementto the killings. Thepolicesay they are withholding = "Theis postedto social meta romthe br =aN Crd 2003 BELIEVE THE Pea] Mire 4 Pun Yi information, soiftheygetatip thatrevealssomethingonly the perpetrator would kao, they will take tseriously,On the Mipside,ithasledtoallkindsof speculation inclidinggruesome umoursabouttheirdeaths. Asthehikingtrailisnotwellknown -alatea,policebelieve JLorsomeonewith ‘outsidethe it’ssomeoneo linkstothetown, whichissomething that haunts the hassent fear through the residents of Delphi Was the man stalkingLibbyand Abby? Did tothe hheknow they were goin ‘woods? Intheir April2019 press conference, police saidthat notonly ddothey believethe rman hasalready beeninterviewed, theybelievehe was right there intheroom, Many seethisas aasignthat police who heisandit ki issomeoneclasetothe ‘ease, debatingwhetherhe isapolice officer, family member ‘orsomeone ofstatureinthe town, ‘The police have interviewed over 1,000 people, climinatedseveral persons ofinterest, scoured the irs activityand associateson social media, and thereisa$225,000 reward forinformation thatleads anarrest 31 APRIL2 aed SEB AAAs ema ALIFE OF CRIME MONTHLY TALKS TO LEADING CRIMINOLOGIST DR DAVID WILSON... David Wilson has spent over three decades working with some of Britain's most violent men - on the Frontline in prisons, and asanacademic with his workasa criminologist, His newbook My Life With Murderers Sphere, 28.99) detailshis fascinating career. He spoke tous about his disagreements with the FBI, toxie masculinity and the future of murder Isa professional memo. talk ahout my work with some of the country’s most violent offenders, and about crime and eriminology in general. The book talks about my journey from joining Her Majesty’s Prison Service asa youngand idealistic assistant prison governor, and the kinds of people [encounter tomy academic work researching and working with offenders. Loined the prison service dieeetly asan assistant governor, having ‘completed my PhD - whieh was about the US Civil War, nothin todowith crime ~ at Cambridge in 9s [London prison] Wormwood Serubs, My knowled My first everjob was at violent men. [left the prison service {nn 1997, andl I'm currently professor of eriminolo City University at Birmingham Criminology isjust thestudy of crime the extent of erime, how it's defined, why people commiterime, ‘and what we ean do to stop people from commit through rehabilitation or deterring people. Its broael philosophical and applied discipline. My specialism tends tobe about men who've committed violent erime and the Impact of certain types of prison men, Thavealso been involved inthetrainingof police forces inhow to deal with this typeof offender "The very first murderer who met was De Nilsen. [literally only been working inprisons fora matter 1f months, and here's this high-profile serial killer, My relationship with him lasted right ‘up until his death in 2018, be hhe would write to me, He's probably the most interesting, because 1 didn'tbelievea word he said, He's interesting ina numberof respects ‘because my approach in these matters was always very different from the FRE My approach was always very different from the Mindhunter ‘way of thinkingabout serial murder: I debated with John Douglas, famous FBI profiler onwhom Mindhunteris based, on some of these issues last year. 'vealway'shad avery different approach to the F because ofthat encounter with Dennis Nilsen, when I realised L couldn't trust anythinghe told me Absolutely. They're a kind of “alse narrator” to use the literary term. [just don't accept what that type of person would tell me is true. [felt the original PBL approach was too interviews they dle with Famous Well, wouldn't throw the baby out with the bath water. But the FBP central finding was that crime scenes were either organised ‘or disorganised related to specitie personality types. I think we would now suggest that thereare elements 33 Barlow and Willan Sutherland were FWormwoo orisoninwast London} toany erime scene, and already that begins to undermine what they might Infer froma particular erime scene. ‘The original FBI approach was very Intuitive -andone of the things Tvebeen very clear about is that personal intuition is nota really good basis on which to build a ease. You should have evidence to support the statements you're making. Tveonly encountered a handful ‘of that type of offender. Most of my work was with men whoid aged in interpersonal violence young men fighting other young, men, or violence against partners. T'm very eareful about playinginto 34 'APRIL2020, that narrative, because one of the things that I've learned! over along, history of working with violent men is that they ike the idea that I might be afraid of them. So, [tend not to play that game, because it doesn't lead toa better outcome. [don't publicly label someone as Frightening use that ‘would actually please them. I don't ‘or not frightening, be allow them tosee themselvesas any different toanyone else who might have worked with Murderersareas different from each other as trees ina forest, Murder is very context-specific, and its Important tosce offences unique aand distinet albeit with some ‘common elements, There are som xeneral observable patterns in that murders, by and large a youngman's business - we're dealing with masculinity and how that is performed, We're dealing with issues about why'a youngman feels he has to react violently when hhe loses face and how he feels he can regain face, oftenby lit attacking another person's Faces are very interesting they relate tothe identity ofa person, ‘he commonality is masculinity. 8 preventing this type of reoffending Is about helping someone perform ‘masculinity without harming others, Withayounger person, that’s often irs because they’restill earning hhow tobe male, With older offenders, isharderbeeause their behaviour is jned, Often with the older ‘men I work with, Pm dealing with people who are psychopathic more ing [think they're born like that, But ‘withsome people, how they are nurtured by their parents and the relationship they have with their peers and their siblings ean change their behaviour, so that their psychopathy doesn’t become an issue ‘That's got tobe weleome, and I hope I'm part of that conversation, We've got to encourage boys and young men totalk about being male ina way that hasn't happened in the past. tis shameful statistic inthis countey that {hwo womena week are murdered by that isabout misogyny: I've been using, maseulinity asa singular but Tike tothink that there are maseulinities, What we've tended to prioritise in the past isa very one-dimensio their partners orex-partners ‘ofhow to bea man, which isinformed by culture, history and tradition, ‘The way I drawattention toit,isif you look at serial murder. Culture generally provides a context in which murder and serial murder ean takeplace. Ifyou think about our most recent British serial killer Stephen Port, he targeted gay men, one ofthe only male groups inthis country tobe targeted by aaserial killer. That's to dowith homophobia in society; itseems tome,and that isacultural context inwhich to explain a particular Phenomenon within the category ‘of murder, With my -ademie work, Fmpretty ‘convinced that the group who is most at risk at the moment and wwe will discover this inthe next two to five years isthe homeless T think that, at the moment, those wanting to “succeed” asa serial murderer, will target people who aresleeping rough. And ifyou think bout the numbers of people who are dying who are sleeping roi, those mumbers are inereasing and L have said publicly that some of those deaths will be suspicious, rather than todo with underlying issues fof mental ll health, alcoholism or drugaddietion I gave aspeech last year entitled just that, where I spoke about homeless people and rough sleepers, and also the numberof people who are dying through targeted attacks. Yes. IUsgetting cheaper and cheaper tohave someone killed, Hitmen are sgettingtrained in prisons. So, academically, 've already started to suggest what the criminal justice system needs todo inorder tomeet the challenges ahead, Not tall. With the exception ofone or two bright spots IMP [aprison in Buckinghamshire that organises inmates into such as HIMP Grendon four eriminal justice system isin real crisis, whether that's policing, prisons or probation, The cuts that have been made have been awful in terms of protectingthe public. ‘APRIL20201 35 ._ hy baa“, TM DETERMINED k* TO SEE A CHANGE™ AMY OVER WAS THERE WHEN TWO STUDENTS WENT ON A KILLING SPREE a COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1999 36 ‘APRIL2020 poppingsounds outside, then TheardCoachSanderstelling ‘everyone togetaway fromthe ‘windows, Loud bangsechoed, which Irealised were gunshots, Coach Sanderstoldusalltobe ‘quiet andtogetunderthe tables Mywholebody wasshakingand wegunshotswere settingeloserand peoplewere screaming. [thought wasabout odie. ThenCoach Sanderstoldusallto ran, andIjustlaunchedmyselftowards thenearestdoor, Wewerestillbeing shotatasweranoutsidebut, somehow roupofustmadeittoanearbyhouse Mymemoriesafterthatarehazy but I thinkafriend tookmehome Tremember eryinginmy nnumsarms, tosceDaveSanderssmybasketball —_Thatnight,agroup of syathered coach. It wasbecauseofhishelpthat at afriend'shouse, Pheytoldme Tdgotabasketballscholarshipat that Coach Sanders adbeen killed, universityand Iwantedtosaythank — Iwasabsolutelydevastated, you, Hewasafatherfiguretome Intheweeksafter investigators dliscoveredtheshootershadbeen planningtheattack orayear. There Amywenttoberclassesasusual,then _ wasspeculation that theshooting thebellrangforlunch.Butjustasshe _ wasinretaliationforbeingbullid, arrivedatthecanteen,theshooting —_orthattheytbeenbrainvvashed begin. Shesays"Teouldhearstrange _byviolentvideosames. The debate ‘continues today. Later, the Fiildeclared Harriswas Fence nee aise | apsychopath,and Klebold pressive. FBI supervisor DeDwayneFuseliersaid “Ibelieve Eviewent tothe school tokilland didn't ceareithedied,vhile Dylan wantedtodieandalidn't careifothersdied, too: Any tellsus,The mourning Lknewthe shooters,butweweren' Friends Shocking, learned mynamehadbeen ‘onabitlistofpeopletokil, Bvennov,Ldon'tliketo thinkabout the shooters, refertothembynameorsce theirpictures.Idontwant togivethemanynotoriety ‘Struglingtocope, Amy turned downherbasketball scholarship. Shesays,“Tknew thesportwouldalwaysremingd me of Coach Sandersand that terrible day So,Istudied marketinginstead, But Istillhad nightmares and flashbacks, and wentdrinkingtonumb thepain. Ididn'twantto bea Columbine survivor Hustwanted tobenormal” Ayearlater, AmymetCurt, who encouraged her tohave therapy ‘Theymarried twoyears later: Briannawasborn in September 2005, followed by Masenin July DL intalking moreabout Columbine, andshe alsostarted workingwith survivors Gradually, Amy oftragedies.Tragieallysince ‘Columbine, schoolshootings have becomemore commonplace. The ‘world was horrified in December DL t.20,shot andkilled 20children —alla andseven andsixadultsat Sandy Hook ElementarySehool. Andin February 2018, expelledstudent Nikolas Cruz, 19,openedfireat his schoolin Parkland, Florida, killing studentsand threestaff members. Many argue America's ax gunlaves when Adam cenablesuch tragedies tohappen,and 2l yearslater, Amy'says,“Itmakesme angry that nothingmuchhas changed, Mysonisonlysever yettheyhave lockdown drillsathisschool -it’slike afiredrill. except to practise what todoifsomeone comesinwithagun, Ishorvifying. Pmdeterminedtosee Iwanttoliveinaworld wher children gotoschool without fearing they might never comehome." i ‘APRIL 2020! 37 MILLIONS OF TEENAGERS PLAY HARMLESS JOKES ON THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS, BUT SOMETIMES THEY CAN QUICKLY TURN DARK ~TTHREE BOYS PLAYED KNOCK DOWN geese aS at I wokeupon the floor: Idon'tremember ‘APRIL2020 CRIME MONTHLY 39 how got there. I wasshaking.” Witnesses allege they saw Chandra drivingat speed, rammingthe teens earwithhisownuntil itranofftheroadandhit atre \wasall but obliterated. Daniel Hawkins, Jacob Ivascuand Drake Rui all 16,all died. SurvivorsSergio, Daniel’syounger brother Joshwa,and Jacob’syoungerbrother Joshua, H,allhadextensive injuries Last month, Chandrapleaded not guilty tothreechargesofattempted murder aandthreeof murder. Hewillstand trial later this year. Becauseitispotentially ‘multiplemurder hecould beeligible forthe death penalty ifproseeutors decide togodownthat ty isstillinusein California, route. Thedeath pe though noone hasbeen executed since 2006, Shockingly.although most Americans were appalledandsaddened bythedeuthsofthree youngboys.others ‘were vocal in thelr disapprovalofthe boys prank -someevenwent so arastosay you deserve whatyougetifyougoad people Many pointedoutthat -asit'sacountry where lotsofpeoplecarry ans ifyouprankpeopleortakethem by-surprise, youcouldendupgettingkilled Jacob's parents gavea media interview in February, sayingthey forgave Chanda, who wasalsochargedwithattery ofa 40 CRIMEMONTHLY APRIL 2020 spouse and injuringa childin December ‘On 28 January,nearly 3,000 people attended the three friends’ memorial service, Achoirsang, musiewasplayed and there were group prayersamongthe devastated crowdmade upof friends, neighbours, clergy andschoolteachers, Debbie Ruiz, Drake'smother, spoke andssaid, “Lifechangesinasecond, sat'sthe frst thing. learned. She remembered her sons loving ‘open-heartedboy andurged others to so through lfewithlove, keh had. She said," Drakealwaystoldhisfriendshe Joved them when he hangup the phoneandhetoldusthatevery day... he] was ahuggerand Iwouldsometimespush himawaybecausehe wanted tohugsomuch, Fmnotgoingtopush Sheendedby saying thatthe loveand support ofthe local community hhad envied the family though theirgriet Tvegottenprobably hundreds oftexts,emailsandcards,and without them, don'tknow that !wouldbehere today" shesaid, goingonto ell people that DrakeSorganshadbeen donated 10120 peopleinneed, bringingachink oflightintoaterriblestory: Jacobisunclesaid, inseparable fullofl theworldby storm.” indready totake Dressingupas Bigfoot have seemed funnyatthe timeto44-year-old Randy Tenley -untiltwoseared leenagersinseparate cars ranoverhim, Randy was wearlngamilitary-style ahilliesuit a ‘outfitwithstripsoffabrie hangingoftit-whenhe ‘wasmowndownona Mont chargeswere brought ahighway-No Dest friends Nicholas Bell, 2 Charbonneau, 24, werehavingasleepover {n2010in Vermont, USA. When leffiey fellasleep,Nicholassawwhatheassumed wasanairrifleand decided towakehis ‘mateupwitha fright. Theairgunwas actually apowerfulrifleandabullethit Jeffreyinthe chest killinghinvinstantly Incredibly.itemergedthat tiswasnot thefirsttime Nicholashad pulled the samestunt -therewasvideofootageot bimshootingJeffrey witha BBgunand Jaughingas his friend bled fromhis wound, Nicholas wassentencedtoayearinprison, Russianstudent Sergei Casperdiedsafterbeingbullied byhisclassmates-infrontoftheteacher. Serge. 17,as targeted becausehewasadiligentpupil, who wasoten teased Onthisoceasion in December2014,agroupotkids grabbed himvinthehallway: Theywrappedhimupinplastie,dunked hhiminthetoile,thendraggedhimintotheelasseoonn. They Jaughedashestrugged and ell hittinghisthroaton theedge ‘ofadesk andonly realised toolate that hewasno longer breathing Thestudentsinvolved wereexpelled O11, teenagersSeth tonerockand Derek reenLeewrappedastop signinplastisoitwould bbehidden frommotorists Tywoelderiysisters, Mary Spangler 85.and Jeanne Shea, 8, werekilled ‘whentheyfalledtosce theconcealedsignaned ploughed intoanother arin Ohio, Seth, 18,wasjailed forfouryears.but Derekeseapedprisontimeashehad tried tourgehis riendnot togoahead withthedangerousidea, Brad LeeDavis.3, pulledhisstepfather’s prantsupsofarupywhen hewasgivinghiman “atomiewedgie” a vwedgiethatinvolves pullingunderwearto theshoulderorabove that theelasticband swentaround hisneck andasphyxiatedhim, Davis wasjailed fae 30 yearsin2015 forthe first-degree manslaughterofDenverStClair,58,in, (Oklahoma, Heclaimedincourtthat hisstepdad wasa bully andhewastryingtoembarrasshim Premila Ll 18, waster Coloradohome withherbeother, cousinand friend NerrekGalley 2lashenshe ‘decides toplay ajokebyhiding inherwardrobe sand jumping ‘tonthem, Theprank turned tohorror when Nerrek heard noises andwentto investigate. Hewasearrying agunandwhen Premilaopened thedoor,heshot her. Shedied fromherinjuries, bout Galley wwasnotheld responsible forherdeath, ‘APRIL2020 CRIME MONTHLY 41 BIG NK x] Ch a — Granam Bartett GRAHAM BARTLETT HAD 4A30-YEAR CAREER IN THE POLICE. HE TELLS US ABOUT LIFE ON THE FRONTLINE villain, talkingdowna would-be stcide fromaclifftop,or trying toplacateanangry mob: Inl980,Grahamlanded theposting hhemostwanted - Brighton. Hesays, Brighton asa place that shocked shamedandenchantedmeevery day: Racingarounditsstreetson ‘bluesanel twos from pub ight torobberysdodgingbricksand roof tilestheownby unknownswhile leapingfromthepolieeear onthe city'srun-downestatesorpraying thatback-upwould gettomebefore theapproachingknifemancarried cuthisthreat.Itwasall ina day's ‘work, Oneothe fascinationsof policingisthatyouneverreally know whatisaroundthe comer *heelty hadahugep, alcoholanddrugs. Aleohol-related ablemwith deathsofmeninthecity wereabout per100,000people, which was almosttwiee therate forthe whole sland, and nearly two-and-a-ha timesthesouth-eastaverage, Pls, o! IF upto2per100,000 ostthelelives todrugsin thecity.Grahamsays, Drunks werepartofthelandseape ‘whether they werebeging, iting orhadcollapsedin thestrect Tknev somethinghad tobedoneandywas determinedtobe theonetodoit 105,Grahamstartedone ofhismostinfluential achievements Operation Reduetion,thepolice w.tinvolved severalonganisationsworkingtogether strategyondrugdeali 44 ’APRIL2020 todisruptdrugdealingandtackle

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